Musicians — Have you wanted to gain experience playing with a band, develop confidence so you can play at a Blues Jam Session? . . . Have you wanted to increase your ability to play your instrument and let your soul come forth in a solo of beautiful bent, joyful and crying notes? Then the Stormy Monday Blues Workshop can help you.

In this weekend workshop totally devoted to playing, learning and loving the blues, you will cover new topics to gain more understanding of playing the Blues. Techniques will be shown. There is also room to answer any question you have about particular styles of Blues. And there will be a ton of jamming, learning how to solo, and accompanying others.

By the end of the weekend, you will have learned classic blues tunes that you will be able to play out in a blues session.

The blues workshop was great fun. I had a blast! The workshop format provides an experience that cannot be obtained in private lessons, namely playing music with other people in a non-competitive, supportive setting. I appreciated the preparation time you put in doing the tape and the chord charts and tabs, which I know I will use for future reference. I know that cost can be an issue in deciding whether to participate in a workshop like this. But when computed on a per/hour basis ($200/12 = $16.67 per hour) the cost is quite reasonable when compared to the cost of private lessons.

The biggest benefit to me was the experience playing music with other people. I also learned some new licks and moves. Having the band there and getting a chance to play with them was a rare opportunity for me. Thank you for the great workshop. Feel free to give my name and number to future prospects who want to talk to a prior participant.

— Toby Gallegos