I’ll be bringing over four decades of teaching, performing and recording experience to a series of 1 hour workshops over the next 6 months via Zoom. The next three workshops will be :

• Care and Maintenance for the Guitarist’s Hands (post practice stretching & care)
• The BioMechanics Behind an Effective Free Stroke
• Learning the Guitar as an Adult: Taking Advantage of Brain Science (or How to Get More out of Your Practice)

Workshop participation requires that you subscribe to my website. Registration will be limited so sign up early at the Zoom link provided!

Workshop # 1 – April 27th @ 1:00 PM PDT – Care and Maintenance for the Guitarist’s Hands

If you’ve been playing guitar for any length of time you may notice stiffness in the arms or hands, or perhaps you’ve sustained an injury along the way. In any case you may want to start working on a series of flexibility, coordination and strength exercises. These exercises can offset the negative effects of practice. Players that practice over an hour a day can especially benefit from these exercises. 

Registration: Care and Maintenance for the Guitarist’s Hands

Workshop # 2 – May 18th at 1:00 PM PDT – The BioMechanics Behind an Effective Free Stroke

The role of technique is to establish patterns and movements that allow for the greatest accuracy with the least amount of effort – devoid of any unnecessary tension. In this article we’ll discuss the how’s and why’s of a proper free stroke. 

The free stroke is the most fundamental of strokes for the classical guitarist. Learn to perform this simple move correctly and you’ll experience a relaxed and accurate movement that will transform all other playing. Conversely, perform this incorrectly and you’ll work harder for accuracy.

Registration: BioMechanics Behind an Effective Free Stroke

Workshop # 3 – June 8th at 1:00 PM PDT – Learning the Guitar as an Adult: Taking Advantage of Brain Science

Often the adage of practicing more can lead to diminishing results. Student Tom Page will lead a lecture on using current brain science and how we can practice more effectively. Scott Kritzer will follow-up with how to devise an efficient and effective practice plan and schedule.

Registration: Learning the Guitar as an Adult