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- Basic Skills, January 7-12, 2008
- Intermediate, January 14-19, 2008
- Advanced, January 21-26, 2008
All camps run Monday-Saturday, with Wednesday and Thursday as half-days. Full days run 9am-5:30pm.
 "Over
40 years of playing and teaching banjo has made me ever more eager
to help other players learn, from the first slow jam to the highest
levels of artistry and performance. I hope you can join me in Colorado
this winter.”
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TUITION:
Basic Skills and Advanced Camps: $350.
Intermediate Camp: $330 (see below).
Deposit required: $125.
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Intermediate · January 14-19, 2008 |
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For pickers who can create solos on their own, and have jamming experience.
Class limit is now 35, of whom up to 12 will receive a 1-on-1 session (30-50 minutes) with Pete. Those slots, $65 extra over base tuition of $330, sold out in mid-November.
Tuition: $330.
- Good timing and tone
- Creating “believable” solos, improvising
- Practicing for maximum progress
- Clearing technical hurdles, gaining speed
- Knowing the neck, favorite licks
- Backup approaches and techniques
Click here for qualifications required to participate in this Intermediate Banjo Camp
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Advanced · January 21-26, 2008 |
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Tailored to those who have played in groups and are seriously working toward professional level playing.
Class limit:15. Scholarships available. Send band CD and letter to: Pete Wernick, 7930 Oxford Rd., Niwot, CO 80503.
- “The pro sound”: Timing, tone, “believability”
- Creating interesting solos, tunes, individual style
- Each player receives one-on-one attention from Pete.
- Practicing to clear technical hurdles, gaining speed
- Bringing out the best in each song, backup and lead
- Knowing the neck, creating licks
- Performance -- sounding your best on stage
- Week includes a class performance with Pete
Click here for qualifications required to participate in this Advanced Banjo Camp
Click here for the Advanced Banjo Camp report
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Winter Banjo Camps are held at the comfortable Boulder Inn, 45 minutes from Denver International Airport, in downtown Boulder, Colorado. The Inn offers the helpful amenities listed below and a special banjo camper rate of $55/night. Camp sessions are held in a spacious room with DVD viewing and refreshments.
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- Complimentary
continental breakfast
- In-room
hair dryer, iron, & ironing board
- Complimentary
in-room coffee
- Cable
TV including HBO
- Refrigerators
and microwaves available for $2.00 each
- Free
wireless T1 internet access
- Free
local calls
- Voice
mail
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- Airport pickup and return by affordable shuttle service.
- Many restaurants, shopping nearby.
- Hot tub/sauna
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Location
of Boulder Inn
770 28th Street, Boulder, CO 80303
Phone: (800) 233-8469 • (303)449-3800
Website: www.boulderinn.com
CLICK
HERE to see a map of the location.
Getting
to Boulder Inn
Driving directions:
From Denver International Airport (DIA), take I-70W to I-25N to
US-36W. Follow US-36 to Boulder. The second exit is Baseline Rd. This
exit will take you to a stoplight. Cross Baseline and stay in right
lane, you will come to a stop sign. Boulder Inn is straight ahead.
For
public transportation from DIA:
Boulder Super
Shuttle offers affordable prices and frequent departures from DIA
DIRECTLY to the Boulder Inn. The cost is only $20 One-Way / $38
Round Trip per person. Buses depart every 25-35 minutes from DIA.
For reservations and info, call: 303-227-0000.
Online
reservations: www.bouldersupershuttle.com
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Additional
camp features:
Always-open large banjo library with videos (vintage and instruction),
books and magazines. Tour the nearby OME Banjo Factory. Expert
luthier available.
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PRESS: |
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Check out this article
written by Basic Banjo camper Shawn Bingham, which also appeared
in Banjo Newsletter June 2001.
"Pete
Wernick's banjo camp draws musicians together in a blaze of bluegrass"
Check
out this article
written by Greg Glasgow, Camera Staff Writer, which also appeared
in the Boulder Daily Camera March 11th, 2001.
Camping
With Your Banjo
Check
out this article written by Banjo Camper Rick Sparks
Every
once in a while in your life you get a chance to experience something
that is so special that you know your life will never be the same
from that point on. So it was for me when got the opportunity to
spend a week with Pete Wernick in his Advanced Banjo Camp the first
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