{"id":7171,"date":"2016-07-05T11:33:40","date_gmt":"2016-07-05T10:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/?p=7171"},"modified":"2016-07-05T11:33:40","modified_gmt":"2016-07-05T10:33:40","slug":"residential-guitar-workshop-weekend-ardgour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/residential-guitar-workshop-weekend-ardgour\/","title":{"rendered":"Residential guitar workshop weekend, Ardgour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following last year’s successful inaugural weekend workshop Watercolour Music are delighted to announce the dates for this year\u2019s Residential guitar workshop weekend<\/a>. \u00a0An intensive but relaxed weekend in the stunning surroundings of Scotland\u2019s West Highlands with the undivided attention of two stellar guitar tutors \u2013 John Goldie and Peter Kroll-Ploeger.
\nThere are limited places on this special weekend \u2013 two classes of eight maximum brings the setting close to the mentoring process pioneered in the US. <\/p>\n

Students will arrive on Thursday evening with a relaxed meet-and-greet, followed by intensive tutored sessions through the day on Friday and Saturday, and a tutors\u2019 and guests\u2019 concert on the Saturday night.<\/p>\n

The weekend is designed to give attendees the time and space needed to invest in their musical passion, unhampered by the usual interruptions and distractions of home and work. The workshops will be tailored to the abilities of participants, aimed at all levels of musician who want to learn new skills and increase their confidence in a group situation.<\/p>\n

Watercolour Music specialises in creating a relaxed, supportive and inspiring environment, and the course will be the perfect retreat for guests to be able to concentrate on improving various aspects of their music and performance in the beautiful, peaceful location of Ardgour. The emphasis is on an informal atmosphere which incorporates structured activity in a supportive learning environment.<\/p>\n

FaceTime with the tutors includes at least 8 hours of tutor-led group teaching sessions designed to bring out the best in your abilities. It won\u2019t all be hard work though – there will also be opportunities for a session with the other players, and of course the chance to spend some quality time \u2018alone\u2019 with your instrument!<\/p>\n

And the fun will continue on this retreat with an open-mic session and concert on Saturday night – a friendly, supportive environment in which to air your favourite songs or tune to the group and local audience, join in on an impromptu jam session, or just to sit back and enjoy the music.
\n\u00a0
\nJohn Goldie is a world class acoustic guitarist,incorporating a wide range of influences -including jazz, blues, Celtic and funk.
\nAfter a very succesful session carrer and sideman to Martin Taylor\u2019s “Spirit of Django”, John has latterly established himself as a solo artist in his own right
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\nAfter initially studying classical piano, Peter Kroll Ploeger started to play Fingerstyle Guitar – often as a sideman to players like Ian Melrose and Eric Lugosch.
\nPeter also hosts the “Mediterranean Music School and the highly successful “Kohlenpott” \u2013 guitar weekend in Germany.
\nFor more details please visit http:\/\/www.watercolourmusic.co.uk\/Guitar%20Workshop.html<\/a>
\n\u00a0or contact:
\nNick Turner, Watercolour Music. Ardgour. PH33 7AH.
\nnick@watercolourmusic.co.uk. Tel: (+44) 01855 841320
\nPlease return “Remove” if recieved in error<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Following last year’s successful inaugural weekend workshop Watercolour Music are delighted to announce the dates for this year\u2019s Residential guitar workshop weekend. \u00a0An intensive but relaxed weekend in the stunning surroundings of Scotland\u2019s West Highlands with the undivided attention of two stellar guitar tutors \u2013 John Goldie and Peter Kroll-Ploeger. There are limited places on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[9,37],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-7171","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-news","7":"category-newsletter","8":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"simon","author_link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/author\/simon\/"},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcv15g-1RF","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7171"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7172,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7171\/revisions\/7172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}