Camp Location
Location: Serenity Cove (http://www.serenity-cove.com/)
Address: 834 Lower Bell Creek Rd, Hiawassee, GA 30546
Date: Nov. 9-12
Jam Tune List
Below is a playlist of the core set of jam tunes, along with a library of Brainjo level 2 tabs for them (we’ll pull from these at the start of the evening jams):
Video Playlist
Tabs (mostly Brainjo level 2)
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Thursday, Nov. 9
- 3:30-6pm – check-in
- 6pm – dinner
- 7pm – concert – instructor potpourri
- 8pm – jamming
Friday, Nov. 10
- 8am – breakfast in cabin
- 9am – Group workshop – Strategies for jam maximization
- 10:15-11:15
- Workshop 1 (Abbott) – Picking out melodies by ear
- Workshop 2 (Hurt) – Deconstructing the fretboard: Mapping efficient note locations
- 12 – lunch
- 1:15pm
- Workshop 1 (Abbott) – Singing with the banjo
- Workshop 2 (Hurt) – Understanding the structure of OT fiddle tunes
- 2:30 – 1 on 1 sessions (Turknett, Manglitz), private study, relaxation
- 6pm – dinner
- 7pm – concert – Georgia Jays
- 8pm – jamming
Saturday, Nov. 11
- 8am – breakfast in cabin
- 9am – Group workshop – How to build a banjo song
- 10:15-11:15
- Workshop (Abbott) – An intro to 2 finger thumb lead
- Workshop (Hurt) – Mastering the mechanics of tone
- 12 – lunch
- 1:15
- Workshop 1 (Abbott) – Playing clawhammer in a bluegrass jam
- Workshop 2 (Hurt) – The Round Peak style of Kyle Creed
- 2:30 – 1 on 1 sessions (Turknett, Manglitz), private study, relaxation
- 6pm – dinner
- 7pm – concert – The Hiawassee Hootenannigans
- 8pm – jamming
Sunday, Nov 12
- 8am – breakfast in cabin
- 9am – Group workshop – Q&A
- 11am – checkout