Wernick Method Bluegrass Jam Class with Kelly Bogan

Bluegrass Jamming Class
Taught by Kelly Bogan using the Wernick Method*
Tuesdays, Jan 24-Mar 28 7-9PM
Spokane, WA Amend Music Center
Tuition $195

Kelly Bogan is a multi-instumentalist, accomplished songwriter, and has taught privately for 25 years. Kelly is also active in the Inland Northwest Bluegrass Association, which has named his band Molly & Tenbrooks Band of the Year, with Kelly winning Dobro Player of the Year. He has taught workshops in banjo, Dobro, and vocal harmony at the Blue Waters Bluegrass Festival and at the Sacajawea Bluegrass Festival in Washington. Kelly is very comfortable with new students and enthusiastic about introducing them to the wonderful world of bluegrass.

*Wernick Method Classes teach real bluegrass jamming:

-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