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Spring 2022 Cabin Camp Song List!

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This list is for the March 17-19 (TX), April 24-26 (TN), and Aug 16-18 (MT) camps!

If you’re coming to a camp but are not a Gold Pick member, email Alicia@BanjoBenClark.com and she’ll grant access to these lessons…or you can join as a Gold Pick member!

Amazing Grace
Banjo (Beginner) - https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/amazing-grace-build-a-break-banjo
Banjo (Advanced) - https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/amazing-grace-banjo
Guitar (Beginner) - https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/amazing-grace-build-a-break-guitar
Guitar (Beginner) - https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/amazing-grace-fingerstyle-guitar-beginner
Mandolin - https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/amazing-grace-build-a-break-mandolin

Cripple Creek
Banjo/Hammer-ons (Beginner) - https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/cripple-creek-hammer-ons-banjo
Banjo/Slides (Beginner) - https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/cripple-creek-slides-banjo
Banjo/Timing Theory (Beginner) - https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/cripple-creek-timing-theory-banjo
Guitar - https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/cripple-creek-guitar
Mandolin - https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/cripple-creek-mandolin-beginner

Nine Pound Hammer
Banjo (Beginner) - https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/nine-pound-hammer-basic-banjo
Banjo (Advanced) - https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/nine-pound-hammer-advanced-banjo
Guitar - https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/nine-pound-hammer-build-a-break-guitar
Mandolin - https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/nine-pound-hammer-build-a-break-mandolin

Salt Creek
Banjo (Intermediate) - https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/salt-creek-intermediate-banjo
Banjo (Advanced) - https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/salt-creek-advanced-banjo
Banjo Revisited (Intermediate) - https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/salt-creek-intermediate-revisited-banjo-intermediate
Guitar (Intermediate) - https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/salt-creek-melody-solo-guitar-intermediate
Guitar (Advanced) - https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/salt-creek-guitar
Mandolin (Beginner) - https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/salt-creek-basic-intermediate-mandolin-beginner
Mandolin (Advanced) - https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/salt-creek-mandolin

Unclouded Day
Banjo - https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/unclouded-day-build-a-break-banjo
Guitar - https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/unclouded-day-build-a-break-guitar-intermediate
Mandolin - https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/unclouded-day-build-a-break-mandolin

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St. Petersburg, FL Spring 2021 1-Day Cabin Camp Now Open!
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Very excited to get these! And I’m thankful for paring down the list to 5 songs vs. 10. Very helpful for us wanna-be bluegrass pickers to have 5 to concentrate on.

Can’t wait!

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#3

Thanks, Alicia! Just a little over three months away! I am looking forward to returning to Kilgore (God’s Country) and hanging out at the farm. I will be bringing my new OB-3 “Twanger” that I should be receiving from the General Store in the next week or two. Merry Christmas!

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#4

I would so much enjoy going to all of them, but I had to limit myself to one. So… Drum roll :drum:… I chose Montana. I think I will make TeXas :racehorse: :ox: a priority for next year. :cowboy_hat_face:

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#5

Would it matter if my arrangement of cripple creek is different from Ben’s? Or would that make it harder for the instructors to teach their lessons over a different arrangement? Thanks.

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#6

Hi Jesse

I don’t think it would be harder for the teachers to teach different arrangements. Having said that, they will be teaching THEIR syllabus not necessarily your arrangement.

If you haven’t learned Ben’s arrangement down pat I wouldn’t worry too much since the amount of info you’re going to be learning over the course of the camp will take a while to process when you get home. If you can learn Ben’s arrangement ahead of the camp then that would be most beneficial that’s the reason Ben gives you the list ahead of the camp so you are able to review the content and help you prepare.

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#7

I hope you do have your own versions! The songs are to provide a common curriculum of jam tunes and chord progressions for us to teach with. We won’t be teaching specific arrangements.

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#8

Great, thanks you guys. I’m excited to meet you and your crew @BanjoBen!

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#9

Thanks for sharing the songs. While I’m not attending, knowing it would be songs like these and at this difficulty level gives me a goal to aim for so I can attend in the future.

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#10

Hi Tammy.

The goal of camps is to help you learn. Most of the time is spent with instructors helping you to be able to play these songs, getting through trouble spots, and understanding how to play with others.

Other than the last “concert” session (I’ll get to that) I was never asked to perform a song or expected to play at any level.

Camp was filled with encouragement not just by the staff, but fellow students helping each other and cheering each other on for any accomplishments.

In the last “concert” the students all split up into “bands”. Each had an instructor and we had tie to put one song together to play for the rest of the camp. The bands were purposely made up of students of all levels and we were required to include everyone in in the song, so we all got a chance to play. It was all quite fun and not judged by musical ability!

Knowing “the list” would be an advantage, but I’d suggest going even if you don’t have all the songs down well, or play them at a high level (I didn’t). The reason to go is to learn to do that, and to meet up with others who are going through the same struggles of learning this music!

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#11

Thanks for the encouragement!

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#12

This is great – I always wanted a “study guide” for going to BG jams!

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#13

Hi there. Great reply to Tammy and it addresses some of the things I had in the back of my head when I signed up for the April 2022 camp. I’m really looking forward to attending this and learning how to play mandolin better…I have a LONG way to go but I’m retired now…so I have time to dedicate to it!

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#14

Very excited to see this list with this much advance notice (just signed up on Jan 4.) I’ve been going down the “Beginner Mandolin Checklist” and have completed quite a few lessons as I have played at this instrument for 30+ years but never really knew what I was doing. I’m gonna switch my focus to learning these songs and solos. I’m sure my local teacher will have fun playing along as well. He doesn’t care for tabs…but I can share the guitar tabs with him and we’ll get some work done on these. Looking forward to my first BBC Music Camp!

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#15

Oh man. MT sold out already and i didn’t get a spot. Is there any way to get on a wait list?

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I look forward to meeting you!

#17

You can always select the “notify me when available” button on the camp store page. But also email Alicia@banjobenclark.com and see what she says…she knows more about the cancellations and capacity details than I do.

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#18

Having fun with these–see you in Montana in August!

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#19

I can’t wait!

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This probably falls into the “dumb question” category but I’ll ask it anyway. I have finally trained my fingers to reach beyond reason (LoL0 and play your closed shape #1 for G, A, C, D etc. I haven’t seen a video for another other closed shapes but I have another one for a closed A that, with the move of two fingers, becomes a closed D. From there it’s a short ride to a closed E.

So here’s the question part: When I come to camp in April are we all expected to use the chord shapes in your videos or can I play the same chords with different shapes? Some songs with quick chord changes (like A, 2 beats on E, G, in short order) are easier to play with Ron’s Chord Shape #2.

SO looking forward to camp. For now, though, I’m heading off to my mandolin lesson!

Thanks for all the great info on your site.

Gold Pickin’ Member
Ron

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