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Classes will cover specific eras in the evolution of the Monroe style; right hand technique; blues, fiddle and gospel music influence; cross-tuning; timing; and songwriting. Schedule subject to change.
Friday, September 12, 2008
10:00-12:45: Check in. See the museum! Get your shirt & poster
11:00-12:45:See the world premiere of Frank Wakefield's VOHP next door at the
Owensboro Daviess County Convention & Visitor's Bureau
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Woodward's |
Bluegrass Unlimited Theater |
Photography Room |
Time |
Advanced |
Intermediate |
Beginner |
1:00 - 2:15 |
Evolution of the Monroe Tone – ‘46 to ‘96
Wakefield & Compton |
Right Hand Techniques
Brown |
An Introduction to Bill Monroe
Waller |
2:30 - 3:45 |
The Forties
Waller |
Before Bluegrass; Traditional Country Mandolin Styles
Osborne & Wakefield |
Playing Harmony by Ear
Brown & Compton |
4:00 - 5:10 |
Bill's Blues
Compton & Brown |
Bluegrass Time
Osborne & Waller |
Beginning Monroe Solos
Wakefield |
5:30: Load bus for field trip to Rosine & General Store
Saturday, September 13, 2008
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Woodward's |
Bluegrass Unlimited Theater |
Photography Room |
Time |
Advanced |
Intermediate |
Beginner |
10:00 - 11:15 |
Early Monroe; The First Recordings
Compton |
Translating Old-Time Fiddle to Mandolin
Osborne & Brown |
Basic Bluegrass Rhythm
Waller |
11:30 - 12:30 |
The Fifties
Wakefield & Waller |
Playing Backup to Songs and Fiddle Tunes
Osborne & Compton |
Do's & Don'ts of Playing in a Bluegrass Band and Jam Session Etiquette
Brown |
12:30 - 1:30 |
Meal Break |
Meal Break |
Meal Break |
1:45 - 3:00 |
Broadening Your Monroe Vocabulary
Brown & Waller |
High and Lonesome; Evolution of the Bluegrass Vocal Style
Osborne & Wakefield |
Right Hand Technique
Compton |
3:15 - 4:30 |
Playing Waltzes Bluegrass Style
Osborne & Compton |
Rhythm Beyond Chop Chords
Brown & Waller |
How to Play “Blue Moon of Kentucky”
Wakefield |
4:45-5:30: Tom Ewing Book Signing in Gift Shop
5:30-7:00: Students released for Dinner
7:30-9:30: Faculty Concert
Sunday, September 14, 2008
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Woodward's |
Bluegrass Unlimited Theater |
Photography Room |
Time |
Advanced |
Intermediate |
Beginner |
10:00 - 11:00 |
Alternate Tunings
Brown, Compton, Osborne, Wakefield, Waller |
Mandolin Set-Up and Maintenance
Will Kimble
(Kimble Mandolins) |
Monroe & More;
Bootleg Tape/CD trading sessions
(NO COMMERCIAL RECORDINGS!) |
11:15 - 12:30 |
Monroe in the Later Years
Compton |
Monroe's Influence on the Artists of the Fifties
Osborne & Waller |
Basic Bluegrass Gospel
Wakefield & Brown |
12:30-1:30: Lunch
1:45-3:00 |
Q&A: Brown, Compton, Osborne, Wakefield & Waller |
Camp Adjourns
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