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Wintergrass Workshops

From: Mistress of the Blue Shift <quarong at eskimo.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 00:03:25 -0800


From: http://www.halcyon.com/healey/wintergrass/wg_workshops.html Date: 2/19/98

Wintergrass 1998
February 19-22, 1998 Tacoma, Washington Sheraton, Tacoma Hotel & Convention Center & First Baptist Church

Workshop Schedule
All times and days subject to change, please check back often and use program at festival to confirm.

Friday Workshops

Time                            Place                   Title

10:30-11:30 am          Ballroom #1             Music Theory
                        Sheraton                Terry Shaw
                                               Music Potential
Description: Covers scales, chords, modes & Nashville
                         number system

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Ballroom #2/3 Beginning Dobro Sheraton Greg Maas Description Basics of beginning dobro _____________________________________________ Ballroom #4 Basic Bluegrass Style Bass Honi Glenn Grasshoppers Descriptions Basics of the upright bass _____________________________________________ Sanctuary Enjoy your Guitar Now 1st Baptist Church Clarke Wilcox - endorsed by Tacoma Guitar The Shoppe Description Instrument practice technique, understanding instructional material, one key - any key _____________________________________________ Room 214-215 Basics of Mandolin 1st Baptist Church John Tubbs Northern Pacific Description Informative essentials from moveable chords, dynamics, practice methods & much more _____________________________________________ Room 301 Beginning Scruggs Banjo by Ear 1st Baptist Church Bob Jackson Description Putting patterns and timing to use _____________________________________________ Lunchbox Beginning Fiddle Children's Museum Steve Bickle Crossfire Description Solid foundation for fiddle players
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12:00-1:00pm Ballroom #1 Improvisation Sheraton Terry Shaw Music Potential Description Improvisation on guitar, mandolin & fiddle for 3 chord songs
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Ballroom #2/3 Advanced Dobro Sheraton Leroy 'Mack' McNees Description Dynamics of advanced dobro playing, tips on leads, etc
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Ballroom #4 Bass, Runs, Rhythms Etc Sheraton Tom Gray Gary Ferguson Band
 Description Advice, demo's and answers to your questions
'The Lunchbox'                  Twin Fiddle
Children/s Museum                       Marley's Ghost
932 Broadway
 Description Amazing duo explains how it's done
Sanctuary                       Int/Adv Guitar Style
  1st Baptist Church             Randy Glenn
                        	 	 Grasshoppers
 Description Flatpick style done with finger picks
 Room 301                        Intermediate Banjo
1st Baptist Church                      Craig Korth
                                  Jerusalem Ridge
Description  Itricacies of solid banjo, backup, fills, leads &
                                        more

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12:00-12:45pm WA History Museum History of Banjo & Mini-concert 21st & Pacific Bill Evans - Rounder Artist formerly of Dry Branch Fire Squad
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1:30-2:30pm Ballroom #1 Music Theory Sheraton Terry Shaw Music Potential Description Covers scales, chords, modes & Nashville number system
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Ballroom #2/3 Essentials of Solid Dobro Sheraton Leroy 'Mack' McNees
Description Rounder Artist & dobro tablature author
 Ballroom #4           Electric Bass in Bluegrass ?
Sheraton                        Wally Barnick
                                Bluegrass Etc.
Description Techniques of electric bass with acoustic Bluegrass music
Lunchbox                        Harmony
Children's Museum               Marley's Ghost
 Description A fun time to listen and participate
 Sanctuary                 Instrument & Vocal Support & Backup
 1st Baptist Church                      Gary Ferguson Band
                               Description   The subtleties of instrumental
& vocal dynamics of
backing other band members' leads & vocals
Room 301        Problem Solving Techniques for Banjo
 1st Baptist Church              Bill Evans
Description     A problem solving workshop for all levels

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3:00-4:00pm Ballroom #1 Improvisation Sheraton Terry Shaw Music Potential
  Description Improvisation on guitar, mandolin & fiddle for 3 chord songs
 Ballroom #2/3                   Meet the Lynn Morris Band
Sheraton                        Lynn Morris Band
Description Knowing what works in your band
 Lunchbox                        Clawgrass
Children's Museum             Mark Johnson - creator of Clawgrass
Description   Clawhammer and 5 string put together for a great
                                          sound
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Sanctuary                       Meet Sam Bush
1st Baptist Church              Sam Bush

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 Room 301                 Beginning Scruggs Banjo by Tab
1st Baptist Church        Duane Boyer, instructor
				Eastern Oregon  U
Description     Basic Scruggs style banjo using tab method
 _____________________________________________

