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GUITAR CLINIC
WUMB Guitar Clinic - Sunday, October 3, 2010 at UMass Boston
guitar clinic

An afternoon of classes that feature instruction from Beginners to Advanced in Guitar, Banjo and Mandolin. Two sessions run in early and late afternoon. Each workshop is 2.5 hours long.

The Guitar Clinic Space Reservation form is available here.

At 11:00am and 2:30pm, there will be people on hand to help beginners set up guitars. You are required to bring your own instrument. You will want to bring a new set of strings or we can sell you strings the day of the clinic.

Schedule for early Afternoon Session
11:00am: Guitar Triage
Noon-2:30pm: Beginning Guitar; Instructor: Martin Grosswendt and Charlie Ortolani
Noon-2:30pm: Beginning Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar; Instructor: Tony Watt
Noon-2:30pm: Advanced Beginning Guitar; Instructor: Bennett Hammond
Noon-2:30pm: Melodic Songwriting; Instructor: Cliff Eberhardt
Noon-2:30pm: Beginning Old-Time Banjo; Instructor: Lorraine Hammond
Noon-2:30pm: Elementary Mandolin; Instructor: Ben Pearce
Schedule for early Afternoon Session
2:30pm: Guitar Triage
Noon-2:30pm: Beginning Guitar; Instructor: Martin Grosswendt and Charlie Ortolani
Noon-2:30pm: Beginning Bluegrass Lead Guitar; Instructor: Tony Watt
Noon-2:30pm: Two Finger Banjo Picking; Instructor: Bennett Hammond
Noon-2:30pm: Mountain Dulcimer; Instructor: Lorraine Hammond
Noon-2:30pm: Editing Songs; Instructor: Cliff Eberhardt
Noon-2:30pm: Intermediate Mandolin; Instructor: Ben Pearce
Fees
  • The fee to attend each afternoon session is $35.00 (WUMB Members $30). You can pay by Visa, Mastercard or Discover.
  • If you plan to attend both sessions, and would like to order pizza, salad and a soft drink or water for the 2:30pm break, you must place the order to do this in advance. The Guitar Clinic Space Reservation form is available here.
Questions?
Please send all questions about the WUMB Guitar Clinic to Dick Pleasants - dick.pleasants@umb.edu.
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