2006 Academy Schedule

Below is last year's (2006) Academy schedule. We'll post more specific details about the 2007 Academy in the coming months.

• Sunday, July 23
• Monday, July 24
• Tuesday, July 25
• Wednesday, July 26
• Thursday, July 27

Sunday, July 23rd, 2006

12:00pm – On-site campground opens

Please note that vehicles will be lining up at the Olson Property this year - down 2nd Avenue toward the high school, next to Bohn Park. Follow the signs in town. Overnight camping/sleeping in vehicles is illegal on the streets in Lyons.

2:00-5:00pm – Mandolin Building Session

All mandolin, mandola and octave mandolin building students meet in the shop for orientation and kit selection. Please be there on time and pick up your goodie bags after 5pm.

1:30-5:30pm – Academy check-in

Pick up your schedule and songbook, wristbands, vehicle stickers, laminates, T-shirts, other assorted goodies and tote bag. Registration continues Monday morning at 8am.

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Monday, July 24th, 2006

TO DO LIST:

• Check master roster information at registration desk for accuracy.
• One-on-One session sign ups in Wildflower Tent at 8:30am on Tues, Wed, and Thurs.
• Band scramble – A great way to meet students and have some fun. Sign up sheets on   table in the Wildflower Tent.

8:00-9:15am – Academy check-in

Pick up your schedule and songbook, wristbands, vehicle stickers, laminates, T-shirts, other assorted goodies and tote bag. (Wildflower tent)

8:00am – Morning Yoga

Feel refreshed and restored with this 60 min Hatha Yoga class.  Be ready to flow with this relaxing, energetic practice of asanas that will leave you feeling long, lean and strong – both mentally and physically - with Kristine Meyer. (Trout Tent)

9:15am – Orientation

Be here now! We’ll run through the schedule, cover logistics, answer questions, and prepare you for the week. We’ll also have coffee, tea, water, and muffins out at 8:00 AM each morning to help you start your day. Burritos and espresso drinks are also available on-site. (Wildflower Tent)

9:30-10:30am – Meet the Infamous Stringdusters

Welcome to our introductory all group session with the Infamous Stringdusters. They’ll warm us up with some music, take a few questions and then work up an arrangement to a song right in front of our eyes exploring the instrumentation, the lead and backup parts and lead and harmony vocal arrangements. Then we will all learn the vocal parts together and warm up our voices before we head out to our song sessions. (Wildflower Tent)

10:45-12:30pm – Monday Electives

1. Song Sessions
   
   

   Now that you’ve learned your vocal parts, in the Song Sessions we’ll add the instrumentation and work up the entire song. These sessions are your chance to dig into the songbook and learn the parts to some classic bluegrass material. We’ll look at both instrumentation and vocal arrangement, and work in big and small ensembles. During these sessions, you will have the opportunity to learn from most of the Academy faculty. We offer three tracks for novice, intermediate and advanced levels (see enclosed info in Songbook). Meeting areas are listed below:

   • Safety In Numbers (novice) - Wildflower Tent
   • Small Group Jamming 101 (novice) – Bear Tent
   • Small Group Experienced Jamming (intermediate) – Mountain Lion Tent
   • Small Group Band Skills Coaching (advanced)– Blue Heron Tent

12:30-2:00pm – Lunch Break

2:00-3:45pm – Instrument Instruction

Please wander to your assigned class area for instrument instruction. Refer to your site map for tent locations. Each tent classroom is marked with an animal picture and name hanging from the tent. You will meet in the same place for each of these afternoon sessions as well as on Wednesday and Thursday mornings. To give you the widest range of perspectives and approaches to the music, many instructors will be rotating through the different class levels during the week. Below is a list of class locations:

GUITAR	Novice Guitar Class - Bear Tent Intermediate Guitar Class 1 - Wildflower Tent Intermediate Guitar Class 2 - Mountain Lion Tent Advanced Guitar Class - Trout Tent
MANDOLIN	Novice Mandolin Class - Frog Tent (backstage by the river) Intermediate Mandolin Class - Horse Tent (backstage) Advanced Mandolin Class - Eagle Tent (backstage)
FIDDLE	Novice Fiddle Class - Lizard Tent (trees near front of stage) Intermediate Fiddle Class - Elk Tent (along river by the beach) Advanced Fiddle Class - Spider tent (trees near front of stage)
BANJO	Novice Banjo Class - Raven Tent (backstage) Intermediate Banjo Class - Owl Tent (backstage) Advanced Banjo Class - Dragonfly Tent (backstage)
DOBRO	All levels - Turtle Tent (backstage)
BASS	All levels - Hummingbird Tent
INSTRUMENT BUILDING	Mandolin and Mandola Building Class - the shop

4:00-5:00pm – Monday Electives

During this time, we’ll explore a variety of topics; many of which we can’t cover during other class times. There will also be additional opportunities to play in an ensemble and get extra instruction on your instrument. You’re free to take part in the electives that interest you. Instrument office hours are offered to continue working on lesson material covered earlier or specific instrument questions and the slow and fast jams will include vocal work.

