Guitar Getaways Summer School

A Week of intensive guitar study, with some of the best guitar teachers in the world. This course is ideal for those who really want to get their heads down and turn the corner with their playing. This is a no compromise guitar holiday designed to show you the way to success on your instrument.

Located at Tremough Campus, you are guaranteed a tranquil base from which to pursue new directions in your guitar playing.

Suitable for a wide range of guitarists. Whether you are an "improver" who can play a few basic "open" chords, and are keen to progress your playing, or a long time player who is out of practice or has not studied formally in the past. The Summer School curriculum will provide a solid grounding in how to push forward your guitar playing.

Not everyone on the course will be at the same level - some will have taken more lessons, know more theory, and some will have more performance experience. The course is not designed for robots, or to produce them - students benefit by learning from both the less experienced, who often know one or two things that other players have missed, and from the more technical or theoretical players on the course.

You will learn fretboard, chord and scale theory, all applied using great tunes and musical examples, some of which you will have a chance to perform during the course. A great step to assist in clearing up any confusion that you may have encountered when learning the guitar in the past..

"I've had one of the best times of my life" Read a blog written by an Applied Guitar Getaways student during the Summer School in 2008.

Find out if the Summer School is your kind of course

Find out more about Course venues and locations

Watch a slide show of the 2008 Applied Course

Individual Guitar Getaways are an ideal option if you want to:

• Study longer or shorter hours for each day of your holiday

• Study a more specialised style of guitar

• Focus on one or two aspects of your playing - such as improvisation or song-writing

The core of an Individual Guitar Getaway is a collection of one to one private lessons. Depending on your preference, these can be supplemented with performance coaching with a rhythm section. You can take as many private lessons each day as you like, although for Beginners, it is generally recommended not to take more than three hours on any one day. An effective plan might be to take one or two hours of lessons in the morning (say from 9-11), and a further one or two hours in the afternoon (say from 4-6). Because they are arranged on a custom made basis, to book your individual Guitar Getaway, please contact us to discuss your requirements.