Takamine Guitars is hitting the road in the coming weeks with a series of masterclasses across the UK and Ireland featuring fingerstyle guitar specialist, Stuart Ryan.
As a performer, Ryan has shared the stage with many of the world’s greatest acoustic players from Jon Gomm to Martin Taylor whilst as a composer his music has featured on Channel 4 television and the BBC in addition to many more media outlets around the world. He is known globally thanks to his regular columns in Guitar Techniques and Guitarist Presents Acoustic magazines.
In the exclusive masterclasses for Takamine, distributed in the UK by Korg, Ryan will guide fans through approaches to warmups and practise, getting acquainted with altered tunings and DADGAD and building and developing arrangements for solo guitar, as well as some performance pieces covering a diverse range of styles from across the globe.
All those who come along will receive a gift pack including a Korg tuner, Takamine wearables and more.
Dates
Saturday November 12th 3pm Music Bros. Ltd., Shrewsbury
Saturday November 19th 3pm Guitar Village, Farnham, Surrey
Tuesday November 22nd 7:30pm GAK, Brighton
Wednesday November 23rd 7pm Symphony Music, Wigan
Tuesday November 29th 6:00pm Steamboat Music, Limerick, Ireland
Wednesday November 30th 7pm Music Maker, Dublin, Ireland
Thursday December 1st 7pm Matchett’s Music, Belfast
Friday December 2nd 7:30pm Acoustic Couch, Bracknell
Saturday December 3rd 3pm Red Dog Music, Leeds
Thursday December 8th 6pm Kenny’s Music, Aberdeen
Saturday December 10th 6pm Sheehan’s Music, Leicester
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