BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260908T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260908T204500 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Guitar Classes DESCRIPTION:SIGN UP NOWSEPT / OCT SESSION6 WEEKSTuesdays - Sept 8\, 15\, 22\, 29\, Oct 6\, 13Level 1 - Beginner\, 6:00-7:15pmLevel 2 - Intermediate / Advanced\, 7:30-8:45pm Instructor: Zak TrojanoCharge: Non-members $250 and members $225 per person for this 6 week series.Sorry NO drop-ins!\nMaximum Number of People per Class: 8\nMinimum Number of People per Class: 3 LEVEL 1 Designed for beginner guitarists who are ready to move beyond the basics\, this workshop focuses on building confidence\, improving technique\, and developing the skills needed to become a well-rounded player. Students will strengthen chord transitions\, improve rhythm and strumming\, learn new songs\, and begin exploring scales\, lead playing\, and basic music theory in a supportive group setting. Prerequisites Students should be comfortable with the fundamentals of playing guitar\, including: Playing several basic open chords (such as G\, C\, D\, Em\, Am\, and E) Switching between chords at a moderate pace Playing basic strumming patterns while keeping a steady beat Performing a few complete songs using open chords Tuning their guitar independently (or with an electronic tuner) A desire to continue learning and practicing regularly LEVEL 2 This workshop is designed for guitarists who have a solid foundation and are ready to expand their musical skills. Students will develop greater fretboard knowledge\, improve lead and rhythm playing\, and strengthen improvisation. We will explore more advanced techniques like: scales\, chord voicings\, fingerpicking\, instrumental arrangements\, and how to accompany a singer. Prerequisites Students should be comfortable with the following: Playing a wide variety of open chords confidently Basic understanding of major and minor scales Experience with pentatonic scales Introduction to barre chords and the ability to play a few comfortably Basic lead guitar and melody playing Some experience improvising over simple chord progressions Comfortable learning songs by chord charts or tablatureQuestions? Email classes@windsorartcenter.org\nMORE ABOUT ZAKZak Trojano graduated from Skidmore College in 2002 with a BS in music. Since then\, he's been teaching\, writing\, recording\, and touring. Zak works as a solo artist and with: Chris Smither\, Jeffrey Foucault\, Peter Mulvey\, Kris Delmhorst\, and many others. He was the guitar and piano instructor at Greenfield Community College from 2019 - 2024\, and is a member of the faculty at the Prindle School in Florence\, MA. He comes from a family of teachers and musicians\, and thoroughly enjoys passing along what he's learned to anyone who is interested. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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SEPT / OCT SESSION

6 WEEKS

Tuesdays - Sept 8\, 15\, 22\, 29\, Oct 6\, 13

Level 1 - Beginner\, 6:00-7:15pm

Level 2 - Intermediate / Advanced\, 7:30-8:45pm

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Instructor: \;Zak Trojano

Charge: Non-members $250 and members $225 per person for this 6 week series.

Sorry NO drop-ins!
Maximum Number of People per Class: 8
Minimum Number of People per Class: 3

 \;LEVEL 1  \;

Designed for beginner guitarists who are ready to move beyond the basics\, this workshop  \;focuses on building confidence\, improving technique\, and developing the skills needed to  \;become a well-rounded player. Students will strengthen chord transitions\, improve rhythm and  \;strumming\, learn new songs\, and begin exploring scales\, lead playing\, and basic music theory in  \;a supportive group setting.  \;

Prerequisites \;

Students should be comfortable with the fundamentals of playing guitar\, including:  \;

  • Playing several basic open chords (such as G\, C\, D\, Em\, Am\, and E) &bull\; Switching between chords at a moderate pace \;
  • Playing basic strumming patterns while keeping a steady beat \;
  • Performing a few complete songs using open chords \;
  • Tuning their guitar independently (or with an electronic tuner) \;
  • A desire to continue learning and practicing regularly  \;

 \;

LEVEL 2  \;

This workshop is designed for guitarists who have a solid foundation and are ready to expand  \;their musical skills. Students will develop greater fretboard knowledge\, improve lead and rhythm  \;playing\, and strengthen improvisation. We will explore more advanced techniques like: scales\,  \;chord voicings\, fingerpicking\, instrumental arrangements\, and how to accompany a singer.  \;

Prerequisites \;

Students should be comfortable with the following:  \;

  • Playing a wide variety of open chords confidently \;
  • Basic understanding of major and minor scales \;
  • Experience with pentatonic scales \;
  • Introduction to barre chords and the ability to play a few comfortably &bull\; Basic lead guitar and melody playing \;
  • Some experience improvising over simple chord progressions \;
  • Comfortable learning songs by chord charts or tablature

MORE ABOUT ZAK

Zak Trojano graduated from Skidmore College in 2002 with a BS in music. Since then\, he&rsquo\;s been teaching\, writing\, recording\, and touring. Zak works as a solo artist and with: Chris Smither\, Jeffrey Foucault\, Peter Mulvey\, Kris Delmhorst\, and many others. He was the guitar and piano instructor at Greenfield Community College from 2019 - 2024\, and is a member of the faculty at the Prindle School in Florence\, MA. He comes from a family of teachers and musicians\, and thoroughly enjoys passing along what he&rsquo\;s learned to anyone who is interested.

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