PRESS RELEASE
Guitar Workshop Plus…Bass,
Drums, Keyboards, and Vocals announce an incredible artist line-up for
the 2009 summer program and continue to provide the ultimate experience
in music education.
Guitar Workshop Plus
has announced three sessions at two locations for its 2009 summer schedule.
Confirmed session dates are as follows:
Toronto (Session 1) July
19-24, 2009.
Toronto (Session 2) July
26-31, 2009.
Vancouver Session August
9-14, 2009.
So far, some of this
year’s incredible guest artists will include rock legend Paul Gilbert
(solo, Mr. Big, Racer X), blues great Duke Robillard
(solo, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Roomful of Blues), bass master Stuart
Hamm (Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, solo), Hall of Fame inductee Rik
Emmett (Triumph, solo), multi-stylist Andy Timmons, rock
virtuoso Greg Howe, acoustic guru Don Ross, drummer
Mark Kelso, and guitar designer Robert Godin!!
Designed for aspiring
musicians of all ages including teenagers, adult hobbyists, students
pursuing music careers, semi-professional and professional musicians,
Guitar Workshop Plus offers students a unique setting for intense musical
and personal growth. As well, this program allows for group development
(entire bands will sometimes attend) and the family experience (father
and son, mother and daughter, brothers and sisters, etc.). The program
provides students with the opportunity to study multiple styles, courses,
and levels with some of the industry’s leading musicians. Having enjoyed
the experience of a lifetime, students leave each session with enough
material to work on until the following year. The program’s administration
has been organizing and directing summer music workshops across North
America for fourteen years. This unique Canadian program has been sold
out the last few years running. Musicians of all ages and levels have
been attending from across Canada, the U.S., Europe, South America,
Asia, and Australia. Considered by many to be the premier summer music
education program in Canada, the program has been offering workshops
in Toronto and Vancouver for the past several years and plans for expansion
are in the works.
By directing instruction
to the student’s personal style, level of experience, and musical
goals, the program creates a healthy, non-competitive environment in
which to learn. Furthermore, in addition to an outstanding faculty roster,
the list of artists who have worked and continue to work with the administration
is truly astounding. Joe Satriani, Alex Lifeson (Rush), Robben Ford,
Rik Emmett, Randy Bachman, Andy Summers (The Police), John Scofield,
Billy Sheehan, Pierre Bensusan, John Abercrombie, Jennifer Batten, Sue
Foley, Lorne Lofsky, John Knowles, John Jorgenson, Paul DeLong, and
Orin Isaacs are just a few of the world class artists on this list.
Courses are offered for all levels (Beginner to Advanced), ages (12
through Adult), and styles including blues, jazz, rock, acoustic, and
classical. The intensive bass, drum, keyboard, and vocal courses cover
many styles and afford students with many rhythm section and ensemble
performance opportunities. Each day consists of morning and afternoon
classes that involve a hands-on approach, late afternoon clinics (songwriting,
improvisation, vocal, etc.), ensemble performances, and evening concerts.
Both Toronto sessions
will once again be held at Appleby College in Oakville just west of
Toronto. This location has undergone extensive renovations and will
be providing outstanding facilities including new classrooms, new dorm
rooms, and a new dining hall. The grounds, as always, remain immaculate
and picturesque overlooking the lake. The Vancouver session will
take place at Quest University, which is located just north of Vancouver
in Squamish, BC. Quest is a brand new university located along
the Pacific Ocean offering breathtaking views of the mountains and ocean.
The facilities and accommodations are pristine and provide fantastic
accommodations, modern classrooms, performance space, and exceptional
dining facilities.
Resident and non-resident
tuitions are available and registration has already begun for the 2009
sessions.
For more information on the Guitar Workshop
Plus program, contact:
Guitar Workshop Plus
99 Queen Street South
2nd Floor
Mississauga, ON
L5M 1K7
Tel: (905) 567-8000
Email: info@guitarworkshopplus.com
Web: www.guitarworkshopplus.com
