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The Puget Sound Guitar Workshop provides inspiration and instruction for acoustic musicians at all levels of skill. A week in the woods surrounded by enthusiastic students and outstanding teachers offers the support, technical information, and encouragement you need to make strong, satisfying music now. PSGW is held in a gorgeous wooded setting about one and a half hours southwest of Seattle. We have been at the same site for over thirty years and it really feels like home. The cozy cabins are carpeted and heated and have bathrooms with hot showers. Bedding and towels are provided. Each room accommodates two to four campers. There is also space for tenting. In the main lodge, three meals a day are served buffet style, and vegetarians are given special consideration. The private lake and raft are excellent for swimming.
Even more than the setting, the people at PSGW create the experience. Teachers are selected not only for their inspiring musicianship, but for their teaching skills as well. With a high ratio of teachers to students (one teacher for every six students or so) there are plenty of teachers to share in music-making with students throughout the week. The atmosphere of openness and support promotes musical risk-taking and growth. As many as thirty classes are offered each session during the three daily class periods. These range from Level 1 (complete beginners) to Level 4 (accomplished amateurs and professional musicians). The focus is on acoustic guitar styles including fingerpicking, flatpicking, country, blues, bluegrass, swing, and jazz, although singing and songwriting are well represented, and special classes in other related instruments round out the offering. The curriculum is different each session and each year.
After classes, the day is filled with workshops, concerts, dances, and jam sessions. Being away from everyday cares and responsibilities allows an intense focus on music; therefore many students make major technical and conceptual strides during the week. Learning becomes much easier around people who have similar goals and who want you to succeed. Many participants think of camp as their musical family and return year after year.
Jokingly referred to among music camps as "The Mother Ship," PSGW is the model for numerous adult music camps around the country.
Set aside your cares and responsibilities for a week and come to this comfortable place in the woods where your only task is to enjoy making music; where someone else cooks and washes the dishes; where each day world-famous musicians perform for you and share their insights into the art and practice of music making. You'll never be the same!
We hope you will join us this year. Don't wait; register now! Space is allocated on a first-come first-served basis.
For registration information go to: www.psgw.org
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