Mountain Singalong
For beginners of Mountain banjo.
Using the basic pick, brush and follow
over chords to make music NOW! 2.5 hours. Includes song sheets
and afternoon tea. Cost $30. |
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Just Rolling Along
For beginners of Bluegrass banjo.
A singalong using the rolls over chords
to make music NOW! 2.5 hours. Includes song sheets and afternoon
tea.
Cost $30. |
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Vamping in Keys Other Than G
For intermediates of either Mountain
or Bluegrass banjo.
A quick review of banjo chord
theory, lots of vamping up the neck using capos and spikes.
3.5 hours. Includes song sheets and lunch. Cost
$30. (Optional follow-up study - 2 x 1 hour 'play-along'
DVDs - cost $25. |
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Creating your own solos
For intermediates of either Mountain or Bluegrass banjo.
How to put together licks and rolls and make your own solo. Includes tab paper and afternoon tea.
Cost $30.00. |
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Back-Up and Push!
For intermediates of either Mountain
or Bluegrass banjo.
Testdrive your newly honed vamping skills
in a jam with instruments other than banjo. There's opportunity
to push - you can nominate and showcase your solos within a
'safe' and supportive group of fellow battlers! 3.5 hours. Includes
song sheets and lunch.
Cost $30. |
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The Protocols of Bluegrass Banjo
For Bluegrass banjo pickers of any
level.
Why we do what we do, and when we do it!' 4 hours. Features
a scratch band drawn from local acoustic talent playing 6 songs
to illustrate essential techniques used by professional bluegrass
banjo players. Includes lunch and jam session.. Numbers strictly limited. Forward booking and payment
essential to secure your place. Cost
$40
(Optional
follow-up DVD, $12.) |
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Demystifying the banjo - what all the bits do
For banjo pickers of any level. We start with a banjo in bits, name the parts and put it back together. We then set it up ready to play. A perfect workshop for understanding the banjo, construction techniques and tweaking the sound of your banjo.
Cost $30 including lunch. |
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Song accompaniment using G, C and D
For all pickers of 5-string banjo
- "Quick Start Vamping".
Using the vamping/damping
style of picking just like the professionals use. A practical
primer to speed your progress. Don't get stuck just playing the solo! 2.5 hours including
afternoon tea.
Cost $30. |
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Banjo Jamboree
For all banjo pickers of any level.
With the help of select professional acoustic musicians Wendy presenst a short concert followed by lunch and a jam session. BYO banjo.
Cost $30 including lunch. |
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A Pleasure to
Practice - Level 1
For all acoustic musicians.
Learning to operate some simple software. Level 1 includes
the five essentials of Band in a Box to get you started immediately.
Turn your practice into pleasure! |
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A Pleasure to Practice - Level 2
For any musicians who'd like to get technology on side!
Turn technology into music pleasure. Recording and sharing your music, managing mp3 files, slowing down CD tracks to grab licks and lyrics. How to use more than one program
at once. Crammed full of practical ways to use software for creative results you can share. |
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