Bluegrass Master Class - For Junior High & High School Students - Blue Ridge Center for Music & the Creative Arts
Blue Ridge Center for Music & the Creative Arts is Funding a
Bluegrass Master Classes in Excellence
December 29 - 30, 2023
Are You a Junior or High School Bluegrass Talent?
Can we help you grow - grow with two days of Master Classes in your instrument, in vocals, and in songwriting?
All fully funded by the Blue Ridge Center for Music and the Creative Arts.
Bluegrass Master Classes in Excellence
December 29-30, 2023
This program is designed to facilitate the development of local Bluegrass musical talent and establish mentoring and support relationships between the faculty, which consists of nationally recognized bluegrass artists, and the participating high school students. There will be five concurrent workshops with two students in each. Our coaches are nationally recognized artists.
- Vocals/songwriting
- Bass
- Mandolin
- Banjo
- Fiddle
Photography
In addition, there is an opportunity for one photography student to apprentice with a professional photographer who will be documenting the event.
Open to junior and high school students from central Virginia counties with demonstrated skills in the instrument workshop selected.
Limited to two students in each workshop area.
Faculty:
- Valerie Smith –Songwriting and vocals
- Joe Zauner –Banjo
- Doug Marshall –Bass
- Jack Dunlap – Mandolin
- TBD – Fiddle
- Eric Franklin - Photography
Date and Time
Friday Dec 29, 2023 Saturday Dec 30, 2023
Date: December 29 – 30, 2023
Check-in Friday, December 29, 9:00 AM
Live Performance – Saturday, December 30, 7:00 PM
Location
205 Graves Mountain Lane
Syria, VA 22743
Culpeper Chamber of Commerce
629 Sperryville Pike
Suite 100
Culpeper, VA 22701
Phone: 540.825.8628