Handmade Music School Workshops offer unique learning experiences in music or dance with master teachers at the Floyd Country Store. The workshops are timely, engaging, and dynamic sessions targeted to serve participants with varied interests and goals. Register today for a shorter 1-2 hour workshop, an all-day learning experience, or a multi-day camp!
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September 2019
The Handmade Music School presents an intermediate banjo workshop with Jared Boyd on Saturday, September 28, 2019 from 3:30-5:00pm. Cost is $30. This workshop will focus on a few Round Peak/Galax area tunes, as well as some clawhammer techniques and licks you can add to your playing to give it more character/variety. We will go through tunes phrase by phrase at a moderate pace so as to get in as many tunes as possible. Attendees are expected to be able to learn by ear or by watching, as no tablature or written notation will be provided.
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The Handmade Music School presents part two of a live sound workshop series with Joseph Dejarnette of Studio808A/Turn It Down Sound on Monday, October 7, 2019 from 6:00-8:00 pm.This intermediate workshop is designed for folks who already know how to set-up and run a small PA, but are looking to become more familiar with fine tuning a system for the best possible sound using whatever gear and space is available.
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The Handmade Music School present an intermediate fiddle workshop, "Merging Traditional Fiddle Styles," with Billy Hurt on Saturday October 12, 2019 from 3:30-5:00pm. Cost is $30. This intermediate workshop will teach participants to use multiple fiddle styles to create their own versions of tunes, while staying within the framework of traditional music. Billy will point out examples of fiddlers that have used the same techniques on old records.
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The Handmade Music School presents a flatfoot dance workshop on Saturday, October 26, 2019 from 5:00-6:00pm with Martha Spencer from the family-based Whitetop Mountain Band & Larry Sigmon & Martha Spencer. Cost is $25.
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The Handmade Music School presents part three of a live sound workshop series with Joseph Dejarnette of Studio808A/Turn It Down Sound on Monday, November 4, 2019 from 6:00-8:00 pm. This intermediate workshop is designed for folks who already know how to set-up and run a small PA, but are looking to become more familiar with fine tuning a system for the best possible sound using whatever gear and space is available. This workshop takes into consideration running sound that includes electric instruments and drum kits.
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The Handmade Music School is excited to present two great workshops with fingerpicking and slide guitar virtuoso Scott Ainslie on Saturday, November 30th, 2019. Both workshops will take place at Hotel Floyd. Prices are $30 per workshop, or $50 for both workshops. Workshop attendees will also receive $5 off a ticket to Scott's evening concert at Hotel Floyd.
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The Handmade Music School presents limberjack decorating and dancing with Linda Ray on Saturday, November 30, 2019 from 1:00-3:00pm. Do you have family in town Thanksgiving weekend? Bring them to the Handmade Music School for this special, all ages, event! Young children are welcome with an adult, or age 10 and over without an accompanying adult. The cost is $45 and includes limberjack.
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The Handmade Music School presents an intermediate/advanced Round Peak workshop on Saturday, December 21, 2019 from 3:30 - 5:00 pm. The workshop includes your choice of fiddle with Kirk Sutphin, banjo with Kevin Fore, or guitar with Chester McMillian. Cost is $30 for one workshop.
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The Handmade Music School presents a beginners ukulele workshop with Ash Devine on Saturday, December 28, 2019 from 1:00-3:00pm. Cost is $30 for workshop only or $65 including a new ukulele. This is a family-friendly, kid-friendly workshop priced with a ukulele. It is a perfect gift and activity for the Holiday vacation week! Those interested can purchase the Ukulele and wrap it up for a loved one, and receive a gift certificate for the Workshop, or receive a gift certificate for both the instrument and the workshop to be picked up on December 28th.
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