Workshops
- Buddy Wachter
- Johnny Baier
- Steve DiBonaventura & Mike Kuehn
- Cathy Reilly
- Fred Finn
- Dave Frey
++PLUS++ "Developing Your Playing Style", A two-day workshop by Buddy Wachter (see below for cost and schedule information).
Thursday-Saturday
March 24 - 27, 2011
4 days of Banjo Jams
3 days of Workshops
6 Public Shows:
Red Lion Hotel
1401 Arden Way
Sacramento CA 95815
3-day Registration - $35
1-day Registration - $20
Includes shows, workshops, vendors, jam sessions 24/7, and more!
20% Discount for group purchases (10 or more tickets at one time)
March 24 - 27, 2011
4 days of Banjo Jams
3 days of Workshops
6 Public Shows:
Red Lion Hotel
1401 Arden Way
Sacramento CA 95815
3-day Registration - $35
1-day Registration - $20
Includes shows, workshops, vendors, jam sessions 24/7, and more!
20% Discount for group purchases (10 or more tickets at one time)
Workshops
Friday, Saturday and Sunday workshops are included in the price of your ticket for the specified day
| Friday, March 25 | |
| 9:00am | Dave Frey |
| How to Convert Lead Sheets to Chord Melody | |
| 10:00am | Mike Kuehn & Steve DiBonaventura |
| Tenor Banjo Workshop | |
| 11:00am | Johnny Baier |
| Turning a Song Into a Solo | |
| Saturday, March 26 | |
| 9:00am | Cathy Reilly |
| Intros, Endings & Other Stuff | |
| 10:30am | Fred Finn |
| How to Put On a Performance | |
| Sunday, March 27 | |
| 10:00am | Buddy Wachter |
| Developing your right and left hand techniques | |
“Developing Your Playing Style”
A two day workshop for tenor and plectrum banjo
Buddy is presenting a new workshop entitled ‘Developing your playing style’ which is an intermediate level follow-up course to his acclaimed two-day workshop,’Listen to the Music Speak.’
Dates: Wednesday, March 23rd and Thursday, March 24th
Time: 9:00am to 5:00pm
Cost: $200 per person
Topics covered will include:
- Developing your ability to play by ear – Hearing chord patterns
- Intros, turn-arounds, modulations and endings
- Using substitutions and enhancing chord changes
- Accompanying Chord harmony on the fingerboard
- Building alternate and advanced chord shapes
- Voice leading
- Using the harmonized scale
- Creating better chord melody solos
- Developing your solo playing
- Improvisation: Tapping in to your own creative ability
- Developing basic licks over common chord patterns
- Fill-ins
- Position playing
- Mixing single notes with two, three and four string chords
- Developing improvisational routines
- Getting the most from your right hand by weaving syncopation, duo style, broken chord strokes, and single notes into your playing style
- An examination of the Peabody, Reser and Bechtel styles
- How to accompany in different music situations
- How and what to practice to produce results
Seating is limited:
To reserve your seat in the class, send a $50.00 deposit to:
John Green
16950 Hale Road
Fiddletown, CA 956291-209-245-3294
