The Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival is pleased to once again offer a Wernick Method Jam Camp hosted by Ira Gitlin.  Jam Camp will be held at Granite Hill Camping Resort festival venue beginning on Monday of festival week and concluding on Thursday. Jam Campers will on kick off the four days of non-stop, top notch bluegrass music by showcasing their new-found skills on Sterling Pavilion!!!

If you play a bluegrass instrument (guitar, bass, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, dobro) THIS CAMP IS FOR YOU! Using the innovative methods developed by Pete “Dr. Banjo” Wernick (of Hot Rize fame), certified Wernick Method instructor Ira Gitlin will teach the “rules of the road” that will have you jamming in the very first session. No note-reading or tablature is used. You only need to play G, C, D, and A chords (or, for fiddle and bass, notes that go with those chords) and change them smoothly, and Ira and his staff (including award-winning banjoist Tom Adams) will show you the rest.

And if you’re already playing, but want to work on your higher-level jam skills, this class is for you, too!

Topics covered include the following:

•Jamming ground rules and etiquette
•Learning new songs on the fly
•Leading songs
•Finding melodies
•Faking solos
•Harmony singing.

👉 For full camp details,  CLICK HERE
👉 Ready to make friends with music—and make music with friends?  REGISTER HERE!

Once you’ve honed your skills, don’t stop there. Stay and join us for the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival, where jamming around the campfire after the pros leave the stage is just as much a part of the experience as the performances themselves.

Bring your instrument.
Bring your passion.
Come pick with us!

About the Director:

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:

Ira Gitlin (College Park, MD)  is widely known and respected in Washington and Baltimore music circles as a versatile multi-instrumentalist, teacher, and writer. A winner of the National Bluegrass Banjo Championship at Winfield, he has also performed with such nationally known performers as the Johnson Mountain Boys, Laurie Lewis, and Peter Rowan. Ira has taught at many camps and workshops, helping students master the basic skills that will make them a welcome presence at any jam session.