1. Mandolin Chords Outside the Box – Roland White (Horse Tent)
2. Learning the Baritone Vocal Part – Jon Weisberger, Wayne Taylor, Jeremy Garrett (Blue Heron Tent)
3. History of the Banjo - Tony Trischka (Own Tent)
4. Music Theory For Beginners - Sandy Munro (Bear Tent)
5. Diatonic Arpeggios and the Modal Approach - Darol Anger (Spider Tent)
6. New Acoustic Guitar - Scott Nygaard, Chris Eldridge (Trout Tent)
7. Modern Backup Techniques – Jason Burleson, Chris Pandolfi (Raven Tent)
8. Bill Monroe Style Song Solos - Richard Greene (Lizard Tent)
9. Songwriting - Brandon Rickman (Blue Heron Tent)
10. Mandolin Office hours – Shawn Lane (Eagle Tent)
11. Mandolin and Bass - Jesse Cobb, Travis Book (Hummingbird Tent)
12. Dobro Office Hours - Rob Ickes (Turtle Tent)
13. Repetitive Stress Injuries - Andy Hall (Stage)
14. Guitar Office Hours - Tim Stafford (Mountain Lion Ten

6:00-7:30pm – Academy Barbecue

The barbecues are open to Academy students and their registered guests. Your wristband is your meal ticket. Menu: Hamburgers and garden burgers,with pasta salad, cole slaw, fruit salad, and brownies. Chef: Sean Reid. Please help us reduce trash by composting utensils, plates, cups and all food.

7:30pm –  Clogging and Dance with Kristin Andreassen of Uncle Earl (Wildflower Tent)

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Tuesday, July 25th, 2006

TIP OF THE DAY

If you have a Festival-related question or problem, please let us know before class or during lunch break today so we can help you work out a solution before the Festival. Use message board as needed to trade/find or sell tickets.

TO DO LIST

• Sign up for the band scramble by 9:30am. Sign-up sheets on table in the Blue Heron Tent. Bands posted at the Wildflower Tent
• One-on-One session sign-ups in Wildflower Tent at 8:30 am.
• Check master roster information for accuracy.
• Musical supplies will be available for sale after class today!

8:00am – Morning Yoga

Feel refreshed and restored with this 60 min Hatha Yoga class.  Be ready to flow with this relaxing, energetic practice of asanas that will leave you feeling long, lean and strong – both mentally and physically – with Kristine Meyer. (Trout Tent) 

9:35am - Morning Announcements (Wildflower Tent)

9:45-10:45am – Electives

1. Meet the Tony Trischka Bluegrass Band. During this morning session you’ll be treated to the music of the Tony Trischka Bluegrass Band as they play and discuss their musical arrangements and philosophy of making music. Also joining Tony will be a couple special guests.
   
   
2. One-on-ones. – The instruments offered will vary each day. Beginning Tuesday, you must sign up at the Wildflower Tent each morning at 8:30 am and meet in the designated area. One lesson per person, please. Each person will receive individual instruction in front of a small group. Each one-on-one session is limited to 4-6 people per day depending on time allowed. Students are expected to stay for entire session. The songwriting sessions will each last 30 minutes and are available during instrument instruction times as well. Multiple signups are permitted for Songwriting.
   
   
   • Guitar One-on-ones – Trout Tent (hexagonal tent by river)
   • Mandolin One-on-ones – Lizard Tent (in front of stage)
   • Banjo One-on-ones – Owl Tent (backstage)
   • Fiddle One-on-ones – Spider Tent
   • Bass One-on-ones - Blue Heron Tent
   • Songwriting One-on-ones - location TBD

11:00-12:30pm– Electives

1. Song Sessions - These sessions are your chance to dig into the songbook and learn the parts to some classic bluegrass material. We’ll look at both instrumentation and vocal arrangement, and work in big and small ensembles. During these sessions, you will have the opportunity to learn from most of the Academy faculty. You will have a choice of levels for the small group sessions. Meeting areas are listed below:
   
   
• Safety In Numbers (novice) - Wildflower Tent
• Small Group Jamming 101 (novice) – Bear Tent
• Small Group Experienced Jamming (intermediate) – Mountain Lion Tent
• Small group Band Skills Coaching (advanced)– Blue Heron Tent
  
  
  
2. One-on-ones – To take part in this session, please sign up at the Wildflower Tent each morning at 8:30 am and meet in the designated area. Each person will receive individual instruction in front of a small group. You are expected to show up for the entire session.
   
