Advanced Banjo
In this advanced bluegrass banjo class we will look at tools for taking your playing and performance to the next level. Topics will include: visualizing and mapping the neck for both arranging and improvising; lick development; how to create and refine your own musical ideas, technique and tone improvement; strategies for dealing with performance anxiety; and effective practice habits. It will be question driven, meaning that we can discuss topics of interest to the students. It will also be hands on, meaning that we will do lots of playing through the material presented and playing songs as a way to practice the material (and just for fun). Stories, anecdotes, and laughing are also highly probable.
Jeff Scroggins
Jeff Scroggins has won more than 50 banjo contests, including the National Bluegrass Banjo Championship. He has performed and recorded with some of the top names in bluegrass and taken his fiery style to stages around the world.
In 2009 Jeff founded Jeff Scroggins and Colorado and spent the next 10 years headlining top bluegrass festivals and venues, and teaching at workshops and camps around the world. The band and its members have been recognized with various nominations and awards from the International Bluegrass Music Association.
Jeff met Liz Bader while touring in British Columbia, Canada; eventually relocating there and getting married. In 2023 Jeff returned to the stage, and he plans to continue a limited schedule of teaching, travel, and performing.
