Basic Skills camp, only qualification: If you can change chords smoothly between G, C, and D7 while playing any sort of strum, you can benefit from and enjoy this camp. If you can do the above while maintaining a TITM roll, so much the better.

The main goals of this camp are:

• Ability to play comfortably with other players, even if only at slow speeds with easy chords (Maintaining a roll while playing is an achievable goal); and
• Ability to create a solo to a simple bluegrass song (one whose melody you can hum or pick out on the banjo).

Important note: If you don't have BOTH of the above skills, you are best suited to the Basic Skills camp. This is true even if you can correctly play arrangements from tablature, have been taking lessons for years, etc. These skills are fundamental, without which a person is pretty much a closet player.

Intermediate camp qualifications are:

• Ability to jam informally and follow chord changes.
• Ability to create on your own and correctly execute, in time, a simple bluegrass banjo solo, based on a melody.

Important note: If you don't have BOTH of the above skills, you are not qualified for Intermediate Banjo camp. This is true even if you can correctly play arrangements from tablature, have been taking lessons for years, etc. These skills are fundamental to knowing bluegrass banjo style. Those lacking either of these skills are recommended to Basic Skills Banjo Camp or any Bluegrass Jam Camp. Speed of playing is not a qualification. If you play slowly, that's OK. You will learn to play faster.

Advanced camp qualifications are somewhat hard to define, but are based on experience and attitude. The camp is intended for serious players who have been members of bluegrass bands. A basic knowledge of Scruggs style and repertoire is expected, and it is assumed that all players have a sizable repertoire, having been in at least one performing band. Applicants are encouraged to submit a recording (homemade OK, but band CD preferable) that includes their playing, or at least a brief letter explaining their qualifications and interests.