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BLUEGRASS JAMMING CLASS TAUGHT BY MARK MIRACLE USING THE WERNICK METHOD* Cruise2Jam Bluegrass Cruise $65 on board • $25 per session Long Beach CA • Catalina Island • Mexico • Long Beach CHECK ONLINE FOR ADVANCE DISCOUNT Jan 28-Feb 1 • Three 2-hour sessions Mark MiracleBluegrass plays mandolin & Acous and - MARK'S STUDENTS SAY guitar, and has taughttic atMusic many workshopsFestival “The class is just about including the Sorrento, British Columbia perfect, worth every penny.” Bluegrass Week. With Sawmill Road he has “My objective, getting a lot of toured the US & Europe, and won Band of jamming done, was met! ” the Year at Huck Finn Jubilee. “Just plain fun! ” • All bluegrass instruments * Wernick Method Classes teach real bluegrass jamming! • No jamming experience necessary * in your area * * with other pickers like you * • You will be jamming the first session! * Hands-on learning in large and small groups * Learn many bluegrass standards * Gentle tempos! Mistakes expected * Full ground rules and etiquette of typical jams * How to lead songs and how to follow new songs * How to find melodies, fake solos, sing harmony * Ear skills taught and emphasized, as in real bluegrass * Tab/note reading skills not needed or used * Group and individualized instruction on backup skills * Understanding, low-pressure, time-tested teaching! Pete Wernick (“Dr. Banjo”, originator of Banjo Camps and Bluegrass Jam Camps) has created a method that has taught DO YOU QUALIFY? It’s easier than you may think! If you play guitar, thousands nationwide how to fit into mandolin, banjo, fiddle, bass, or dobro… you can be part of a bluegrass jam. bluegrass music jams at their own Only requirements: You must be able to tune your instrument (electronic level. Wernick Method teachers are tuning devices welcome) and change smoothly between G, C, D, and A. personally certified by Pete based on (Fiddles and basses need to know which notes work with which chords) their knowledge of bluegrass, teaching in general, and teaching bluegrass according to his methods. Fast playing is not expected, nor is the ability to solo required. REGISTER NOW! VISIT BGJAM.COM, CLICK JAM CLASSES.

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