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This 6-week course is for guitarists who already have some ability (to strum chords or play single lines).
You will learn how to play well-known songs with other guitarists as well as develop some improvisation/soloing skills.
Both acoustic and electric players are welcome.
NB. Electric guitarists may want to bring a small amplifier with them.
About the Tutor
Gary Lutton is a final-year PhD researcher at Ulster University and a lecturer in music at Belfast Metropolitan College.
His research focuses on developing a new improvisatory vocabulary for fingerstyle guitar, integrating theories from cognitive psychology and flow.
Gary has been a lecturer at Belfast Met for 4 years and frequently gives workshops at Ulster University, in local schools and at community events.
He is a touring musician in the UK, Europe and the US, winning Sky TV’s Guitar Star (2015) and placing 3rd in global competition Six String Theory (2014).
Gary is also a founding member of US-based record label Fretmonkey Records and coordinates the Belfast Guitar Night, a bi-monthly event at The Crescent which features guitarists from around the globe.