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2010 Friday Banjo Class Schedule

Friday 11/12
Session Bluegrass Banjo Old Time Banjo
Session Time Novice Scruggs: Rhonda Beginner Scruggs: Jim Intermediate Scruggs: Ned Advanced Scruggs & Melodic: Mike Reno Banjo: Don Wayne Jam Skills Song Study & 1-on-1: Terry BGB Setup: Tom Beginner: Josh Intermediate: Wayne
8:00-9:00 Registration & Welcome to The North Carolina Banjo Clinic
F1 9:00-10:15 Novice 1 Beginner 1 Find the melody and build a banjo solo around it Tasty Improvisation Reno Banjo Basics Song Study: Can't You Hear Me Calling & When it Rains Reserved for BGB Setup Getting started with Clawhammer. Learn several strange OTB Tunings.
F2 10:30-12:00 Novice 2 Beginner 2 Continue building a solo around the melody Song Study: Ground Speed Integrating Reno & Scruggs Styles 1-on-1 Instruction - all Levels Reserved for BGB Setup Clawhammer 2 Murder Ballads Clawhammer Style
Lunch 12:00-1:30 Break for lunch or jam
F3 1:30-2:45 Novice 3 Beginner 3 Practice for Better Tone Up-the-neck Scruggs Licks Song Study: Dixie Breakdown 1-on-1 Instruction - all Levels Reserved for BGB Setup Clawhammer 3 Essential OTB Tunes & Songs
F4 3:00-4:30 Novice 4 Beginner 4 Song Study: Nine-Pound Hammer & Doin' my time Advanced Backup Techniques More & Advanced Reno Banjo Techniques Jamming Class Reserved for BGB Setup Clawhammer 4 Jamming! The Tricks you'll need to play with others
4:30-6:00 Break out open jam & closing Q and A session
Dinner 6:00-7:30 Break for dinner or jam
7:30-11:00 Faculty concert and open jams

2010 Saturday Banjo Class Schedule

Saturday 11/13
Session Bluegrass Banjo Old Time Banjo
Session Time Novice Scruggs: Rhonda Beginner Scruggs: Jim Intermediate Scruggs: Mike Advanced Scruggs & Melodic: Ned Reno Banjo: Don Wayne Jam Skills Song Study & 1-on-1: Terry BGB Setup: Tom Beginner: Wayne Intermediate: Josh
8:00-9:00 Registration
S1 9:00-10:15 Novice 5 Beginner 5 Song Study: Fireball Mail & Sally Ann Joint Teaching: Ned & Wayne demonstrate integrating Melodic & Reno with Scruggs Style 1-on-1 Instruction - all Levels Bluegrass Banjo Setup Clawhammer 101 Build a Tune by ear
S2 10:30-11:45 Novice 6 Beginner 6 Basic Backup Skills Basics of Melodic Banjo Combining Reno with Melodic Banjo Song Study: Blue Knight & Gold Rush Bluegrass Banjo Setup Clawhammer Backup Improve your drop-thumb technique
11:45-12:00 Take Clinic Class Pictures (On Square - Weather Dependent)
Lunch 12:00-1:30 Break for Lunch or Jam
S3 1:30-2:45 Novice 7 Beginner 7 Play in Different Keys - Uncapoed (D,E,C) Song Study: Blackberry Blossom More Reno-Style Technique 1-on-1 Instruction - all Levels Bluegrass Banjo Setup Easy Clawhammer Tunes Songs of Western NC
S4 3:00-4:30 Novice 8 Beginner 8 Essential basic Scruggs licks Advanced Scruggs Licks Song Study: Banjo Signal Jamming Class Bluegrass Banjo Setup Nearly Painless Clawhammer Theory Continue Songs of Western NC
4:30-6:00 Break out open jam session and ending Q and A
6:00-7:30 Dinner
7:30-10:00 Saturday night concert at Burnsville Town Center featuring Balsam Range

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