Jam-Ready Bluegrass: A 6-Week Music Workshop

Instructor: Joe Schulte
Wednesday Evenings April 30 - June 4 (6 weeks) from 6:30-8:00 PM
Suggested registration fee: $150

This Spring, Joe Schulte will lead “Jam-Ready Bluegrass: A 6-Week Music Workshop” on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. April 30 - June 4, 2025. This series will focus on song arrangement, jam awareness and "bluegrass etiquette.” Participants will learn how to take traditional bluegrass tunes commonly found in jam circles and bring them to life by finding the right key(s) to play them in, construct intros, outros and apply other interesting arrangement ideas. Students will improve their ability and confidence in jamming and learn to take their favorite song and turn it into a tune they could bring to any jam to lead.

This is a beginner/intermediate class open to 20 pickers. Participants should have a solid ability to strum and switch between the basic and common chords on their chosen instrument.

Bass, cello or fiddle players must be able to identify some common notes and to play at least one basic scale or simple melodies. Singing is encouraged, but not required.

Suggested Registration Fee: $150; minimum fee $75

SFF Presents is offering a Pay What You Can registration process for this workshop series. Simply enter the amount that works best for you at checkout -- between $75 and $150. If you're in a position to help others who are experiencing financial challenges, you can choose to pay more than the suggested fee (up to $250) and you will receive a tax-deductible donation receipt for that portion of your payment. For example, if you pay $200, $50 of that amount will be counted as a donation and will support SFF Presents' Pay What You Can programs.

Pay What You Can for this class is supported by the Bob Harrington Memorial Fund and the SFF Presents Scholarship Fund, which also provides funding for middle school age summer creativity camps and adult program offerings like this one. With your support, we can continue to offer the Pay What you Can pricing for our programming into the future.

Refunds offered only if class is cancelled by SFF Presents.