Saturday - 10 am to 11 am

Ausgrass Marquee - Bila Park

DISCOVER BLUEGRASS

IBMA and Ausgrass believe strongly in passing bluegrass music along to the next generation of fans and musicians.

In 2009, AUSGRASS EVENTS
is again promoting this education program, started at AUSGRASS 2008, encouraging teachers and school students in Australia to become acquainted with Bluegrass Music and gain the opportunity to interact with some of Australia's leading Bluegrass musicians. This 1 hour workshop is a new departure for Ausgrass and Bluegrass Music in Australia.
The overwhelming principle of the workshop is to welcome children, teenagers and parents to the music style. This outcome is hoped to be achieved by impromptu musical interaction with interested persons who attend during this workshop.
It is hoped that attendees will experience the friendly "family style" of feeling that is common with followers of Bluegrass Music as well as experience the " Call of the Mountains" so deeply entwined with the history of the music.

Ausgrass 2009 will be using the "Discover Bluegrass DVD" as a base learning resource.
Following the IBMA program as closely as is possible to allow Australian Music Teachers and students to have a common base of learning experiences, as well as gaining a list of common popular tunes, allowing students to easily interact at jam sessions, festivals and at school events.
 

 

2009 Beginners and Children's Workshop

It is envisaged that a similar program to 2008 will be undertaken, by band members and other experienced musicians attending the event. This interaction with children proved very popular in 2008 and we are certain that more adults, teachers and of course children learning musical instruments will attend the workshop.

Three simple bluegrass tunes will be taught during the workshop, so come along for a sing-along.
You don't need a musical instrument at this workshop, just bring a happy voice, 2009 tunes will be:-

SALTY DOG BLUES,

LONG JOURNEY HOME

Pig in a Pen.

 SO COME ALONG and JOIN in the FUN.

 

   

IBMA's "Bluegrass in the Schools" program includes:

• A 67-minute educational DVD,

Discover Bluegrass: Exploring American Roots Music, complete with downloadable lesson
plans for each of six units, targeting students age 8-13

• Teacher Workshops held in conjunction with major bluegrass festivals across the country,
to give educators the tools to utilise bluegrass music in the classroom.

• Matching $100 Mini-Grants to help fund live, educational presentations of bluegrass music for students

• A variety of local programs implemented by our members, including: bluegrass camps and workshops at festivals, after school bluegrass clubs, two-week artist in residency programs where a bluegrass band works with orchestra students who already play stringed instruments, special bluegrass-related lesson plans and units planned during the school day, and live educational presentations from touring bands at school assemblies.

• An online Bluegrass in the Schools Implementation Manual

• An international Bluegrass Lesson Plan Competition with award-winning lesson plans posted on this website

• Regional Bluegrass in the Schools Workshops for Artists interested in developing in-school bluegrass presentations.

 For more info on IBMA's Bluegrass in the Schools program, contact Nancy Cardwell at (615) 256-3222, or nancyc@ibma.org. 

 

TO VIEW THE IBMA
(Bluegrass in the Schools)
 WEB PAGE

 updated December 2008

 "THIS DVD is a MUST for all STUDENTS of BLUEGRASS MUSIC"

This DVD has simply GREAT FOOTAGE of performers and the Historical section of the DVD has some marvellous footage of early styles and performers
Copies of the IBMA DVD will be available for students to purchase at COST all weekend at the CD Sales Desk.
67 minute educational DVD, COMPLETE WITH 6 PDF LESSON PLANS

This is a FIRST for AUSGRASS and Bluegrass Music in Australia
and at the time of this update, the
ONLY Music Venue supporting this Program in Australia