workshop – Introduction to Blue Grass with Sue Malcolm 

Introduction to Blue Grass Workshop

with Sue Malcolm

FREE with  NOW Membership (purchase here or in the workshop)

Donations gratefully accepted (donate here) 

Since 1978, the New Orchestra Workshop Society (NOW) has presented music improvisation workshops, offering space for exploration and participation. Our workshops are for improvisers of all levels of ability and ranges of experience, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, age, race or religion. We protect privacy in our workshops and adopt the We Have Voice Collective Code of Conduct. Read more about NOW workshop policies here.

This workshop will be about learning bluegrass jamming skills – learning to hear chords, learning a couple of traditional songs and instrumental tunes. We may make up songs on the spot, using the skills of the participants in the workshop. We will explore the roles of different instruments in the context of a bluegrass band or jam and different ways of communicating.

Sue Malcolm has been a mainstay of the Vancouver folk and bluegrass scene since 1980 as a performer, instructor and organizer, and a founder of The Pacific Bluegrass and Heritage Society. Recognized for her ability to help beginners gain confidence and enjoy making music in a group setting, Sue developed the Slow Pitch Jam method of teaching bluegrass jamming. Since 1996 Sue’s monthly Slow Pitch Jams at the ANZA Club in Vancouver have been drawing huge crowds. She has taught beginner guitar and bluegrass jamming at many music camps including the BC Bluegrass Workshop (now Nimblefingers) and the Georgia Strait Guitar Workshop.