Thanks again. That sounds like a great workshop, Brian. I've begun to work out some of the details and have produced a Prospectus for a course involving a series of classes (maybe about five or so) and placed it on my web site - CLICK HERE. So I'd appreciate more feedback and your reaction to this so far. Is it too ambitious? Balanced, or too much emphasis on some aspects and not enough on others? Other things to include? Etc.

This is only the beginning of my planning, so I am open to suggestions. Also, there is a question of a venue. I plan to discuss this with my friends at Dusty Strings (a folk music store in Seattle that does many workshops). Venues usually do this for a charge, so I may consider doing it at my home. I should charge a fee for participants (thinking of $95 for five 1.5 hr sessions) - I'm not interested in making money, but would like to pay musician friends of mine to serve as occasional guest instructors and cover the cost of the venue. Also I believe participants will take it more seriously if they have to pay something for the course.

Cheers, S. in Seattle