Summer schools, workshops or festivals
City LIT Classical Guitar 3B
11 Tuesday Evening Sessions over 11 Weeks. What is the course about?
Extend your knowledge of technical matters and musical styles. Improve your playing technique so you may concentrate on a smooth and polished performance. Musical styles will include Classical, Spanish, Baroque, Latin, English folk songs.
What will we cover?
Melody playing, legato, chordal accompaniment
Knowledge of the fretboard up to fret 12
scales and arpeggios at grade 6
Play solo and as a guitar ensemble
Different tunings eg open G, drop D
The option to perform solos in the class
Analysis of our pieces
Construction of 7th, 9th, 11th and 13th chords.
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
Read notation up to the 12th fret.
Play a melody with harmonic accompaniment.
Play 3 octave scales and arpeggios.
Play solo and ensemble pieces to a high standard.
Improve left and right hand technique sufficiently to be able to focus on musicality.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
You should have completed Classical guitar 3a, be able to read notation fluently up to at least the 5th fret, and accustomed to regular and appropriate guitar practice. You will be able to play melody and chords on the guitar.
Edith Pageaud
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Great Guitar Getaway
The Great Guitar Getaway is a guitar ensemble focussed retreat designed for all abilities. All you need is to be able to read music and have some experience of the classical guitar!
You will be led by three experienced tutors who aim for you to leave the weekend feeling inspired and more confident with your guitar playing.
Over the weekend you’ll play as part of an ensemble, receive one-to-one tuition, and meet like-minded people. At the end of the weekend we will have a final performance of our ensemble pieces as a last hoorah, a recording of which will be forwarded to everyone as a keepsake.
The Great Guitar Getaway
This retreat is aimed at all abilities (as long as they are able to read music) and will have a guitar ensemble focus. Improve your confidence in ensemble playing and meet other like-minded people! The course organisers aim to create a very relaxed and friendly environment for people who may have been apprehensive to go to something like this before. At the moment spaces are limited to 12 participants so there would be lots of opportunity for one-to-one help if needed. Equally, if there are a few people who are slightly more advanced, there’s the space and ability to work with smaller ensembles. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks will all be provided as part of the price. More detailed information regarding the schedule, tutors and accommodation at: https://www.thegreatguitargetaway.co.uk/
Classical Guitar Performance
With Andrew Gough and Vincent-Lindsey-Clark
BMG Summer School 2025
Basic notation and chord reading will be required; help can be provided with different reading abilities. We’ll use standard notation and chord symbols; music will have different difficulty levels. We will concentrate on improving confidence, technique, rhythm and tone.
BMG Summer School 2025
Three courses are on offer; please let us know when booking which course you would like to enroll on.Full board per person (tuition, activities, all meals & accommodation):
£330 – single occupancy ensuite room/cabin
£285 – sharing an ensuite room/cabin
£285 – single occupancy non-ensuite room
£225 – sharing non-ensuite room
Camping per person (tuition, activities, all meals):
£215
Non Resident (tuition, activities, all meals except breakfast):
£200
Purbeck Guitar Festival
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Classical Guitar Retreat
During the Retreat each participant will receive:
* Four Individual Lessons *
* Daily Technique Classes with Faculty *
* Participation in Guitar Orchestra & Ensembles Directed by Roberto Versluys *
* All Concert Tickets *
*Performance Classes*
* Q & A Sessions with Tutors *
* Luthier Expo & Guitar Comparison *
* Optional Participation in Competition *
Classical Guitar (ages 10 - 18)
This summer school is for young guitarists aged 10 – 18 who want to spend a week playing guitar and focusing on improving their technical and musical skills.
Guitar Summer School
Guitar Summer School offers classical guitarists a unique opportunity to participate in a varied programme of music making that allows students time to develop their playing and musicianship. Students work in a non-competitive and supportive environment, performing in ensembles both large and small. The course is suitable for players of all levels of ability but note that it is not suitable for complete beginners or someone who doesn’t read music at all.
Classical Guitar Festival
TBA
Cawsand Bay Guitarfest 2025
An exciting classical guitar weekend by the sea on the stunning Rame Peninsula, with Craig Ogden, Eden Stell Guitar Duo & Alison Smith. The course will include three professional concerts, ensemble classes, workshop, master class, a presentation by Gerald Garcia, Anatomy of an Etude – Why write an Etude?, informal playing opportunities, Cornish afternoon tea, sea view dinners and lots of fun in a friendly environment. We are delighted that William Lovelady is arranging one of his compositions and Gerald Garcia one of his Etudes specially for the course ensemble to play over the weekend as two of the repertoire pieces. The classes and concert venues will take place in the pretty historic twin villages of Cawsand/Kingsand, an artist's paradise. All the venues are within easy walking distance from each other. Combining great music in an area of outstanding natural beauty that inspires creativity. Come and be part of it ! Non residential but plenty of options
Hillscourt Guitar Break
Under the tuition of Raymond Burley