We’ve got some great things planned for May 15th. And the party keeps getting bigger and better\u2026here\u2019s some breaking news on the Bass Forum\u2019s 2-year birthday party.
\n\nFirst off, we celebrate our new partnership with Fredericksburg Academy. I\u2019m sending a huge thank you to Fredericksburg Academy and their Music Department for hosting and partnering with the Virginia Bass Forum.
\n\nSo to help Fredericksburg Academy benefit from this partnership, I ask that you please bring a few dollars with you to donate to the FA Band Boosters. They will have a concessions table set up with food and drink for sale. They will also be selling jewelry created by a friend of mine; April Tos of Corvus Creations. April has her own unique spin on recycling. She takes used bass and guitar strings and creates one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces from them. She\u2019s offered to split all of the proceeds from her jewelry sales with the FA Band Boosters.
\n\nWe’re going to kick things off at 3 PM with a clinic with Bryan Beller. This is definitely a “hands-on” clinic, so bring your bass. Bryan is going to take participants through learning songs by ear. I saw this clinic at Bass Boot Camp and it was very interactive and a lot of fun. You are welcome to bring either an electric bass or an upright bass to participate.
\n\nWe are going to have a potluck dinner after the clinic ends (so please bring a dish to share!). During the dinner hour, we have added a Bass Open Mic\/Open Jam. Several people have asked if we were going to do another concert like we did in 2010 for the one-year birthday bash. Since a good portion of the bass community will already be together, this seemed like a great opportunity to get local bassists up and performing. We will have 2 bass rigs set up, a vocal mic, and a drum set. I\u2019d love to see a mix of student performances and jams by local bass instructors.
\n\nThe dinner break will also be a great time to pick up CDs from Bryan and Kira. Both of them have new CDs out, and Bryan will be releasing a new DVD.
\n\nAt 6:30, we will wind down the Bass Open Mic\/Open Jam. Kira Small and Bryan Beller will have a house concert at that point. We can settle in to finish off the evening with lovely, sultry vocals and R&B music. And Bryan has been known to throw in the occasional solo bass piece. Solo bass meets sexy R&B. Sounds like a nice finish to the evening to me! Haven\u2019t heard them play? Oh my\u2026you owe it to yourself to click the link below. This is Bryan and Kira performing at WesFest 5:
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