WA History Museum       Peter Rowan at His Best

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Saturday Workshops 98

Time               Place                       Title
10:00-11:00        Ballroom#1                  Duets
                   Sheraton                 Robin & Linda Williams
Description                     How to form a great duo.
  _____________________________________________

Ballroom #4                     Fiddlin' Around with Luke Bulla
Sheraton                        

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Convention Stage Basic Guitar Rhythm & Leads Sheraton Jamie Clifton, New Tradition Description Solid rhythm, guitar basics & leads _____________________________________________ 'Lunchbox' Encouraging Children in Music Children's Museum Brad & Carol Bulla & Chick Rose Description A Professional full-time band with children from new born to young adult.
Parents share
their ideas and experience
 Sanctuary                   History of  Banjo & Mini Concert
1st Baptist Church              Bill Evans - Rounder Artist
Description Demo of various banjo styles and mini concert
 Parlor                      Roots of Bluegrass
1st Baptist Church              Dry Branch Fire Squad
 _____________________________________________

 Chapel                      Blues Violin
  1st Baptist Church              Jon Parry, Northern Pacific
 Description  Basic blues scale & chord progression,
                                  'attitude'. How to approach using the
scales &                                                          transmute
feeling from violin into the blues.
                  Please bring instrument.

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Room 214 & 215 Master Dobro Sheraton Jerry Douglas Description: Tips & techniques from the man whose name means "dobro"
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Room 301 Mandolin Techniques 1st Baptist Church Danny Roberts, New Tradition
 Description Adapting guitar licks & fiddle tunes to the mandolin, plus scales & more
10:30-12:30      WA State Hist. Mus.   Meet the Del McCoury Band
               21st & Pacific              Del McCoury Band

Description   1 hour of instrumental instruction/1hour of
                                          getting to know the members,
their life as a band and their experiences! Bring your     questions

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11:30-12:30 Ballroom#1 Upright Bass Sheraton Todd Phillips
Laurie Lewis w/Tom Rozum & Todd Phillips Description Solid & exciting stand-up bass
 Ballroom #2/3               Master Guitar
 Sheraton                        John Moore - Bluegrass Etc,
                       Kenny Smith - Lonesome River  Band
 Description Secrets revealed!
  Ballroom #4                     Master Fiddle
 Sheraton                    Laurie Lewis
Laurie Lewis w/Tom Rozum & Todd Phillips  Description Extraordinary artist and teacher
 Convention Center               Master Mandolin
 Sheraton                    Don Rigsby - Lonesome River Band
					Tom Rozum  
					Tom Rozum  

                            Laurie Lewis w/Tom Rozum & Todd Phillips
  Jimmy Gaudreau - Chesapeake
 Description How's this for alignment of the stars?!
 'Lunchbox'                      Teens in Bluegrass
Children's Museum -- Heidi & Amy Severin, Luke & Jenny Anne Bulla, Tyson Wilder, Scott Stevens, Kelly Erb & Moderator Chick Rose

Description Youth actively involved in Bluegrass. Get 'em to sign your T-shirt now!


Chapel                      IBMA Workshop
1st Baptist Church       IBMA Board members, Bill Evans, & Jerry
                                                     Douglas, joined
byTrisha Tubbs, J. Neighbor & Al Shusterman

Description Introduction to IBMA, its goals & focus. Q & A period


  Sanctuary                   Master Styles of Banjo
 1st Baptist Church        Sammy Shelor - Lonesome River Band
Dennis Caplinger - Bluegrass Etc.

 Description Different strokes for different folks


 Room 301                    Beginning Mandolin
 Sheraton               Ron Thomason, Dry Branch Fire Squad
 Description      Basics of solid mandolin
  _____________________________________________

Parlor                      Songwriting Panel
 1st Baptist Church       Daryl Mosley Ð New Tradition, Juli
Graham, singer/songwriter,
Suzanne Thomas - Dry Branch Fire Squad,, Marshall Wilborn, Lynn Morris Band

 Description An informal interactive discussion. Group

                                           will share songs and answer
questions.
 Room 214 & 215                  Harmonica
 Sheraton                    Mark Graham
 Description Straight harp, cross harp, etc.
3:00-4:30pm             EDB Room             Slow Jam for Kids
                        Upstairs Rotunda        Chick Rose
                         Sheraton

Description Chick can teach anyone to play any bluegrass  instrument. He is especially wonderful with kids   of all ages and we call him the official Pied Piper  of Wintergrass.

<*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*> "The Past tempts us, the Present confuses us, and the Future frightens us . . . and our lives slip away moment by moment, lost in that vast, terrible in-between." (Emperor Turhan to Captain Sheridan in "Coming of Shadows", BABYLON 5) - <quarong at eskimo.com> Received on 02/19/98


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