Music, Dance, Theatre and Film

Aims of course:

To introduce the learner to improvers level guitar techniques:

1. Chords: B7, Dm, E7, A7, F & Am;
2. Strumming rhythms, including waltz time and "boom-chick-a”;
3. Alternating and "walking” bass notes;
4. Songs that utilize "quicker” chord changes;
5. Playing songs with a group of fellow learners.

Improvers Guitar is ideally suited for the player who has had a short course in guitar tuition and is familiar with the first position chords G, C, D, E, A and Em.

DAY ONE

· Review basic chords: D, E, A, Em, G, C

· New Chord: B7

· Song: House of the Rising Sun

· Collect song ideas/suggestions from learners

DAY TWO

· New chord: E7, A7, D7

· Song: Key To The Highway

· Song: Folsom Prison Blues

DAY THREE

· New Chord: F

· Song: Bye Bye Love

· Song: suggestions from learners

DAY FOUR

· New Chord: Dm

· Song: Summertime

· Song: more suggestions from learners

DAY FIVE

· New chord: Am

· Song: Wonderful Tonight

· Song: more suggestions from learners

Please Note: All songs subject to change.

Brooks Williams

About Brooks

Brooks Williams is a professional musician with twenty-five years' experience on the road and in the recording studio. A native of Statesboro, Georgia (USA) and now living in Cambridge (UK), Williams was named one of the Top 100 Acoustic Guitarists and has played major festivals and clubs throughout the world. Brooks Williams is a well-respected teacher whose guitar workshops are highly regarded. Recent workshops include Guitar Retreats in the UK, La Grande Gennerie in France, and The Swannanoa Gathering in the USA. In addition, Williams is a visiting lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, where he tutors guitarists in the popular music program. In 2012 Williams was awarded an Arts Award by the South Cambridgeshire District Council for his teaching. Williams also has two guitar instructional DVDs, Blues For Beginners and Guitar Groove. Both are praised for their accessibility as well as his "easy and engaging presence on screen." "There aren't many people who can play guitar like Brooks Williams, and fewer still who can teach like he can." (Acoustic)For more information, please visit: http://www.brookswilliams.com/