   
   • Guitar One-on-ones – Trout Tent (hexagonal tent by river)
   • Mandolin One-on-ones – Lizard Tent (in front of stage)
   • Banjo One-on-ones – Owl Tent (backstage)
   • Fiddle One-on-ones – Spider Tent
   • Songwriting One-on-ones - location TBD

12:30-2:00pm – Lunch Break

Attn: Band Scramble bands will be posted on the message board during the lunch break.

2:00-3:45pm – Instrument Instruction

GUITAR	Novice Guitar Class - Bear Tent Intermediate Guitar Class 1 - Wildflower Tent Intermediate Guitar Class 2 - Mountain Lion Tent Advanced Guitar Class - Trout Tent
MANDOLIN	Novice Mandolin Class - Frog Tent (backstage) Intermediate Mandolin Class - Horse Tent (backstage) Advanced Mandolin Class - Eagle Tent (backstage)
FIDDLE	Novice Fiddle Class - Lizard Tent (trees near front of stage) Intermediate Fiddle Class - Elk Tent (along river by the beach) Advanced Fiddle Class - Spider tent (trees near front of stage)
BANJO	Novice Banjo Class - Raven Tent (backstage) Intermediate Banjo Class - Owl Tent (backstage) Advanced Banjo Class - Dragonfly Tent (backstage)
DOBRO	All levels - Turtle Tent (backstage)
BASS	Novice Bass Class - Blue Heron Tent Advanced Bass Class - Hummingbird Tent
INSTRUMENT BUILDING	Mandolin and Mandola Building Class - The shop
SONGWRITING	This is a new offering and students can sign up once each day to work on a song throughout the week.

4:00-5:00pm – Electives

1. How To Get the Best Live Sound For Your Band – Andy Hall, Sandy Munro (Wildflower Tent)
2. Intermediate Theory – Scott Nygaard (Trout Tent)
3. Constructing Interesting Melodic Leads – Tim Stafford (Mountain Lion Tent)
4. The Nashville Number System; Breaking the Code - Jon Weisberger (HummingbirdTent)
5. Playing Your First Mandolin Solo – Roland White (Horse Tent)
6. Writing Instrumentals on the Banjo – Chris Pandolfi, Tony Trischka (Owl Tent)
7. Playing Around the Melody – Jesse Cobb (Frog Tent - backstage)
8. Double Stop Intensive – Jeremy Garrett (Elk Tent)
9. Double Fiddle Strategies – Richard Greene, Darol Anger (Lizard Tent)
10. Dobro Office Hours – Rob Ickes (Turtle Tent), Andy Hall (Stage)
11. Band Contest Performance – Travis Book (Raven Tent)
12. Incorporating Colors With Chords – Chris Eldridge (Bear Tent)
13. Playing Bass As a Vocalist – Wayne Taylor (Spider Tent)
14. Slow Jam Song Circle – Brandon Rickman, Shawn Lane, Jason Burleson  (Blue Heron Tent)

5:00-6:30pm – HB Woodsongs Traveling Music Store

The easy way to have items like picks, strings, capos, music, delivered to your tent. Please call them ahead of time with special requests (303-449-0516). They will set up in front of the bathhouse in the courtyard immediately after class.

8:00-9:00pm – Band Scramble Preliminaries

Around a single mic in the Wildflower Tent.

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Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

TIP OF THE DAY

Pace yourself and enjoy!

TO DO LIST

• Kids Academy performance at 5:15 in Wildflower Tent.
• Band Scramble prelims in Wildflower Tent, 8pm.
• One-on-one session sign ups in Wildflower Tent at 8:30am.
• Academy Vehicle removal beginning at 5pm (you know who you are...)

8:00am – Morning Yoga

Feel refreshed and restored with this 60 min Hatha Yoga class.  Be ready to flow with this relaxing, energetic practice of asanas that will leave you feeling long, lean and strong – both mentally and physically.  

9:30-10:30am

Meet Blue Highway. During this morning session we will feature Blue Highway’s unique blend of bluegrass music with their own insights into the band’s vocal and instrumental arrangements.

One-on-ones. – To take part in these sessions, please sign up at the Wildflower Tent each morning at 8:30 am and meet in the designated area. Each person will receive individual instruction in front of a small group. You are expected to show up for the entire session.

