Dear friends,
I’m writing today to let you know about an IBMA-hosted training for artists scheduled in your area November 4. I hope to see some of you there. Please feel free to forward this info to artists who might be interested in coming also. Thanks!

-Nancy Cardwell, IBMA

Bluegrass in the Schools Artist Training Coming to Harvest Jamboree in Minneapolis

In an effort to reach more young people with bluegrass music IBMA, in conjunction with the Minnesota Bluegrass & Old Time Music Association (MBOTMA), will host a Bluegrass in the Schools Training for Artists at the new Harvest Jamboree scheduled for Nov. 3-4, 2006 in Minneapolis.

The goal for these new regional trainings, hosted at major bluegrass festivals or association events across the country, is to give local musicians and bands (along with interested event producers and association leaders) some tools to develop effective educational bluegrass programs for students.

The workshop will be held on Saturday, Nov. 4, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. in Workshop Room A at the Marriott Minneapolis West in Minneapolis, Minn. during the Harvest Jamboree. Attendees will receive a Bluegrass in the Schools Certificate of Participation for the training session.

The Bluegrass in the Schools session will be part of a comprehensive workshop series designed by MBOTMA, intended specifically for bands that want to develop their performance and business skills. Entire bands or individual musicians representing local or touring bands are welcome and encouraged to attend any of these workshops. There will be no additional fee for the workshops other than the purchase of a festival ticket for the day they take place.

Nancy Cardwell from IBMA will be joined by Phil Nusbaum, Ph.D. and Bob Bovee & Gail Heil (a old-time band with several years experience in presenting programs at schools), at the Bluegrass in the Schools Training for Artists. Course content will include information on current IBMA tools available and a “tip sheet” of advice compiled from more than a dozen experienced bands with ideas on how to develop and present educational bluegrass programs for students. Also included in the program will be a live demonstration of a presentation for students, info on relating to students at different ages, suggestions on how to book Bluegrass in the Schools programs in local schools, ideas about how to fund school presentations and a Q&A session.

You may register for the training on site, Nov. 4. For more info on course content contact IBMA at 888-438-4262 or nancyc@ibma.org. For more info on the Harvest Jamboree, go to http://www.minnesotabluegrass.org

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