Closet picker alert! 

Could you use a bluegrass slow-jam class, or do you know someone who could?

Thursdays Apr 25-May 30,  6:30-9:30pm

Sparks NV Great Basin Brewing Co

Hello, Reno area pickers! Pete Wernick here with some good news. Our previous Wernick Method bluegrass jamming classes in your area were so well received we are doing another! Rick Sparks's six-Thursday jam class in Sparks, NV starts April 25.

Informal jamming is a highly prized goal for almost any new-to-bluegrass picker, and yet isn't addressed in most music instruction. Since the mid-90s I've hosted jam camps, refining ways to get people jamming as easily and quickly as possible. Lately I've started a network of certified teachers trained to conduct classes using my methods -- the Wernick Method.

Rick's earlier classes have been a big hit, and his students couldn't have been more appreciative. They not only learned to jam, they loved the format. Local classes keep costs down and bring together friends and neighbors who might be future jamming buddies.  Rick's students reported: ... great class, great fun ... got us to make music together by the end of the first class ... did a superb job of teaching a mixed group to jam ... it seemed miraculous to me!

If you don't already know Rick... he is equally at home playing banjo, guitar, mandolin, dobro and pedal steel guitar, and singing either lead or harmony. He has developed a reputation as an outstanding teacher on all of his instruments and currently has over 30 students under his wing. Students say: ... patient and generous with his time and expertise ... knows how to put people at ease ...  gentle yet persuasive nature is perfect for a jam class.

The class will be held in Sparks NV upstairs at the Great Basin Brewing Co, from 6:30-9:30pm beginning April 25 and running for six Thursdays.

Special! Sign up before April 7 and get a $20 discount! And if you've taken this class before, receive another $10 off!

In the first part of each class Rick will lead everyone on 2- and 3-chord bluegrass standards at very manageable speeds. The other part will be small group jams coached by Rick and an assistant or two. This class format is intended to give you a chance to digest the new content each week and practice jam skills between sessions.

If you've ever wished you could be part of a bluegrass jam, or have friends who would like to but might need a push start, I strongly recommend this class with Rick. As in every Wernick Method class, everyone will be jamming at the first session! And if you can already jam but want to brush up on your picking and singing and meet new music buddies, you're welcome as well.

For more information about Rick's class, click here.

For more information about the Wernick Bluegrass Music Method, click here.