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Period
Period 1
9 - 10:15 am
Period 2
10:30 - 11:45 am
Period 3
1 - 2:15 pm
Period 4
2:30 - 3:45 pm
Period 5
4 - 5:30 pm
Evening Events
6:45 pm +
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Period 1
Class Spans
1 Period
Beginning Resophonic Guitar
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Learn the fundamentals of resophonic guitar and its role in traditional music and beyond.
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Period 3
Class Spans
1 Period
Bluegrass & Old-Time Masters
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
Six master musicians and instructors will demonstrate and discuss their life's work. Bring your voice and instrument - there will be singing and playing!
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Period 4
Class Spans
1 Period
Bluegrass Fiddle with Bryan McDowell
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
B
Polish your bluegrass fiddling with Bryan McDowell
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Period 1
Class Spans
1 Period
Bluegrass Guitar with Bryan McDowell
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
B
Acclaimed session player Bryan McDowell will help you use familiar musical elements to elaborate on melodies and develop strategies for sologin.
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Period 4
Class Spans
1 Period
Bluegrass Mandolin with Tom Mindte
Available:
Week 1
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
B
Learn to incorporate the methodology of the bluegrass masters such as Bill Monroe and Frank Wakefield.
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Period 2
Class Spans
1 Period
Bluegrass/4-Part Singing
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Unlock the mystery of intuitively singing three and four-part harmonies.
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Period 5
Class Spans
1 Period
Bluesgrass Jam & Bluegrass Slow Jam
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Here's where you get a chance to use the skills you have learned in class, and just have fun with Bluegrass staff.
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Period 2
Class Spans
1 Period
Intermediate/Advanced Resophonic Guitar
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
B
Students with a strong foundation in acoustic lap steel playing will find all the tools necessary to take their playing to the next level
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Period 2
Class Spans
1 Period
Jug and Skiffle Band with Slim Harrison
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
If you have something that makes a sound, you can join the band! Let's have a good time!
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Period 1
Class Spans
1 Period
The Art and Craft of Playing Bass with Ralph Gordon
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
Learn both the art of playing bass (such as musicality) and the craft (technique, theory and more).
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Period 4
Class Spans
1 Period
The Banjo Style of Ben Eldridge with Randy Barrett
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
B
Discover the style and approach of Ben Eldridge of the Seldom Scene, with book's co-author, Randy Barrett.
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Week 1
6/26/23
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7/2/23
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