Welcome to the Bluegrass College
TWO WAYS TO SUBSCRIBE!

Now you can subscribe either monthly or annually.
For a monthly subscription of $8.95 (£4.50 + vat in the UK) you can download one Lesson each month and you are free to cancel your subscription at any time.

For an annual subscription of $69.95 US (£39.95 + vat in the UK) you can download twelve Lessons in the year from the ever-growing Lesson Library. A Lesson is the entire set of files for a tune for an instrument (see below)..

This means that you can choose the payment plan that suits you best.

DON'T FORGET:

A new tune or song will be added to the Library every month.

Multi-instrumentalists can mix and match as they wish. You can use your Lesson credits to learn whatever instrument or tune you wish.

As a limited promotional offer, the Vocal mixes are included with your instrumental Lesson FREE!

Extra Lessons are available. Monthly subscribers who would like more than one Lesson a month can download as many extra as they like for a further charge of $6.0 per Lesson.Annual subscribers who would like more than twelve Lessons in a year can download them at a discount on the following sliding scale.

  • 1st additional download - $6.00
  • 2nd additional download - $5.70 (5% discount)
  • 3nd additional download - $5.42 (a further 5% discount from the previously discounted price)
and so on for each additional download.

We think this is a great deal! We hope you think so, too. We look forward to welcoming you as a member.

To join the Bluegrass College, just click here.

To email a question to the college staff, click here.

A LESSON TYPICALLY CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING:

In each Lesson, the instructors take you through an Easier and an Advanced break, and some back-up.

At the Learning Tempo in the audio files, just the breaks are played; there are versions with and without your instrument, and a version with your instrument all by itself with a metronome click.

The Slow Jam Tempo is a short version of the tune or song with both breaks, and either singing or other breaks for you to back up; there are versions with and without your instrument.

The Performance Tempo is a full-length version with breaks from all the other instruments and all the singing where applicable. There are versions with and without your instrument and in a few cases there are extra mixes showing backup in detail.

Please note that some slower tunes or songs only have two different tempos.

In the videos the breaks are played at the slowest - Learning - tempo (except the bass, which is at the Slow Jam Tempo).

Where there are vocal mixes, all the parts are available both together and separately in all possible combinations including no vocals at all.

A typical set of Lesson files looks like this:

1. LESSON NOTES (in pdf. format)

  • Includes exact tempos, capo positions and other useful tips.

2. TAB / NOTATION (in pdf. format)

  • The transcription of the easier and advanced solos for your instrument

3. LYRICS (where applicable) (in pdf. format)

4. VIDEOS (in mov. format). These usually include:

  • Instructor playing the easier solo / Left hand view
  • Instructor playing the easier solo / Full frame view
  • Instructor playing the advanced solo / Left hand view
  • Instructor playing the advanced solo / Full frame view

5. AUDIO FILES (in mp3 format)

  • Learning Tempo Mixes (very slow speed)
    • Easier solo - with the band
    • Easier solo - without the band, but with a click track
    • Advanced solo - with the band
    • Advanced solo - without the band, but with a click track
    • The band without your instrument
  • Slow Jam Tempo Mixes (medium speed)
    • Easier and Advanced Solo + backup - with the band
    • Easier and Advanced Solo + backup - the band without your instrument
  • Performance Tempo Mixes (fast speed)
    • Easier and Advanced Solo + backup - with the band
    • Easier and Advanced Solo + backup - the band without your instrument

6. VOCAL MIXES - where applicable

  • Slow Jam Tempo Mixes (medium speed)
    • With Lead Vocal - solo vocal
    • With Tenor Vocal - solo vocal
    • With Baritone Vocal - solo vocal
    • Without Lead Vocal
    • Without Tenor Vocal
    • With Baritone Vocal
    • With No Vocals
  • Performance Tempo Mixes (fast speed)
    • With Lead Vocal - solo vocal
    • With Tenor Vocal - solo vocal
    • With Baritone Vocal - solo vocal
    • Without Lead Vocal
    • Without Tenor Vocal
    • With Baritone Vocal
    • With No Vocals