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Period
Period 1
9 - 10:15 am
Period 2
10:30 - 11:45 am
Period 3
1 - 2:15 pm
Period 4
2:30 - 3:45 pm
Period 5
4 - 5:30 pm
Evening Events
6:45 pm +
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Period 2
Class Spans
1 Period
Bass Tutorial with Mark Schatz
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
For players of all levels, this class will focus on improving your technique and broadening your knowledge of practical bass lines.
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Period 1
Class Spans
1 Period
Beginning Bluegrass Banjo w Randy Barrett
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
A/B
Learn to play the banjo in the style of the great Earl Scruggs, the cornerstone of bluegrass music.
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Period 3
Class Spans
1 Period
Beginning Fiddle with Randy Barrett
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
A
Discover the basics of fiddle, the stepping stone to old-time and bluegrass fiddle.
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Period 4
Class Spans
1 Period
Beginning Resophonic Guitar with Carter Giegerich
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Learn the fundamentals of resophonic guitar and its role in traditional music and beyond.
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Period 4
Class Spans
1 Period
Bluegrass Guitar with Chris Luquette
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
B
Students who know the basics of playing the guitar can get started down the road to bluegrass bliss with Chris Luquette.
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Period 5
Class Spans
1 Period
Bluegrass Jam & Bluegrass Slow Jam
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Here's where you get a chance to use the skills you have learned in class, and just have fun with Bluegrass staff.
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Period 1
Class Spans
1 Period
Earl Scruggs Banjo with Tony Trischka
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Take this opportunity to learn from one of the great banjoists of our time.
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Period 4
Class Spans
1 Period
Fiddle with Bryan McDowell
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
B/C
Develop your bluegrass fiddling skills with Bryan McDowell
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Period 2
Class Spans
1 Period
Flatpick Guitar with Bryan McDowell
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
B/C
Learn flatpick guitar from a national champion musician
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Period 3
Class Spans
1 Period
Intermediate/Advanced Resophonic Guitar
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
B
Students with a strong foundation in acoustic lap steel playing will find all the tools necessary to take their playing to the next level
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Period 2
Class Spans
1 Period
Jug and Skiffle Band with Slim Harrison
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
If you have something that makes a sound, you can join the band! Let's have a good time!
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Period 3
Class Spans
1 Period
Mandolin with Chris Luquette
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
A/B
Take a dive into the skills needed to play mandolin in a variety of styles, including bluegrass, folk and country.
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Period 2
Class Spans
1 Period
Music Theory for Bluegrass and Old-Time
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Gain a better understanding of the rudiments of music theory as it pertains to traditional music, focusing on the underlying rhythmic, harmonic and melodic structures of bluegrass and old-time.
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Period 4
Class Spans
1 Period
Progressive Banjo with Tony Trischka
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Learn from one of the most important bluegrass banjo players in the history of the genre.
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Period 1
Class Spans
1 Period
The Art and Craft of Playing Bass with Ralph Gordon
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
Learn both the art of playing bass (such as musicality) and the craft (technique, theory and more).
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Period 2
Class Spans
1 Period
Traditional Songs and Dance Music from Maryland with Peter Brice
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
Discover the range of traditional songs and dance music from Maryland spanning genres.
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Something For Everyone
Schedule a week or two, or three! Or, just sprinkle some classes in between other commitments.
Week 1
6/23/25
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6/27/25
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Week 2
7/7/25
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7/11/25
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Week 3
7/14/25
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7/18/25
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