Playing fast dance tunes with lots of densely packed notes on banjo - what could go wrong? We'll look at how understanding and projecting the phrasing, or shape of reel melodies makes for both powerful and authentic sounding performances. We'll also look at how basic and advanced clawhammer techniques can be harnessed for projecting reel phrasing. Among the tunes we'll work with are "Wind That Shakes the Barley," "The Black Mill," "Far From Home," "Drowsy Maggie" and "High Road to Linton."