Learn to Start or Enhance a Guitar/Ukulele Program at a Teaching Guitar Workshop!

Registration for the 2020 workshops is now open!  We are still securing more locations as well, so check back often if you don’t see a city nearby.

2020 Teaching Guitar Workshop – Level 1, Beginner Course – Locations

• June 1 – 5
  • Tucson, Arizona | Flowing Wells High School
  • Fairbanks, Alaska | Location TBD
• June 8 –12
  • Hermitage, Pennsylvania | Delahunty Middle School
• June 15 –19
  • Mountain View, California | Graham Middle School
  • St. Louis, Missouri | Location TBD
  • Young Harris, Georgia | Young Harris College
• June 22 – 26
  • Wichita, KS | Senseney Music
• July 6 – 10
  • Waterloo, New York | Location TBD
  • Patapsco, Maryland | Patapsco Middle School
  • Bellingham, Washington | Squalicum High School
  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Brass Bell
• July 13 – 17
  • Ohio | Location TBD
  • Omaha, Nebraska | Omaha South High School
  • Nazareth, Pennsylvania | Martin Guitar Factory
  • Nashville, Tennessee | Trevecca University
• July 20 –24
  • Honolulu, Hawaii | Punahou School
  • Chicago, Illinois | VanderCook College
  • Salem, New Hampshire | Salem High School

2020 Teaching Guitar Workshop – Level 2, Advanced Course – Locations

• June 15 –19
  • St. Louis, Missouri | Location TBD
• July 13 – 17
  • Omaha, Nebraska | Omaha South High School
  • Nazareth, Pennsylvania | Martin Guitar Factory
• July 20 –24
  • Chicago, Illinois | VanderCook College

What will you learn at TGW Level 1 • Chord strumming w/ singing in various styles and keys • Beginning classical, finger-style, and pick-style right hand techniques • Improvisation w/ movable pentatonic scales • Note reading in 1st position • Basic theory including barre chords and power chords • Posture and hand positions • Classroom management • Pacing

Level II Participants will learn • Advanced accompaniment techniques: finger-style and pick-style • Practical application of barre and power chords • Improvisation with major, minor, modal, and blues scales • Note reading in upper positions • Beginning jazz chord studies • Intermediate classical solo techniques

Need to Pay with a Purchase Order? Just fill out the registration form and we’ll work with you to make it happen!

Registration closes 10 days prior to the start of the workshop

Refunds for TGW registration fees will be processed as follows:

Registration fees will be refunded, less a $50 admin fee, if requested more than 1 month before the start of the workshop. If a refund is requested less than 1 month prior to the workshop, but more than 24 hours prior, 50% of the initial registration fee will be refunded.

Emergencies will be handled on a case by case basis. Please contact the GAMA office to discuss: info@discoverguitar.com or 972-233-9107 x221