Taught by Gilles Rézard using the Wernick Method*
Saturday & Sunday: May 25-26
Azé (71), France Gîte du Cèdre
Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 9:30am-3pm • Tuition €120 (€105 in advance)
Meals and lodging not included (Gîte du Cèdre)
(please contact Gilles for information)
Gilles Rézard discovered bluegrass music at 16. He started learning guitar, then fell in love with the banjo. He has recorded and performed internationally with several bands, and made a solo CD, “Wood, Metal and Skin”. He now works full-time as a musician and teacher, in Igé, Burgundy and performs with Saga-Trio and Banjomaniacs. Gilles has taught hundreds of students (on banjo, guitar and mandolin) in 40 music camps in 15 years. To improve connections between French bluegrass musicians, he has created a map locating all who register by emailing him. Gilles's students say:
"Gilles is a very good teacher, within reach and tuned to the students. He is very friendly and welcoming."
"Thanks to Gilles I discovered the happiness of jamming."
"Great teaching and attentive to each detail."
"Relaxation, method, friendship, cordiality, theory, practice, serenity ... it looks like happiness ... Thanks to Gilles for all this!"
"The atmosphere was wonderful. The slow jam work benefits everyone (from beginner to advanced). Gilles demonstrates a great pedagogy [teaching method]. He is attentive to everyone."
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- All bluegrass instruments welcome
- No jamming experience necessary
- You will be jamming the first session!
- Friendly, encouraging, knowledgeable teaching.
- Mistakes allowed!
- Singing not required, but encouraged and taught.
- Easy 2- and 3-chord songs, slow speeds.
- Soloing not required! "Faking" solos taught.
Do you qualify? It's easier than you may think!
If you play guitar, mandolin, banjo, fiddle, bass, or dobro... you can be part of a bluegrass jam.
Only requirements:
- You must be able to tune your instrument (electronic tuning devices welcome) and
- change smoothly between G, C, D, and A. (Fiddles and basses need to know which notes work with which chords)
For more info or to send payment in the mail,
email [email protected]
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- 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
- 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 based on his years of experience teaching jamming.
Wernick Method teachers are certified by Pete based on knowledge of bluegrass, teaching ability, and proper use of the Wernick Method.
Practice jamming at home!
17 songs, just 4 chords and SLOW tempos. This DVD will help you prepare for your first jam class.
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