2008 SBC Schedule
Suwannee Banjo Camp Schedule: March 21-3, 2008
All Classes are Hands on Unless Otherwise Noted
| Old-TimeAdvanced
Track |
Old-TimeAdvanced
Track |
Old-TimeUpper- Intermediate Track | Old-Time Lower- Intermediate Track | Old-Time Novice Track | African-Roots Track /Non-Banjo Classes | Bluegrass Intermediate Track | BluegrassAdvanced Track | |
| Fri. 12:15p | Registration Begins: Dining Hall | |||||||
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Fri. 1:00p |
Faculty Meeting: Rec Hall | |||||||
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Fri. 2:30-3:45p |
The Pulse of Old-time Banjo: Using Pull-Offs for Rhythmic Fill-ins
Dan Gellert |
Clawgrass: Using Clawhammer in a Bluegrass Context
Mark Johnson |
Intro to Round Peak Clawhammer
Brad Leftwich |
Review of Clawhammer Fundamentals
Bob Carlin |
Intro to Clawhammer: The Basic Stroke
Chuck Levy |
Intro to the Akonting
Paul Sedgwick (with Ndiaye & Adams ) |
Review of Scruggs- Style Techniques
Janet Davis |
Intro. to Melodic Bluegrass
Bill Keith |
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Fri 4:00-5:15p |
Tommy Jarrell’s Clawhammer Style
Brad Leftwich |
Alternate Tunings: Match the Tuning to the Song’s Mood
Bob Carlin |
Strategies for Arranging Songs for Banjo
Laura Boosinger |
Fundamentals of Drop- & Double-Thumbing
Ken Perlman |
Introducing Hammer-ons, Pull-offs, & Slides
Chuck Levy |
Old-time Fiddle Class
Dan Gellert |
Chord Shapes Fundamentals: Play in Any Key
Janet Davis |
From Bluegrass to Western Swing: A New Slant on Bluegrass Chord Progressions
Bill Keith |
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6:-7:00p |
Friday Dinner: Dining Hall | |||||||
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Fri. 7:15-8:15p |
Orientation, Meet the Faculty: Rec Hall | |||||||
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Fri. 8:30 -10:00p |
Old-time Up to Speed Jam:Leaders:
Leftwich & Carlin |
Old-time Intermediate JamLeaders:
Gellert & Boosinger |
Old-time Jam.Slow
Leaders: Levy & Paine |
Bluegrass Slow Jam:Leaders:
Davis & Johnson |
Bluegrass Up to Speed Jam:Leader: Keith | |||
| 10:15p-? | Jamming Continues: Start Your Own! | |||||||
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Sat. 8-9a |
Saturday Breakfast: Dining Hall | |||||||
| Sat. 9:15-10:30a | Wade Ward’s Clawhammer Style
Brad Leftwich |
Playing Lead Clawhammer Licks in Double-C-tuning
Mark Johnson |
Making More Music with Fewer Notes
Dan Gellert |
The Art of Singing with the Banjo
Laura Boosinger |
Putting Basic Skills to Work
Chuck Levy |
Trad. Tunes from Djem-bering, Senegal
Sana Ndiaye (with Sedgwick & Adams) |
Work Out Arrangements from Melody, Rolls & Licks
Janet Davis |
From Scales and Modes to Leads and Breaks
Bill Keith |
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Sat. 10:45a-12:00 noon |
Intro to Old-Time 3-Finger Picking
Dan Gellert |
Kyle Creed’s Clawhammer Style
Bob Carlin |
Intro to the 6-String Banjo (5 Long Strings, 1 Short)
Chuck Levy |
Strategies for Improving Your Left Hand
Ken Perlman |
Clawhammer Back-Up from Scratch
Mark Johnson |
Old-time fiddle class
Brad Leftwich |
Intro to Bluegrass Backup
Janet Davis |
Complete Review of Bluegrass Rolls
Bill Keith |
| 12:15p | Saturday Lunch: Dining Hall | |||||||
| 1:15-1:45p | Camp Photo: Location TBA | |||||||
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Sat 2:00-3:15p |
Rapping the Banjo: the Gellert Approach to the Clawhammer Right Hand
Dan Gellert |
Playing Up the Neck in Clawhammer.
Ken Perlman |
Improving Your Clawhammer Tone & Musicianship
Mark Johnson |
How to Simplify A Tune So You Can Play It
Bob Carlin |
Playing in Synch with Others
Laura Boosinger |
Backup Guitar Class: Bill Paine | Scruggs Style Backup for Vocals
Janet Davis |
Fiddle Tunes , 3-Finger Style
Bill Keith |
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Sat. 3:30-4:45p |
Intro to 2-finger Picking: the Style of Carroll County,Virginia
Brad Leftwich |
Syncopation & Ragtime, Clawhammer Style
Ken Perlman |
Florida Fiddle Tunes
Chuck Levy |
Basics of I-IV-V Arranging
Laura Boosinger |
Proper LH and RH Positions
Bob Carlin |
Contemporary Compositions for Akonting
Sana Ndiaye (with Sedgwick & Adams) |
Ask the Masters:Bluegrass Banjo Clinic.
Janet Davis, Bill Keith |
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Sat. 4:45-5:45p |
Free Period :Optional Activity: Set-Up Class with Wayne Rogers of Gold Tone Banjos. Location: Gold Tone Exhibit | |||||||
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Sat. 6-7p |
Saturday Dinner: Dining Hall | |||||||
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7:15-9:00p |
Faculty Concert: Rec Hall | |||||||
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Sat. 9:15-10:45p Jamming |
Old-time Up to Speed Jam:Leaders:
Gellert & Carlin |
Old-time Intermediate JamLeaders:
Leftwich, Levy & Paine |
Old-time Jam.Slow
Leader: Boosinger |
Bluegrass Slow Jam:Leaders:
Davis |
Bluegrass Up to Speed Jam:Leader: Keith & Johnson | |||
| 11:00p-? | Jamming Continues! | |||||||
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8-9:00a |
Sunday Breakfast: Dining Hall | |||||||
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Sun 9:15-10:30a |
Using Roll Patterns & Licks in Clawhammer
Mark Johnson |
Celtic Reels, Clawhammer Style
Ken Perlman |
The Galax Lick & Other Cool Things to Do With Your Thumb
Brad Leftwich |
Carter Family Songs
Laura Boosinger |
Reviewing Clawhammer Basics
Chuck Levy |
Simple & Complex Rhythms on the Akonting
Adams & Ndiaye |
Scruggs Style Vocals for Fiddle Tunes | From Pythagoras to Bluegrass: The Mathematics of Music
Bill Keith |
| Sun 10:45a-12 noon | Banjo Pickin’ Girl: Melding Banjo & Song in Performance
Laura Boosinger |
Intro to Fretless Banjo
Bob Carlin |
Maggie Hammons’Rabbit Skip:
African Rhythms in the Right Hand but Just One LH Finger.
Dan Gellert |
Easy Tunes Everyone Should Know
Brad Leftwich |
Bring Your Right Hand Technique to the Next Level
Ken Perlman |
Review of Akonting Techniques,Suggestions for Future Study
Adams & Ndiaye |
Demo-Instructional:How Clawhammer & Bluegrass Can Work Together
Janet Davis, Bill Keith, Mark Johnson |
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12:15p |
Sunday Lunch: Dining Hall | |||||||
| Sun. 1:30 | Camp Ends | |||||||