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Northeast

Northeast

West Suffield CT

All day

One-Day Jam Class

Hebron CT

10:00 am–6:00 pm EST

One-Day Jam Class

Purdys NY

10:00 am–6:00 pm EST

One-Day Jam Class

New York

Jul 15–16

Jam Class @ Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival

Paul Dube and Erin Dube

Silver Bay NY

Aug 21–26

Silver Bay NY

Aug 21–26

Basic Level Bluegrass Jam Camp

Contoocook NH

Sep 9–11

Weekend Jam Camp

Ellen Carlson & Melissa Bragdon Caron

Southeast

Northeast

Fayetteville NC

Jan 16–30

Weekly Jam Class (Sun)

Buck Thrailkill

Mt. Juliet TN

Jan 25–Mar 15

Weekly Jam Class (Tue)

Nashville TN

Jan 27–28

Jam Camp @ SPBGMA Conf

& Leigh Nelson

Melbourne FL

Jan 28–30

Weekend Jam Camp

Nashville TN

1:00 pm–3:00 pm EST

FREE Class @ SPBGMA Conf

& Leigh Nelson

Port Charotte FL

Feb 17–Mar 31

Weekly Jam Class (Thu)

Pensacola FL

Feb 25–27

Weekend Jam Camp

Raleigh NC

Mar 9–Apr 13

Weekly Jam Class (Wed)

Leslie Dare & Susan West

Abingdon VA

Mar 11–13

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Abingdon VA

Apr 8–10

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Boomer NC

Apr 25–28

MerleFest Bluegrass Camp

Boomer NC

May 2–5

Jam Camp after MerleFest

& Leigh Nelson

Abingdon VA

Jun 2–5

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Blacksburg SC

Jun 24–26

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Abingdon VA

Jul 29–31

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Bristol/Abingdon VA

Sep 6–9

Jam Camp pre-Rhythm Roots Festival

& Leigh Nelson

Maggie Valley NC

Oct 7–9

Weekend Jam Camp

Abingdon VA

Oct 14–16

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Myrtle Beach SC

Oct 20–23

Weekend Bluegrass Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Monteagle TN

Oct 28–30

Weekend Jam Camp

Mid-Atlantic

Midwest

Mid-Atlantic

Appleton WI

Feb 2–Mar 9

Weekly Jam Class (Wed)

Pickerington OH

Mar 13–Apr 10

Weekly Jam Class (Sun)

Fred Staunton & George Welling

Peoria IL

Apr 22–24

Weekend Jam Camp

St. Louis MO

Jun 3–5

Weekend Jam Camp

South Central

Northwest

Southwest

Mountain

Glendale CA

Jan 29–30

Weekend Jam Camp

John David

Glendale CA

Apr 30–May 1

Weekend Jam Camp

John David

Big Bear Lake CA

Jun 10–12

Weekend Jam Camp

Glendale CA

Jun 25–26

Weekend Jam Camp

John David

Non-U.S.

Mountain

Nový Jičín Moravian-Silesian

Jan 21–23

Weekend Jam Camp

Alsbach-Hähnlein Hesse

10:00 am–6:00 pm EST

Saturday Jam Class

Plusquellec Bretagne

May 26–29

Weekend Jam Camp

Sébastien Ferry

Paris Île-de-France

Jun 25–26

Weekend Jam Camp

Phillip Island Victoria

Aug 12–14

Weekend Jam Camp

Kelowna British Columbia

Sep 9–11

Weekend Jam Camp

Galway Connacht

Nov 4–6

Weekend Jam Camp

Plusquellec Bretagne

Nov 11–13

Weekend Jam Camp

Sébastien Ferry

West Suffield CT

All day

One-Day Jam Class

Hebron CT

10:00 am-6:00 pm EST

One-Day Jam Class

Purdys NY

10:00 am-6:00 pm EST

One-Day Jam Class

New York

Jul 15-16

Jam Class @ Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival

Paul Dube and Erin Dube

Silver Bay NY

Aug 21-26

Silver Bay NY

Aug 21-26

Basic Level Bluegrass Jam Camp

Contoocook NH

Sep 9-11

Weekend Jam Camp

Ellen Carlson & Melissa Bragdon Caron

Fayetteville NC

Jan 16-30

Weekly Jam Class (Sun)

