Bluegrass Banjo Jam Survival Skills (all levels)

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Monday, January 29th, 2018
7:30 PM

Workshop: Bill Evans

This will be a practical, easy to understand hands-on, bring your banjo and let's pick kind of workshop covering practical and easy to learn techniques that you can put to immediate use to have more fun playing with others in your next band rehearsal or jam session. Topics to be discussed include navigating the fretboard using movable chord shapes for vamping, up-the-neck backup using the F and D shapes and the In The Mood roll, down-the-neck backup using forward rolls and target tones, how to use Earl Scruggs' great backup licks to enhance your sound, how to hear chord progressions, using the capo to play in different keys and back-up aesthetics (when to do what!). Tab examples will be presented for everything that will be covered in the session but it's not necessary to read tab well to get a lot out of this workshop.

This workshop is open to all levels of students but is ideal for those with one or more years of playing experience who are ready to start playing bluegrass with others. Audio and/or video recording is encouraged and Bill will allow time at the end of the workshop for open-ended questions on any topic.

Banjo For Dummies and Bluegrass Banjo For Dummies author Bill Evans is one of the best and most experienced bluegrass banjo teachers & workshop leaders in the world. His instruction is practical, down-to-earth and designed for the adult learner.

He has produced eight instructional DVDs for Homespun Tapes, the Murphy Method and AcuTab, is the co-author of Parking Lot Picker's Songbook: Banjo Edition from Mel Bay Publications and has taught thousands of students from all over the world. Bill also hosts the Beginning Banjo and Bluegrass Banjo courses online at Peghead Nation. His professional students include Chris Pandolfi (The Infamous Stringdusters), Wes Corbett (Molly Tuttle Band), Erik Yates (Hot Buttered Rum) and Jayme Stone.

Workshop Fee $30 general; $25 for VBA Members.