Students will learn 2-3 finger-style blues songs, with a focus on different songs and keys from the morning class as well as different techniques and runs. The class will compliment the morning class, not duplicate it. Students will first learn songs by ear, with handouts available after we learning how to learn songs without using tab.
Requirements:
Students are expected to know the basic chords in first position, A, B7, C, D, E, F and G. and be able to change chords, so that they are ready to learn songs. We will also be using a version of the A chord with the first finger barring the bottom 4 strings on the 2nd fret and the pinky on the 5th fret first string.
Instructor Bio
Joan Fenton has worked as a musician, folklorist, and business woman. She is the recipient of the WC Handy award for keeping the blues alive in education. She produced traditional music shows for 15 years for various radio stations and received two National Endowment for the Arts grants to record traditional musicians. Her field recordings can be found at the D&E Library and in the Joan Fenton collection at the University of NC at Chapel Hill library. Her work with nonprofits includes serving on the executive board of the Folk Alliance.