Beginner, Continuing Beginner 2 & 3, and Intermediate 5-String Old-Timey Banjo
Our next 5-string banjo classes with instructor Ed Sweeney will start in September, 2026.
Blackstone River Theatre will offer CONTINUING BEGINNER 3 5-STRING OLD-TIMEY BANJO from 10:00 a.m. to 10:50 a.m., and INTERMEDIATE WORKSHOP FOR 5-STRING OLD-TIMEY BANJO from 11:00 to NOON, with Ed Sweeney on Saturdays, September 19, 26, October 3, 17, 31, and November 7.
Blackstone River Theatre will also offer CONTINUING BEGINNER 2 5-STRING OLD-TIMEY BANJO from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., with Ed Sweeney on Tuesdays, September 15, 22, 29, and October 6, 13, 20. (Class is for students who have taken one or two 6-week beginner sessions with Ed.)
Blackstone River Theatre will also offer BEGINNER 5-STRING OLD-TIMEY BANJO from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., with Ed Sweeney on Tuesdays, September 15, 22, 29, and October 6, 13, 20.
These will be small group classes geared toward adults or teens age 16-and-up. Fee is $120 per student per six-week session and pre-payment is necessary. Minimum two needed to hold class. Maximum 5 students. In these classes you will learn the basics of playing the old-time Appalachian banjo style including tuning, ornamentation and basic frailing to drop thumb melodic playing. We will work on ear training and as we progress, discover the many different tunings of old timey banjo and why one would want to use different tunings. Participants must bring their own 5-string banjo!
