Thursday Classes Boost Your Skills

A core mission of the BBU is to provide bluegrass music education. Classes on the Thursday before the festival officially begins will be offered in the afternoon.

Master Classes

The Joe Val All-Stars will be teaching separate paid Master Classes on Thursday of Joe Val from 1 until 5 pm (with a half-hour break at 3). The Joe Val All-Star classes will be geared towards High Intermediate and Advanced musicians.

The cost of these three-and-a-half-hour classes is $50 ($55 for non-members), and all of the proceeds go directly to the teachers (the BBU doesn’t take a cut). You don’t need a ticket to Joe Val to join us. Class size is limited to 17, so we encourage you to register as soon as possible.

To register for one of the Master Classes, all you need to do is email your teacher directly with the subject line “Joe Val Master Class Registration”:

Alison Brown (Banjo) – [email protected]

Stuart Duncan (Fiddle) – [email protected]

Missy Raines (Bass) – [email protected]

Matt Flinner (Mandolin) – [email protected]

Michael Daves (Lead & harmony singing) – [email protected]

Chris Luquette – (Guitar) – [email protected]

Roger Williams – (Dobro) – [email protected]

Class Descriptions and Artist Biographies

Mid-Course Development Classes

Take the next step in your playing with Mid-Course Development Classes. To register for one of the classes, all you need to do is email your teacher directly with the subject line “Joe Val Mid-course Development Class Registration”.

Betsy Rome – Intermediate Guitar Class – [email protected]

Rich Stillman – Intermediate Banjo Class – [email protected]

Fast Track Classes

Get a jump on learning your instrument or jamming with the Fast Track classes. To register for one of the classes, all you need to do is email your teacher directly with the subject line “Joe Val Fast Track Class Registration”.

Nate Lee – Beginner Mandolin Class – [email protected]

Tony Watt – Beginner Jamming Class – [email protected]

All classes (for Beginners up to Advanced) will meet on the same schedule (from 1 until 5 pm on Thursday, February 12), so you can only sign up for one class.