Buck Thrailkill

Mt. Juliet TN

Jan 25-Mar 15

Weekly Jam Class (Tue)

Nashville TN

Jan 27-28

Jam Camp @ SPBGMA Conf

& Leigh Nelson

Melbourne FL

Jan 28-30

Weekend Jam Camp

Nashville TN

1:00 pm-3:00 pm EST

FREE Class @ SPBGMA Conf

& Leigh Nelson

Port Charotte FL

Feb 17-Mar 31

Weekly Jam Class (Thu)

Pensacola FL

Feb 25-27

Weekend Jam Camp

Raleigh NC

Mar 9-Apr 13

Weekly Jam Class (Wed)

Leslie Dare & Susan West

Abingdon VA

Mar 11-13

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Abingdon VA

Apr 8-10

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Boomer NC

Apr 25-28

MerleFest Bluegrass Camp

Boomer NC

May 2-5

Jam Camp after MerleFest

& Leigh Nelson

Abingdon VA

Jun 2-5

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Blacksburg SC

Jun 24-26

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Abingdon VA

Jul 29-31

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Bristol/Abingdon VA

Sep 6-9

Jam Camp pre-Rhythm Roots Festival

& Leigh Nelson

Maggie Valley NC

Oct 7-9

Weekend Jam Camp

Abingdon VA

Oct 14-16

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Myrtle Beach SC

Oct 20-23

Weekend Bluegrass Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Monteagle TN

Oct 28-30

Weekend Jam Camp

Appleton WI

Feb 2-Mar 9

Weekly Jam Class (Wed)

Pickerington OH

Mar 13-Apr 10

Weekly Jam Class (Sun)

Fred Staunton & George Welling

Peoria IL

Apr 22-24

Weekend Jam Camp

St. Louis MO

Jun 3-5

Weekend Jam Camp

Austin TX

Apr 2-3

Weekend Jam Camp

John David

Denton Texas

Apr 29-May 1

Weekend Jam Camp

& Debbie Wagner

Glendale CA

Jan 29-30

Weekend Jam Camp

John David

Glendale CA

Apr 30-May 1

Weekend Jam Camp

John David

Big Bear Lake CA

Jun 10-12

Weekend Jam Camp

Glendale CA

Jun 25-26

Weekend Jam Camp

John David

Nový Jičín Moravian-Silesian

Czech Republic

Jan 21-23

Weekend Jam Camp

Alsbach-Hähnlein Hesse

Germany

10:00 am-6:00 pm EST

Saturday Jam Class

Plusquellec Bretagne

France

May 26-29

Weekend Jam Camp

Sébastien Ferry

Paris Île-de-France

France

Jun 25-26

Weekend Jam Camp

Phillip Island Victoria

Australia

Aug 12-14

Weekend Jam Camp

Kelowna British Columbia

Canada

Sep 9-11

Weekend Jam Camp

Galway Connacht

Ireland

Nov 4-6

Weekend Jam Camp

Plusquellec Bretagne

France

Nov 11-13

Weekend Jam Camp

Sébastien Ferry

Work on Jam Skills at Home

…or anywhere! Our songbooks and play-along jam videos are a great place to start. Explore our jam info library, including “How to Find Jams”, “Bluegrass Jamming Basics”, “Jam Skills Checklist”, our “116 Jam Favorites” and more!

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What is the Wernick Method?

Pete Wernick’s inventive and time-tested method focuses on the student’s desire to play music in a social setting. Our mission is to teach bluegrass jamming skills. Our classes and camps have been launching jammers all over the U.S. and overseas!