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T.J. Martell Foundation Announces Honorees for 38th Annual Honors Gala                                              New York Honors Gala

T.J. Martell Foundation Announces Honorees for 38th Annual Honors Gala New York Honors Gala

Posted August 5, 2013 at 7:31 am | No comments

The T.J. Martell Foundation for Leukemia, Cancer and AIDS Research has announced the honorees for its 38th Annual Honors Gala on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 which will be held at the legendary Cipriani in New York.

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RGT Launches Bass Guitar Performance Awards

RGT Launches Bass Guitar Performance Awards

Posted July 30, 2013 at 3:50 am | No comments

Known as the leader in guitar and bass exam qualifications around the world, over the years the Registry of Guitar Tutors has continued to expand it’s internationally recognized curriculum of exams and syllabi. One popular innovation, developed initially for the RGT rock guitar exams, was the option of taking a ‘Performance Award.’

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Alter Bridge Releases Fortress on October 8th 2013

Alter Bridge Releases Fortress on October 8th 2013

Posted July 28, 2013 at 4:10 am | No comments

It has been three years since Alter Bridge’s last studio album, ABIII, was released in the US, but it is clear their fans have been waiting for them to return. Now the rock juggernaut band comprised of Myles Kennedy on vocals/guitar, Mark Tremonti on guitar/vocals, Brian Marshall on bass and Scott Phillips on drums return with their fourth album, Fortress slated for release on October 8th via EMI Label Services.

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2013 Interlochen Fingerstyle Guitar Workshop Schedule

2013 Interlochen Fingerstyle Guitar Workshop Schedule

Posted July 22, 2013 at 7:35 am | No comments

By: Staff There’s something special brewing, deep within the woods of Michigan.  For the second year, Interlochen Center for the Arts will be hosting a special Fingerstyle Guitar Workshop. This four day camp will include group classes, clinics on special topics, special guest performances, and of course numerous performance opportunities. Following up names like Laurence […]

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PRS Guitars Introduces New S2 Series A Fresh New Line-Up!

PRS Guitars Introduces New S2 Series A Fresh New Line-Up!

Posted July 9, 2013 at 3:06 pm | No comments

PRS Guitars’ new S2 Series instruments – the S2 Mira, S2 Starla, and S2 Custom 24 – offer the fit, feel, and attention to detail of PRS craftsmanship in a fresh, straightforward design.

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2013 RGT Guitar Conference Announces Lineup

2013 RGT Guitar Conference Announces Lineup

Posted July 4, 2013 at 8:24 am | No comments

Billed as ‘The event of the year for guitar teachers’, the 2013 Registry of Guitar Tutors (RGT) Annual Guitar Tutors Conference, sponsored by Fender, will be held on Sunday September 8th at the University of West London.

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Practice Right Product Aims to Improve Guitar Hand Positions

Practice Right Product Aims to Improve Guitar Hand Positions

Posted June 27, 2013 at 5:15 am | No comments

In the classical guitar world it is essential that the student develops the correct right hand position, because playing in the most relaxed way and utilizing the natural curvature of the wrist will allow the student to achieve the best possible tone and will also help the fingers to execute their strokes with ease and without tension.

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Summer Guitar Festival Coming Soon to South Carolina’s Columbia College

Summer Guitar Festival Coming Soon to South Carolina’s Columbia College

Posted June 18, 2013 at 9:22 am | No comments

Guitar lovers unite (and mark your calendars)! The Southern Guitar Festival and Competition is coming this June 21st-23rd and will take place in Columbia, South Carolina, on the campus of Columbia College.

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Player Profile: Jennifer Batten

Player Profile: Jennifer Batten

Posted June 15, 2013 at 5:27 am | No comments

Jennifer Batten could quite appropriately be dubbed the undisputed Queen of Shred, and one of the genre’s finest guitarists—male or female. The “shred” classification is, however, too limiting a moniker for a player of such exemplary technique, inspiring talent, and amazing versatility.

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Knaggs Guitars introduces Chesapeake Series ‘Severn Trembuck’

Knaggs Guitars introduces Chesapeake Series ‘Severn Trembuck’

Posted June 14, 2013 at 8:43 am | No comments

Knaggs Guitars, the boutique Maryland maker of high-end, investment grade stringed musical instruments has added a new Chesapeake Series model to its line-up.

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