This years’ addition to the Guitober website is the GuiDictionary.  Now you can find the meaning to all of your favorite Guitober words.

And if you know of any Guit-related vocabulary that shoud be added, just e-mail Brendan.

We are putting together the finishing touches on this year’s schedule and adventures for Guitober 2009. It’s going to as Guitabulous as ever, so stay tuned!

This was posted earlier, but now that all the pictures have been posted, here it is again: The Guitober 2008 Photo Reel

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

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 effects (4pm).  Have you seen his setup?
• Repair Clinic – Jay, from Mr. Music, will show how to string your guitar, adjust the truss rod, set intonation, get rid of the “crackly sound,” and give you tips on how to take better care of your instrument in his Repair Clinic (5pm)

All Guitober Clnics are free and open to the public.  Bring your friends; we’ll bring the pretzels.

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:

Darcy Kuronen, curator of the instrument collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, gave an incredible presentation of their guitars to Brookline Music School students and faculty.  It was truly an educational and exciting showcase of the musuem’s impressive guitar collection.  Not only was Darcy well informed and a gracious host, but he let us hold and play some of the intstruments.  

Thanks Darcy for Guimazing tour!!

Darcy Kuronen is the autor of Dangerous Curves, a companion book to the MFA guitar exibit in 2000.

Word on the street today is that last night’s Guitar Night was a success.  Thanks to all the performers and attedees. 

Guitar Night I Performers: