Fingerstyle Guitar Workshop

Timbertone Music & Junkz Released Sensation is organizing a Fingerstyle Guitar workshop with Brian Gan, Victor Ng and Sheila Julis. There are 2 dates for you to choose from (10 or 29 November). And also 2 levels (Beginner or Intermediate). Each level is RM90 (Inclusive of break snacks and lunch or dinner). Come and learn about fingerstyle guitar music today!

Beginner Level (9:00am - 12:30nn)
Target audience: For the beginner guitar player who has played guitar for awhile (mostly strumming) but has not heard about fingerstyle guitar before.
Pre-requisite: Understands the musical concepts of notes, chords and keys. Ability to play most major and minor chords. Ability to strum according to time and fingerpick simple patterns using at least PIM, PIMA better

Topics to be covered:-
- History & influences
- The thumbpick & fingerpicks
- Boom chick
- Slash chords
- Scales
- Harmonics
- Common keys for fingerstyle guitar
- Simple song arrangement for fingerstyle guitar
- Scale in chord-melody positions in various keys
- Acoustic effects
- Amplification
- Gear

Intermediate Level (2:00pm - 5:30pm)
Target audience: For the intermediate guitar player who plays simple fingerstyle guitar but would like to take it to the next level.
Pre-requisite: Ability to fingerpick simple fingerstyle guitar arrangements.

Topics to be covered:-
- Walking bass line
- Harmony
- Percussive fingerstyle guitar
- Cascading harmonics
- Alternate tunings
- Advanced techniques

Date: Nov 10, 2015 (Tuesday)
Time: 9:00am – 12:30nn (Beginner)
         2:00pm – 5:30pm (Intermediate)
Venue: Timbertone Music, Jalan Sungai Dua
Map/Directions: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Cmcorp+Pharmacy+M/@5.3525293,100.302072,21z/data=!4m6!1m3!3m2!1s0x0000000000000000:0x8499af082bb574c1!2sCmcorp+Pharmacy+M!3m1!1s0x0000000000000000:0x8499af082bb574c1
Fee: RM90 per level*

Date: Nov 29, 2015 (Sunday)
Time: 9:00am – 12:30nn (Beginner)
         2:00pm – 5:30pm (Intermediate)
Venue: Island Gallery, Jalan Phuah Hin Leong
Map/Directions: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Island+Gallery/@5.4236603,100.322554,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xbfe8f208166d1b3
Fee: RM90 per level*

* Inclusive of break snacks and lunch or dinner

For registration, please contact the following:-
012-5513589 (Jenny) or e-mail to penangguitar@gmail.com or
016-5366281 (Rachel) or e-mail to racgarden86@gmail.com