Event Details
Whether you’re a novice or advanced picker, spend the week before the RockyGrass Festival immersed in the world of bluegrass. Spend your days in instrument workshops, jam coaching, and a variety of electives including practice techniques, accompaniment, improvisation, learning tunes, and music history. Evenings feature band scrambles, barbecues, and campground jams along the St. Vrain River for adult pickers of all ages, abilities, and experience levels.
Classes are offered in: guitar, mandolin, banjo, fiddle, dobro, bass, vocals, songwriting, mandolin building, and the Kids Camp (ages 7-14). A list of instructors can be found here.
*New for 2024* - If you wish to have a vehicle in the campground during the Academy, you must have an Academy Vehicle Pass (max 1 per order). The maximum length for an on-site vehicle is 20 feet however the max length during RockyGrass is 18 feet.
If you intend to utilize a payment plan, you must make that selection just below each class name before check-out. The remainder payment will automatically be charged to your card on April 15th. If your card is declined for any reason, you will have until May 1st to complete your tuition payment or your spot will be forfeited.
Camping at the Academy is included in the price of tuition, however as of 2024, you must have a Vehicle Pass to keep your vehicle in the campground.
Each Academy purchaser will receive a follow-up email with instructions for purchasing RockyGrass On-Site Camping and Vehicle tickets before the general on-sale.
All Academy payments are non-refundable but registration is transferable.
Questions about your ticket or payment? Contact See Tickets at help@seetickets.us or 323-908-0607.
Questions about the event? Contact your friends at Planet Bluegrass at planet@bluegrass.com or 800-624-2422.
Classes are offered in: guitar, mandolin, banjo, fiddle, dobro, bass, vocals, songwriting, mandolin building, and the Kids Camp (ages 7-14). A list of instructors can be found here.
*New for 2024* - If you wish to have a vehicle in the campground during the Academy, you must have an Academy Vehicle Pass (max 1 per order). The maximum length for an on-site vehicle is 20 feet however the max length during RockyGrass is 18 feet.
If you intend to utilize a payment plan, you must make that selection just below each class name before check-out. The remainder payment will automatically be charged to your card on April 15th. If your card is declined for any reason, you will have until May 1st to complete your tuition payment or your spot will be forfeited.
Camping at the Academy is included in the price of tuition, however as of 2024, you must have a Vehicle Pass to keep your vehicle in the campground.
Each Academy purchaser will receive a follow-up email with instructions for purchasing RockyGrass On-Site Camping and Vehicle tickets before the general on-sale.
All Academy payments are non-refundable but registration is transferable.
Questions about your ticket or payment? Contact See Tickets at help@seetickets.us or 323-908-0607.
Questions about the event? Contact your friends at Planet Bluegrass at planet@bluegrass.com or 800-624-2422.
Event Location
Planet Bluegrass Ranch
500 West Main, Lyons, CO, 80540
Talent
https://bluegrass.com/rga/classes/instructors