Present. Bluegrass Workshop. La Roche sur Foron (74) 30, 31 July, 1 August 2013

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help you improvise...with American and European tutors. Full board and accommodation on site!

1 & Present Bluegrass Workshop La Roche sur Foron (74) 30, 31 July, 1 August 2013 The week between the Craponne Country Rendez Vous festival and La Roche Bluegrass Festival Instrument and singing workshops to help you improvise...with American and European tutors. Full board and accommodation on site! (in the local school dormitory) Workshop price: 120 with full board

2 Founding principles of the workshop The jam session, a sort of improvised musical group and specific to Bluegrass, Blues and Jazz, has become a specialist discipline in its own right. To help you start to enjoy such privileged moments, Roch événements and FBMA are hosting a musical workshop for the traditional acoustic instruments used in Bluegrass. Participants will learn some of the key principles to help them learn from where they are so they can play in sessions and get the most out of their instruments having musical fun in any situation. The workshop is based on: An original teaching concept: "Help me find out what I need to know". A proven method: mixing small workshops, individual learning and practice time, playing in groups A specific mindset developed over years of experience: why make things complicated when they can be easy and fun A certain talent to make good music and a desire to share it... Full commitment from the tutors 24 hours a day The instrumental and vocal workshops (beginners and intermediates) will take place on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Instruments taught: guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, dobro, bass, singing Styles taught: Traditional Bluegrass, Newgrass, Swing,... Option to play in concert with instructors and other participants at the end of the workshop! Stage Bluegrass, La Roche sur Foron, 30, 31 Juillet et 1 Août 2013

3 The Instructors The French Jam musicians are famous across Europe and even in parts of the USA because of their capacity to play non-stop, adapting to any musician in all styles around the Bluegrass framework. This ability has been developed over years of regular meetings (Paris Jam sessions, 10 years of Winter and Spring Bluegrass meets, 15 years at La Grange Rouge, 20 years of Craponne and, for the last two years, La Roche sur Foron). This workshop is a place where students can learn some of the tools and techniques to join these sessions and takes place during the week that separates the Craponne and La Roche sur Foron festivals. A new partnership that we hope will continue for some years means that the members of US band Franck Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, and friends Amanda Kerr and Sue Thompson, lovers of jam sessions all over the world, will lead the main workshops. They will be ably supported by James Field, Mathilde Cousin, Pierre-Yves Lechat, Dorian Ricaux and Pierre Bastide, from France. The workshop is planned and coordinated by Pierre Bastide (FBMA) and the overall organisation is managed by the festival hosts Christopher Howard-Williams and Didier Philippe. Mandolin - Franck Solivan. Guitar - Chris Luquette & Dorian Ricaux. Banjo - Mike Munford & Pierre-Yves Lechat. Singing - Sue Thompson & Mathilde Cousin. Fiddle - Amanda Kerr & Raphael Maillet. Dobro - Pierre Bastide. Bluegrass rhythm guitare for beginners/intermediates - James Field. Double bass - Dan Booth. Slow Jam sessions and Band Labs led by Pierre Bastide and all tutors. Stage Bluegrass, La Roche sur Foron, 2, 3, 4 août 2011

4 Levels and objectives The Traditional Bluegrass workshops are open to beginners and intermediate players, as well as seasoned players who wish to perfect Bluegrass improvisation techniques. Beginners must have some basic understanding of their instruments: simple chords and some tunes and songs from the bluegrass repertoire. Participants will be split into groups on the first morning according to their level. If you already play your instrument to a good level and wish to learn a new instrument in the Bluegrass style, you may also join the workshop. The objective is to give you a solid foundation (left and right hands) to enable you to play with other musicians, and for you to get the most from your ability and know-how so you start to develop your own musical identity. The classes will focus on: Harmony and rhythm: chords, strumming, cycles, keys Melody and rhythm: timing, tempo, pick use Playing groups through the slow jam teaching method Instrument classes will mainly take place in the morning with the afternoon being used for other workshops, slow jams, band labs, NB: Instruments will not be provided Participants should bring their own instrument and accessories The three days of the workshop: 120 Euros Prix Accommodation in the boarding section of the school (3 to 5 to a room) Full board (Monday evening to Thursday after lunch): 75 Euros 3 midday meals only: Euros (Tues, Wed, Thurs) 3 evening meals only: Euros (Mon, Tues, Wed) NB: Each tutor will work according to his or her own pedagogical style. For more detailed information on each workshop please write to workshopbluegrass@gmail.com. Stage Bluegrass, La Roche sur Foron, 30, 31 Juillet et 1 Août 2013

5 Standard Workshop Content Day one o Introductions o Tuning o Basics o Chords o Rhythm work 1 o Playing a song o Keeping time o Individual help o Learning a song o Q & A o Jamming with other people o Evening jam Day two o Basics part 2 o Theory 101 o Chord inversions o Rhythm work 2 o Other techniques specific to each instrument (Hammer, Pull off, Choke, Slide, Bow movement, Runs & Licks, Bass Line ) o Jamming o Solos and melodies 1 o Individual help o Improvising o Specific techniques such as Cross Picking, Melodic Style, etc... o Maintenance o Tips and advice o Q & A o Jam Stage Bluegrass, La Roche sur Foron, 2, 3, 4 août 2011

6 Day 3 o Basics 3 o Fills and back ups o Closing out a song... o More chords o Solos and melodies 2 o Chops o Moving up to the next level o Cross Picking 2 o Jamming Etiquette o Jam o Q & A o Individual advice o Getting ready for the show! Stage Bluegrass, La Roche sur Foron, 30, 31 Juillet et 1 Août 2013

7 Sign up Welcome barbecue on Monday 1 st evening Tuesday 30 Wednesday 31 Thursday 1 09h00-12h30 Instrument/vocal workshops Instrument/vocal workshops Instrument/vocal workshops 14h15 14h30 Afternoon organisation Afternoon organisation Afternoon organisation 14h30 16h00 Slow jam/band lab Slow jam/band lab Rehearsal 16h15 17h30 Instrument/voal workshops Instrument/voal workshops Rehearsal 17h4 19h00 Form groups Rehearsal Concert on Festival stage Evening Jam in the school on site Street festival La Roche Festival All night Jam Jam Jam Name Address Tel I would like to sign up for (fill in boxes) Instrument Afternoon Workshop Gtr, Ry Gtr,Mdln, Bnj, Vln, Bs, Dbro, Singing Level Beginner / intermediate / Advanced Food and accommodation I want to sign up for full board and accommodation (75 ) I want the three midday meals (22,50 ) I want the three evening meals (22,50 ) Payment Workshop 95 Total (check to Roch'Événements) Lodging during the festival possible 200m from the workshop place for 12,50 a night with breakfast. Payement at the door. If you need a room, please send a mail with number of people and duration. Please send check made out to Roch événement to Pierre Bastide, 79bis, bvd de Picpus, F Paris For further information Pierre Bastide workshopbluegrass@gmail.com see also fbma discussion forum at Stage Bluegrass, La Roche sur Foron, 2, 3, 4 août 2011

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