• Guitar One-on-ones – Trout Tent (hexagonal tent by river)
• Mandolin One-on-ones – Lizard Tent (in front of stage)
• Banjo One-on-ones – Owl Tent (backstage)
• Fiddle One-on-ones – Spider Tent
• Songwriting and Vocal One-on-ones

10:45–12:30pm – Instrument Instruction

GUITAR	Novice Guitar Class - Bear Tent Intermediate Guitar Class 1 - Wildflower Tent Intermediate Guitar Class 2 - Mountain Lion Tent Advanced Guitar Class - Trout Tent
MANDOLIN	Novice Mandolin Class - Frog Tent (backstage) Intermediate Mandolin Class - Horse Tent (backstage) Advanced Mandolin Class - Eagle Tent (backstage)
FIDDLE	Novice Fiddle Class - Lizard Tent (trees near front of stage) Intermediate Fiddle Class - Elk Tent (along river by the beach) Advanced Fiddle Class - Spider tent (trees near front of stage)
BANJO	Novice Banjo Class - Raven Tent (backstage) Intermediate Banjo Class - Owl Tent (backstage) Advanced Banjo Class - Dragonfly Tent (backstage)
DOBRO	All levels - Turtle Tent (backstage)
BASS	Novice Bass Class - Blue Heron Tent Advanced Bass Class - Hummingbird Tent
INSTRUMENT BUILDING	Mandolin and Mandola Building Class - The shop
SONGWRITING	This is a new offering and students can sign up once each day to work on a song throughout the week.

12:30-2:00pm – Lunch Break

2:00-3:45pm – Instrument Instruction

GUITAR	Novice Guitar Class - Bear Tent Intermediate Guitar Class 1 - Wildflower Tent Intermediate Guitar Class 2 - Mountain Lion Tent Advanced Guitar Class - Trout Tent
MANDOLIN	Novice Mandolin Class - Frog Tent (backstage) Intermediate Mandolin Class - Horse Tent (backstage) Advanced Mandolin Class - Eagle Tent (backstage)
FIDDLE	Novice Fiddle Class - Lizard Tent (trees near front of stage) Intermediate Fiddle Class - Elk Tent (along river by the beach) Advanced Fiddle Class - Spider tent (trees near front of stage)
BANJO	Novice Banjo Class - Raven Tent (backstage) Intermediate Banjo Class - Owl Tent (backstage) Advanced Banjo Class - Dragonfly Tent (backstage)
DOBRO	All levels - Turtle Tent (backstage)
BASS	Novice Bass Class - Blue Heron Tent Advanced Bass Class - Hummingbird Tent
INSTRUMENT BUILDING	Mandolin and Mandola Building Class - The shop
SONGWRITING	This is a new offering and students can sign up once each day to work on a song throughout the week.

4:00-5:00pm - Electives

1. Bluegrass Three-Part Harmony – Wayne Taylor, Shawn Lane, Brandon Rickman (Blue Heron Tent)
2. Duet Playing – Scott Nygaard, Darol Anger (Trout Tent)
3. The Rhythm Chop - Richard Greene (Elk Tent)
4. Let’s Talk Licks - Roland White (Frog Tent)
5. Slow Jam Song Circle - Sandy Munro, Jason Burleson (Bear Tent)
6. Playing With Space – Chris Eldridge, Chris Pandolfi, Travis Book (Hummingbird Tent)
7. Alternate Chords progressions for Mandolin - Jesse Cobb (Eagle Tent)
8. Songwriting For Everyone - Tim Stafford (Wildflower Tent)
9. Alternative Banjo Tunings - Tony Trischka - (Dragonfly Tent)
10. Embellishing a Melody – Jeremy Garrett (Spider Tent)
11. Fiddle Tunes For Dobro – Andy Hall (Greenroom)
12. Dobro Office Hours – Rob Ickes (Turtle Tent)
13. Bass office Hours – Jon Weisberger – (Lizard Tent)
14. Special guest – TBA

5:15pm – RockyGrass Kids Academy Performance (Wildflower Tent)

8:00-9:00pm - Band Scramble Preliminaries

At the Wildflower Tent around one mike.

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Thursday, July 27th, 2006

TIP OF THE DAY

Pick up your Festival wristbands. (Festival Box Office opens at noon.)

