BANJO INSTRUCTION-BANJO WORKSHOPS

Workshops by Ross Nickerson

Ross Nickerson's
Workshop Series

Playing Banjo By Ear and Jamming
Ross Nickerson performing in Florida, British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Connecticut, Ohio, New York, West Virginia, Indiana, Kentucky, Ireland, Nova Scotia, Germany and Australia this year

BanjoTeacher.com and Ross Nickerson will have booths
at these bluegrass festivals this summer
Ross will be there all weekend with his instructional material and advice along with the ResNick resonator Banjo, the new Nick Kick signature model banjo and other new products.

BanjoTeacher.com and Ross Nickerson booth locations this summer.
Come by and say hi! We’ll be picking too!

Strawberry Park Bluegrass Festival, Preston, CT May 28-31
Appalachian Uprising Bluegrass Festival, Chesapeake, Ohio June 4-6
Bean Blossom 43rd Annual Bluegrass Festival Morgantown, Indiana June 13th to 20th
Summersville Music in the Mountains, Summersville, West Va June 24-27
Greyfox Bluegrass Festival Oak Hill, NY July 16-20

Email or call for more information 1-866-322-6567, help@banjoteacher.com

Banjo Workshop in Duncannon, PA (Carlile/Harrisburg area)
with Ross Nickerson
October 17th, Saturday from 2 to 6 PM. The workshop is for beginners and intermediate players. Students do no need to bring their banjos if they prefer not to. It's also ok to record or videotape the workshop as long as it used for personal use only.

Students must register in advance
Click to register
Cost is $60
More about Nickerson's workshops

Other Upcoming workshop events
4th Annual Banjo Workshop Cruise with Ross Nickerson

The Banjo Workshop Cruise

Workshop Reviews
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7th Annual Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival
bela fleck show

Ross Nickerson, Tony Trishka at concert in Somerset, KY, 2008
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The Nova Scotia Banjo Camp

BanjoTeacher.com present the
Nova Scotia Banjo Camp

Next Camp scheduled for October 23-25, 2009

Click here for more information

Picture from 2007 Banjo Camp

The Nova Scotia Banjo Camp presented by BanjoTeacher.com will be a three-day teaching and jamming event in beautiful Nova Scotia Canada. The event will include banjo workshop classes, jams, concerts and other activities. The location is set on the shores of the North Thumberland Strait on the scenic Sunrise Trail, just across the strait from Prince Edward Island.

The Nova Scotia Banjo Camp

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Playing By Ear and Jamming Workshops Schedule

Ross Nickerson

Playing By Ear and Jamming Workshops Schedule

To insure your spot and pregister by credit card for any workshop click here

You can also sign up for workshops in your area by calling 1-866-322-6567
help@banjoteacher.com

Latest Playing by Ear & Jamming Workshops Scheduled

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Click here for Ross Nickerson's Upcoming Shows with the band Hungry Hill

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Ross Nickerson On the Road This is a link to all the places I traveled to last year and am scheduled to visit this year coming up.

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Testimonials
.....I was at the Midwest Banjo Camp - Lansing, MI, last June and watched you play banjo on Saturday evening. You play amazingly well. My daughter
and I had never seen anyone play a banjo so cleanly and with such speed before. You are really a gifted artist.
.......I learned more from you at your clinic than I did at the two other clinics I’ve attended combined! That you are the best instructor around was reinforced after meeting you in person

Bela Fleck, Ross Nickerson, Tony Trischka at the 4th Annual Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival

Ross Nickerson will be back at Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival in Ireland this year
September 25th to 28th

Ross comes to the festival as a tutor,
and as a performer as part of the Canadian bluegrass band Hungry Hill.
Click here for more information

Ross Nickerson on tour in Australia from November 8th to December 10th.
Please contact Peter Nahuysen for performance and workshop schedule
peter_nahuysen@optusnet.com

Student comments on what they learned at Ross's 5-string banjo bluegrass workshops

...... Despite knowing of your reputation, and having attended last year’s clinic here in Somerset, I was very gratefully impressed with how much I was able to take away from this year’s lessons. You have a tremendous ability to pinpoint weak areas, but, more importantly, you were able to offer multiple suggestions to address problem areas. You were able to seamlessly integrate basics like picking technique, rolls, and chords with more advanced techniques in backup, playing leads from chords, and ways to relieve my malignant stage fright.

It must be difficult to critique adults who have made the banjo such an important part of their lives. However, I never felt you were patronizing with your comments and corrections, and your admonishment to “push myself” mechanically and musically was exactly what I needed. After our session I had a renewed zeal for practice, with multiple tools and techniques to advance. I haven’t been this excited about practicing and playing in a very long time.

I have been to other online instructional sites and various clinics and I am 100% convinced that your site and your personal instruction are the best out there. I would most strongly encourage anyone interested in playing (or in advancing their skill on) the banjo to take advantage of the multiple tools available through your web site and/or to attend one of your clinics. Nothing comes close to the “return on the dollar” they will get from your various teaching methods.

On a more personal note, I can play Salt Creek down the neck from rolls and chord changes alone. Doing the same up the neck is a little harder. I have been practicing your suggestions to overcome stage fright, and I will test them at tomorrow night’s performance. I am signing up for the instructional cruise as soon as I finish this and look forward to seeing you then.

Many thanks again for all that you have done to help get more enjoyment from the banjo.

Bob Cameron