Dave Overthrow

Alumni Blues with Dennis McCumber, Pete Sweeney and Dave Overthrow

This course is designed exclusively for the experienced alumni who have sampled a variety of our curriculum and want to experience something a little different. Open to guitar, bass, and drums, this combo course is designed to help you advance on your instrument of choice, while developing a killer repertoire. Students will spend the morning with their respective instrument teacher learning advanced techniques, blues repertoire, and the skills needed to perform in a live playing situation. Afternoons will be spent in jam sessions with the other instruments so that the day's lessons can be applied.

Blues Summit This Blues Summit Course is open to intermediate and advanced guitarists, bassists, and drummers. Students choose one class from those listed and attend this class each day. in addition, all Blues Summit students attend Faculty Master Classes and participate in Performance Class where students will work with a rhythm section on repertoire related to their chosen class. Students also attend a Master Artist Workshop with a Guest Artist.

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Rock Bass Classic to Prog Maryland June 26- July 1	Rock Bass: Classic to Prog with David Overthrow It is all about the groove! Students will listen to, analyze, and play nothing but funk bass lines. Students will study lines and styles from funk masters of the past (from Larry Graham to Bootsy Collins) to the present as they listen to and study groups like Earth, Wind, & Fire, James Brown, P-Funk, Tower of Power, Lettuce, and others. Students will also learn about some of the more modern funk bass techniques used by bassists such as Victor Wooten, Marcus Miller, and others.	Sandy Spring Maryland Campus Sandy Spring Friend's School 16923 Norwood Road Sandy Spring , MD 20860
Phat Funky Fusion Bass Connecticut July 10-15	Phat Funky Fusion Bass with David Overthrow This seminar will dive into some of the most common techniques used on the modern electric bass in the styles of funk and fusion. The music Jaco, Victor Wooten, Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Flea, Bootsy Collins and others will be covered. Students will explore topics such as walking bass, fingerstyle funk, slap & pop style, constructing a solo, improvising bass lines and more. Students will spend much of the time in the classroom playing the bass and learning the importance of keeping a groove. New Milford CT. Campus:	New Milford CT. Campus The Canterbury School 101 Aspetuck Ave. New Milford, CT 06776
Rock Bass Classic to Prog Connecticut July 17-22	Rock Bass: Classic to Prog with David Overthrow?? It is all about the groove! Students will listen to, analyze, and play nothing but funk bass lines. Students will study lines and styles from funk masters of the past (from Larry Graham to Bootsy Collins) to the present as they listen to and study groups like Earth, Wind, & Fire, James Brown, P-Funk, Tower of Power, Lettuce, and others. Students will also learn about some of the more modern funk bass techniques used by bassists such as Victor Wooten, Marcus Miller, and others.	New Milford CT. Campus The Canterbury School 101 Aspetuck Ave. New Milford, CT 06776
Jaco Pastorius Connecticut July 31- Aug. 5	Jaco Pastorius: Bass Style and Music with David Overthrow Students will study the music and bass playing of the great Jaco Pastorius. The emphasis of this seminar will be on studying and learning some of Jaco’s groundbreaking bass lines while studying his style and learning about some of the techniques he used such as string crossing, fingerstyle funk, left hand muting and harmonics. The class will also prepare a Jaco tune for an ensemble piece to be played in concert.	New Milford CT. Campus The Canterbury School 101 Aspetuck Ave. New Milford, CT 06776
Alumni Only Blues Bass Connecticut July 24-29	Alumni Blues with Dennis McCumber, Pete Sweeney and Dave Overthrow This course is designed exclusively for the experienced alumni who have sampled a variety of our curriculum and want to experience something a little different. Open to guitar, bass, and drums, this combo course is designed to help you advance on your instrument of choice, while developing a killer repertoire. Students will spend the morning with their respective instrument teacher learning advanced techniques, blues repertoire, and the skills needed to perform in a live playing situation. Afternoons will be spent in jam sessions with the other instruments so that the day's lessons can be applied. Blues Summit This Blues Summit Course is open to intermediate and advanced guitarists, bassists, and drummers. Students choose one class from those listed and attend this class each day. in addition, all Blues Summit students attend Faculty Master Classes and participate in Performance Class where students will work with a rhythm section on repertoire related to their chosen class. Students also attend a Master Artist Workshop with a Guest Artist.	New Milford CT. Campus: The Canterbury School 101 Aspetuck Ave. New Milford, CT 06776