Guitar... 2009 Workshops at SummerKeys August 3-7; August 10-14 Instructor:  Winslow Browning Tuition: $ 550 per week Chamber Music Option: $100 per week.

Each of the two weekly sessions provides a daily (Monday-Friday) 60-minute private lesson and two hours of scheduled practice time (in a private studio) for each student, plus group classes.

Students are accepted at any level of ability.

The guitar week at SummerKeys is designed for the amateur or casual guitarist of all levels including beginning players who might be brand new to the experience. Based on Winslow Browning’s Seven Principles of Guitar Playing – A Workshop for Amateur Guitarists, the week’s activities enable each participant to come away with a better understanding of simple fundamentals that comprise the more complex activities of guitar playing.

 Excerpts from Seven Principles of Guitar Playing

~A Workshop for Amateur Guitarists~

 Common myths about practicing
Dem Bones, Dem Bones
The Donut Rule and Krispy Kreme Corollary
Do you have the proper tools?
Meet Fred and Ginger- the choreography of 
playing the guitar
Come to your senses!
What  is your recipe for  lasagna? 

Daily Schedule

9:00-10:00 Each day begins with an hour-long group warm-up.

10:00-3:00  Each participant receives a private lesson for one hour, rotated daily.

3:00-4:00  Guitar ensembles will meet for one hour each, pending number and level of the 
                    week’s participants.

6:30 Depending on levels of ability and interest, other ensembles are possible with clarinet, 
          flute, piano, and violin.

A view from the back garden, a favorite spot for guitar or cello practice.
 
            

Winslow Browning has performed to critical acclaim as a recitalist, chamber musician and soloist with orchestras in the US, Austria, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland.  In New York Mr. Browning has performed concerts at Carnegie Hall's Weill recital Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Symphony Space and Florence Gould Hall.  His radio and televisions work includes appearance on Morning Pro Musica on WGBH-FM in Boston and frequent guest performances on Around New York on WNYC-FM.  In 1996 Mr. Browning won the Artist's International Award.  Mr. Browning has been featured in a number of music festivals around the world including the Long Island Guitar Festival, Kǘhlungsborn Guitar Festival (Germany), Schloss Prossels Music Festival (Italy), and Winterfest (USA).  Mr. Browning is Founder and Artistic Director of Guitar Among Others, an organization started in 1989 to promote music for guitar and other instruments.

Guitar students after a trio performance with Mr. Browning

    
Guitar Trio

Happy Guitarists.
  
Warm Up