Event:	Two One-Day Banjo Clinics	To enroll in one of the two classes
Instructors:	Tom Adams and Ian Perry	or for more information,
Dates:	Saturday, September 20 and Sunday, September 21, 2008	please contact Ian Perry 416.260.2025  or  506.854.5045
Time:	10 am – 5:30 pm each day	or by email at itperry@hotmail.com
Location:	Toronto Harbourfront, Toronto, Ontario
Class Size:	8 students for each day
Tuition:	$125 per person	View the poster here
Schedule:	Morning session 10 am – 1 pm Afternoon session 2 pm – 5:30 pm 6 ½ hours of class time, 1 hr lunch break
Description:	OPEN TO ALL LEVELS Instructional material is geared specifically to students interested in learning the fundamentals of bluegrass banjo playing. Tom and Ian will team-teach each class of 8 students. In addition to answering students’ questions, the following topics will be covered:	Return to home page

Learning to be a critical listener · Playing in tune; Using a capo · Right-hand position and roll practice · Left-hand position and techniques · Common chord progressions used in bluegrass songs · Learning the neck – major and minor chord positions · Applied music theory – just enough so you can really use it · Singing – use your voice to improve your playing · Finding the Key of the song so you can play along · Finding the melody notes on your banjo · Playing in time · Producing a good tone from your instrument · Reading and writing banjo tablature · Basic backup techniques; Playing with others · Establishing an effective practice routine Tom Adams is a 3-time IBMA Banjo Player of the Year recipient, columnist for the magazine Banjo Newsletter, appearing on numerous recordings since 1988 including most recently the 2008 Grammy-nominated Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular. Ian Perry is the associate editor of Banjo Newsletter magazine and author of “Banjo From the Beginning”, a compilation of his Beginner’s Corner columns from 1994 to 2004. He has won the Banjo Player of the Year award for Eastern Canada and is currently active teaching banjo across Canada and in the U.S.