Beginning Lap-Style Dobro
Instructor: Orville Johnson
Sun., October 17, 12:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m., $35 ($60 for both of this instructor’s workshops).
Learn how to control the bar, muting and damping techniques, what to do with your picking hand, and how to get good tone. Using the high-bass open-G tuning (GBDGBD low to high), the class will also introduce how to slant the bar and find scales and patterns. Students will learn a song or two. www.orvillejohnson.com
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Intermediate Lap-Style Dobro
Instructor: Orville Johnson
Sun., October 17, 2:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m., $35 ($60 for both of this instructor’s workshops).
Explore techniques used by Jerry Douglas and Josh Graves to play bluegrass, and learn a few bluesy licks. The class will also explore how to create solos, play fills and backup, and learn as many tunes as time permits. www.orvillejohnson.com
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