NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Napa, CA, United States, 10/08/2009 - Tony Trischka, Popular Banjo Master gives 3 scholarships to the Tony Trischka School of Banjo at the IBMA 2009 convention. Along with Steve Martin, Tony presents Vocal Group of the Year Award.

The acclaimed IBMA 2009 convention was well attended by enthusiastic bluegrass fans from around the globe. Participants ranged from Deering Banjo to songwriters and fiddle players. The Thursday night award ceremony included 6 nominations for banjo friend Steve Martin (2 wins) who presented the Vocal Group of the Year Award with Tony Trischka.

At Booth #24, the Tony Trischka School of Banjo, activities were bustling with Friday afternoon performances by Tony Trischka and Bob Carlin and fiddle player Alex Hargreaves. Fan Fest participants signed up for the possibility of getting a free one year enrollment at Tony's new generation Banjo School online.

Three IBMA participants received the news on Saturday. Says the first recipient Tom T: "I can't wait to get home and send Tony my first video!". The TTSB uses breakthrough video technology created by ArtistWorks, Inc. of Napa California. Virtuoso artists like Tony teach the world by using personal video exchange lessons online. The student submits a video through the exchange system and Tony responds with a video through the same system. The two are paired together and posted on the site so the entire banjo community learns from the interchange between teacher and student.

The Tony Trischka School of Banjo (tonybanjo.com) reaches musicians from around the world and also provides a fully featured social network created specifically for communicating amongst peers who share the same hobby or profession: playing banjo music.

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