Guitar Camps

[Guesswho_Chick]

Hey all ~

I'm thinking about going to some kind of music camp next year - does anyone know of a good guitar camp? I've looked pretty thoroughly at IGS Guitar Seminars, but I'm not sure I'd feel entirely comfortable at one of those alone, seemed much more geared towards guys in their 40s than to a 20 year old girl....

Styles - I would really love something that included lots of styles, and/or mixed them together a bit. basic flatpicking, irish, jazz, rhythm, improv....

Thanks for any advice :)

Amanda

[Guesswho_Chick]

haha - somewhat unrelated, but I found this on a guitar camp's homepage - I think you guitarists can relate :D

Guitar Mania Quiz:
Please answer True or False

1. You sleep with your guitar.
2. You consider the thickness of your finger callouses to be a
status symbol.
3. You have named your guitar.
4. You feel that you should have started playing
when you when three and never stopped.
5. Your guitar case is fancier than your clothes.
6. You tell yourself you'll play it one more time and
two hours later you're still not in bed.
7. You spend vacations at Guitar Camp!

Divide the sum of your True answers by the number of frets on your guitar to ascertain your Guitar Mania Quotient. Reveal this to no one but consider joining our Twelve Fret Support Group.

hehehe, just had to share that! ;)

[JayGWood]

Not sure how far of a drive these would be for you, but they're recommended....

http://www.alleghenyechoes.com/music.html

http://www.flatpik.com

http://www.augustaheritage.com/workshops.html


don't know if the new schedules for next year's camps are up yet. but the augusta workshops bring in some great teachers and performers.

[Guesswho_Chick]

thanks much!! I'll check these out! :) so many out there, it's hard to try to pick through them without some guidance...I'm willing to travel quite a bit for one...

[banjochickie]

Originally posted by Guesswho_Chick
haha - somewhat unrelated, but I found this on a guitar camp's homepage - I think you guitarists can relate :D

Guitar Mania Quiz:
Please answer True or False

1. You sleep with your guitar.
2. You consider the thickness of your finger callouses to be a
status symbol.
3. You have named your guitar.
4. You feel that you should have started playing
when you when three and never stopped.
5. Your guitar case is fancier than your clothes.
6. You tell yourself you'll play it one more time and
two hours later you're still not in bed.
7. You spend vacations at Guitar Camp!

Divide the sum of your True answers by the number of frets on your guitar to ascertain your Guitar Mania Quotient. Reveal this to no one but consider joining our Twelve Fret Support Group.

hehehe, just had to share that! ;)

hahahahahaha :D

I don't play guitar, but that is SO a perfect description of me with my banjo.... especially #6.... I can't tell you how many times I've looked at the clock and gone, Holy cow, how did it get to be 2 a.m.??? heheheh

[Guesswho_Chick]

hehe, glad you enjoyed ;) I just found it too amusing, and 2, 3. and 4 ring quite true for me...I get all ashamed of myself if my callouses start to disappear :D

haha! I prob would be playing til two if I wouldn't wake everyone else in the house up...I need a silencer [noise]