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Registration for the 2018 Mandolin Congress is officially open. If you have asked me to save you a place, then your name is on the list in the event it all fills up (some years it does, others not.)

Directions: Email me with your selections marked with an X by one or two topics in each session. There will be only one class offered at each level, but your vote provides an alternative choice for the final cut. If you need more information about a class, please look in the attached Catalogue of Topics.

Example of Registering for a Class:

Beginner

X  Allow Me To Introduce To You, The Mandolin                                                            (Dan Gore)

Intermediate

ð                 Kick It Up A Notch: Making Mandolin Jam                                                            (Sam Lyman) 

X         Old Time Mandolin                                                                                                           (Sam Lyman)

ð                 Blues Styles for Mandolin                                                                                           (Sam Lyman)

 

 

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SESSION 1  (9AM – 10:45AM) 

Beginner

ð        Allow Me To Introduce To You, The Mandolin                                                                   (Dan Gore)

Intermediate

ð        Kick It Up A Notch: Making Mandolin Jam                                                            (Sam Lyman) 

ð        Old Time Mandolin                                                                                                        (Sam Lyman)

ð        Blues Styles for Mandolin                                                                                           (Sam Lyman)

Intermediate-Advanced

ð        Swing Class with Melodic Emphasis                                                                        (Don Thomsen)

ð        The Mandolin As An Accompanying Instrument In Folk And Americana                  (Don Thomsen) 

ð        Introduction to Brazilian Choro style mandolin                                                 (Dan Gore)

Advanced

ð        Playing The Changes                                                                                                      (Don Julin) 

ð        Improve Your Groove                                                                                                    (Don Julin)

SESSION 2  (10:45AM – 12:30PM)

Beginner

ð        Vocal Backup for Solo and Small Ensemble Mandolin Playing                     (Sam Lyman) 

ð        Every Song Is (Or Can Be) A Mandolin Song                                                         (Sam Lyman)

Intermediate

ð        Brazilian Choro, Intro to Samba Rhythms                                                              (Dan Gore)

ð        Position Shifts and How to Not Tangle Your Fingers                                        (Dan Gore) 

Intermediate-Advanced

ð        Experiencing the Power of Pentatonic Scales                                                     (Don Julin) 

ð        Get Rhythm Part Two                                                                                                    (Don Julin) 

ð        Easy Classical Duets                                                                                                        (Don Julin)

Advanced

ð        Swing Progressions                                                                                                        (Don Thomsen) 

SESSION 3  (1:30 - 3:15PM)

Beginner

ð        Irish Polkas Rock                                                                                                              (Don Thomsen)

Intermediate

ð        Long Journey Home: Building a Traditional Bluegrass Style Break             (Don Julin) 

ð        Jamming For Dummies: Everyone Can Improvise!                                            (Don Julin)

ð        Building a Traditional Bluegrass Style Mandolin Break                                   (Don Julin) 

ð        Easy Classical Duets                                                                                                        (Don Julin)  

 

Intermediate-Advanced

ð        Larger Bodied Mandolins And How They Are Played                                      (Ken Glastre)

Advanced

ð        Arpeggios From Beethoven To Grisman                                                                                (Dan Gore)

SESSION 4  (3:15 - 5:00PM)

Beginner

ð     Get Rhythm Part One                                                                                                      (Don Julin)  

ð        Playing Some EZ Fiddle Tunes                                                                                   (Don Julin)

Intermediate

ð        Picking Patterns And Triplets In Irish Music                                                         (Don Thomsen) 

ð        Scales And Double Stops, Connecting The Dots                                                 (Don Thomsen)  

ð        Learn A Few Tunes By Ear, It’s The Irish Way!                                                     (Don Thomsen) 

Intermediate-Advanced

ð        The Mandolin Orchestra                                                                                              (Dan Gore)

Advanced

ð        Crossing the Old-Time Threshold with Old Crow Medicine Show             (Sam Lyman)