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Upcoming Banjo Workshop! St. Francisville, LA

From rraborn on 6/20/2017 11:24:56 AM

Join us for a 5-String Banjo Workshop!

Located in beautiful downtown St. Francisville, LA at Birdman Coffee & Books at the annual Songbird School of Music!

July 1 & 2, 2017   9:00-4:30

Hosted by Mark Raborn and Chris Talley (she is the owner of the Bluegrass Shack in New Athens, IL)

This comprehensive 5-string banjo workshop is ideally suited for beginner and intermediate skill-levels and will cover many, MANY aspects of playing banjo (For more advanced players, private lessons will be available during our stay in the area).We will divide the group at times to better accommodate different proficiency levels. From hand-positioning to rolls, chords and how to make it all work, we’ll help you learn new tunes and advance your playing, no matter what level you’re at and no matter what learning challenges you’ve experienced. Even if you’ve never taken a banjo lesson—this class is from you! We will give each participant individual attention and have you playing tunes!

Some of the topics we will cover include:

Banjo playing basics: Getting the most results with the least effort

How to begin playing in jam sessions when you don’t know the music.

Playing Technique: Does it seem like you practice and practice and see little improvement? Sometimes, a subtle technique adjustment will make all the difference.

Fret-board geography: Includes Licks and lines, chords, scales and how to use them in your playing.

Three primary styles of 3-finger playing- Scruggs, Melodic and Single-String.

We will spend quality time on ‘back-up’ technique, so you can begin playing with others by the time you leave on Sunday.

Basic instrument set-up—Chris is a master at banjo set-up and will help you get the most sound from your instrument and keep it that way.

Tunes, Tunes, Tunes! Be thinking of music you would like to learn.

Each participant will receive handouts of tablature and relevant work materials, as well as audio files with tunes we work on, both slow and medium tempo. Also, please feel free to bring your own recording device. Total cost for both days is $220 and includes breakfast and lunch, in addition to the take-home materials. It’s like 3-6 months of lessons in two days!

PRE-REGISTRATION IS PREFERRED.  To register, contact Lynn Wood at 225-635-3665.  Contact Mark with questions at markraborn2@yahoo.com. Financial assistance available. Please don’t miss this event because of money!

www.thebluegrassshack.com   www.markraborn.com     www.facebook.com/raborntalley

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