TO DO LIST

• Fill out evaluation form and drop it off in box at the Wildflower Tent to enter drawing for the new Telluride 30th Annual CD and DVD at the BBQ. Many winners!
• Band Scramble finals in Wildflower Tent
• One on One sessions sign ups in Wildflower at 8:30am.
• Academy Camping and Vehicle Transition: all tents and vehicles off property by 9:00 am Friday

8:00am – Morning Yoga

Feel refreshed and restored with this 60 min Hatha Yoga class. Be ready to flow with this relaxing, energetic practice of asanas that will leave you feeling long, lean and strong – both mentally and physically – with Kristine Meyer. (Trout Tent)

9:30-11:00am – Instrument Instruction

GUITAR	Novice Guitar Class - Bear Tent Intermediate Guitar Class 1 - Wildflower Tent Intermediate Guitar Class 2 - Mountain Lion Tent Advanced Guitar Class - Trout Tent
MANDOLIN	Novice Mandolin Class - Frog Tent (backstage) Intermediate Mandolin Class - Horse Tent (backstage) Advanced Mandolin Class - Eagle Tent (backstage)
FIDDLE	Novice Fiddle Class - Lizard Tent (trees near front of stage) Intermediate Fiddle Class - Elk Tent (along river by the beach) Advanced Fiddle Class - Spider tent (trees near front of stage)
BANJO	Novice Banjo Class - Raven Tent (backstage) Intermediate Banjo Class - Owl Tent (backstage) Advanced Banjo Class - Dragonfly Tent (backstage)
DOBRO	All levels - Turtle Tent (backstage)
BASS	Novice Bass Class - Blue Heron Tent Advanced Bass Class - Hummingbird Tent
INSTRUMENT BUILDING	Mandolin and Mandola Building Class - The shop
SONGWRITING	3 - 30 minutes sessions – place TBD

11:15-12:30pm – Thursday Electives

1. Song Sessions. These sessions are your chance to dig into the songbook and learn the parts to some classic bluegrass material. We’ll look at both instrumentation and vocal arrangement, and working in both big and small ensembles. Meeting areas are listed below:
   
   
   • Safety In Numbers (novice) - Wildflower Tent
   • Small Group Jamming 101 (novice) – Bear Tent
   • Small Group Experienced Jamming (intermediate) – Mountain Lion Tent
   • Small group Band Skills Coaching (advanced)– Blue Heron Tent
     
     
2. One-on-ones. To take part in this session, please sign up at the Wildflower Tent each morning at 8:30 am and meet in the designated area. Each person will receive individual instruction in front of a small group. You are expected to show up for the entire session.
   
   
   
   • Guitar One-on-ones – Trout Tent
   • Mandolin One-on-ones – Lizard Tent
   • Banjo One-on-ones – Owl Tent
     
   • Fiddle One-on-ones – Spider Tent
     
   • Songwriting and Vocal One-on-ones

12:30-2:00pm – Lunch Break

2:00-4:00pm – Instrument Instruction

GUITAR	Novice Guitar Class - Bear Tent Intermediate Guitar Class 1 - Wildflower Tent Intermediate Guitar Class 2 - Mountain Lion Tent Advanced Guitar Class - Trout Tent
MANDOLIN	Novice Mandolin Class - Frog Tent (backstage) Intermediate Mandolin Class - Horse Tent (backstage) Advanced Mandolin Class - Eagle Tent (backstage)
FIDDLE	Novice Fiddle Class - Lizard Tent (trees near front of stage) Intermediate Fiddle Class - Elk Tent (along river by the beach) Advanced Fiddle Class - Spider tent (trees near front of stage)
BANJO	Novice Banjo Class - Raven Tent (backstage) Intermediate Banjo Class - Owl Tent (backstage) Advanced Banjo Class - Dragonfly Tent (backstage)
DOBRO	All levels - Turtle Tent (backstage)
BASS	Novice Bass Class - Blue Heron Tent Advanced Bass Class - Hummingbird Tent
INSTRUMENT BUILDING	Mandolin and Mandola Building Class - The shop
SONGWRITING	3 - 30 minutes sessions – place TBD

4:15pm – Meet the New Mandolins

4:30pm – Academy Graduation Ceremony

Gospel singing in the River and the new mandolin family of instruments are unveiled! (behind Trout Tent)

6:00-7:30pm – Academy Barbecue and CD drawing

The barbecues are open to Academy students and their registered guests only. Your wristband is your meal ticket. Menu: BBQ Chicken, corn on the cob, baked beans, potato salad, tossed greens, fruit salad, and pecan pie. Chef: Sean Reid. Please help us reduce trash by composting utensils, plates, cups and all food.

• Make time to peruse the instructor music CD’s, books and other materials before and during the BBQ.
• CD and DVD drawing for those who get their evaluations completed and handed in by 6:30pm.

8:00-9:00pm – Band Scramble Finals

In the Wildflower Tent around one mike.

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