LOCATION
Molloy College
1000 Hempstead Avenue, Rockville Centre, NY, US
Public Square
11570
Presenters
CONTACT INFORMATION
Guitar Bootcamp
Description
Experience a college guitar class! Improve your guitar skills over three weeks - and learn the secrets and tricks of professional guitarists!
Bootcamp Dates:
Saturday, March 10th - Getting Started and Blues
Saturday, March 17th - Rock and Roll
Saturday, March 24th - Lead Guitar and Finger-Style
All workshops meet at 2pm. Participants are expected to attend all three workshops.
Registration Fee: $80.00
Eligibility: Students must currently be a high school student.
Questions & Answers
Yes, please bring your own guitar to class. Both electric or acoustic guitars are permitted. However, if you bring an electric guitar, you should bring your own amplifier as well.
Most materials will be provided for you. However, it would be a good idea to bring your own guitar picks, a pencil, and a folder for the sheet music you’ll be receiving in class. If you’d like to take notes, feel free to bring a notebook, as well.
You do not need any experience to take part in the class. Guitar players of all levels are welcome! There will be plenty to learn no matter how long you’ve been playing.
No, you do not know how to read music to participate in the Guitar Bootcamp. A basic knowledge of how music is written is always helpful, but it is not necessary. We will be reviewing the fundamentals of how music is written for the guitar during our first class.
Since we expect students of various playing abilities, each class will be structured to maximize individual attention. First, we will go over some basic concepts as a group and then each student will practice individually or in small groups. During this time, the instructor will work with each student on his or her individual technique.
It is recommended that you attend all three sessions. However, if for some reason you have to miss a class, the instructor will make every effort to help you catch up and review any work you may have missed during the next class meeting.
Tom Rizzuto has been teaching guitar for over ten years. Since earning his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Molloy College and his Master’s Degree in Musicology from CUNY, he has taught on the faculties of CUNY the City College of New York, Molloy College, and in the Nassau Community College Continuing Education Program. In addition to guitar, he has also taught various music history courses including History of Jazz, World Music, and History of Rock and Roll. His writing has appeared in numerous publications including History Magazine, The Wagnerian.com, and The Rock and Roll Archaeology Project Podcast. In February of 2017 he gave a TEDx Talk on “Understanding the Music That Divides Us” at Rochester Institute of Technology. He is currently pursuing his Doctorate in Educational Leadership. To learn more about Tom Rizzuto, click here.
