Workshops

Bluegrass Harmony Singing Crash Course Workshop with Bill Evans

Sunday, February 2nd from 1-3 pm 

For all folks who sing or who would like to sing – no prior experience necessary! Harmony singing is an important and tremendously fun part of bluegrass music. In this relaxed and incredibly fun singing session, you’ll experience close harmony bluegrass singing and learn how this is different from the kind of singing you might have encountered in choirs and in church singing. You will try your voice out for each of the three parts in a bluegrass trio (called the lead, tenor & baritone) and you’ll explore the different ways to arrange these parts depending upon the range of the singers and the key of the song. You’ll also understand how to arrange parts when men and women are singing together and learn the secrets of finding a harmony part on the fly in a jam session. All ages are welcome and there’s no need to bring an instrument – just bring yourself, as many friends as possible and your voices!

More About Bill

Shenandoah Valley resident and Banjo For Dummies author Bill Evans is one of the most experienced bluegrass teachers & workshop leaders in the world. His instruction is practical, down-to-earth and designed for the adult learner. Bill is a 2024 inductee into the American Banjo Museum’s Hall of Fame and is a Steve Martin Banjo Prize recipient. He has performed with David Grisman, Tony Trischka, Hazel Dickens, David Bromberg, Dry Branch Fire Squad, and many others in a professional career that now spans four decades. He currently tours with banjo icon Alan Munde and with his own solo show The Banjo in America and the California Bluegrass Reunion, featuring mandolinist John Reischman. Bill has produced nine instructional video projects including Harmony Singing Made Easy from the Murphy Method and he is the co-author of Parking Lot Picker’s Songbook: Banjo Edition. He directed popular bluegrass jam classes in Berkeley, CA for many years and also hosts five online banjo courses for Peghead Nation, in addition to teaching one-on-one banjo lessons online and from his home in Mt. Sidney. His latest recording is Things Are Simple, which Bluegrass Unlimited reviewed as “more than a masterpiece, it’s a celebration.” In early 2024, he performed for The Front Porch Virginia with banjo icon Alan Munde.

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Email: bill@billevansbanjo.com