This was posted earlier, but now that all the pictures have been posted, here it is again: The Guitober 2008 Photo Reel
The Faculty Concert last night was a great way to end Guitober ’08. Thanks to everyone who came out. It was a great please to share our music with you. Set List: Will Dick – April Come She Will by Paul Simon Will Dick & Brendan Burns – Lovers In A Dangerous Time by Bruce Cockburn Brendan [...]
Our big Finale, and the one of the main reasons Guitober is Guihappening, is the Faculty Concert. The Guitar Department of Brookline Music School will showcase their Guitabulousness at the Bakalar Recital Hall this Thursday at 7:30pm. Scheduled to perform: Will Dick Bob Ward Brendan Burns Joe Conley Scott Pittman Gui-see you there!
Our Final Clinic this year was Jay’s Repair Clinic. Jay is the senior guitar tech at Mr. Music in Allston. He came in to talk about considerations when purchasing a new guitar, how to assess your own guitar and how to maintain & do simple repairs at home. Topics included: examining a guitar for cracks examining the [...]
Joe Conley let an Guimazing clinic on Saturday with his guitar effects demonstration. He brought his giging pedal setup and explained: pedal ordering & signal flow true-bypass effects making your own cables effects without any pedals & demonstrated all his gear Here are some links from Joe: The top 3 guitar fx brands I use: Zvex - All those [...]
Jason Yost led a Guitabulous Blues Clinic on Saturday filled with an incredible amount of information about comping & improvising. Some of the topics Jason discussed and demonstrated: 12-Bar Blues Jazz Blues Chord Progressions Dominant 7th chord voicings Modal Playing Harmonic Substitutions Modal Substitutions If you have any questions about any of the material, feel [...]
This Saturday marks our last Weekend of Guitober activities. We will have three clinics hosted by Brookline Music School in Bakalar Hall (25 Kennard Road, Brookline, MA): Blues Clinic – Learn everything you wanted to know about the Blues & Guitar with Jason Yost (3pm). Effects Clinic – Let Joe Conley blow your mind with all the possibilities of guitar [...]
Our Second Guitar Night has Gui-Happened! It was a blast! Thanks to all the performers: Alex Meyer David Ullman Ben Fox Jason Boyle Livia Merrill George Bell
Photos from Clinics, Classes, Recitals, Tours & Concerts have been posted here, and can be also viewed in this nice little slide show. Enjoy:
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Celebrating our favorite six-stringed instrument, the Brookline Music School honors the Guitar with a month of fun and free activities.