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RAM Reunion 2010

The Royal Academy of Music’s Guitar Department is now 50 years old!  To celebrate Michael Lewin organised a reunion at the RAM.  It was a fantastic afternoon catching up with old friends some of which I’m sure you will recognise.

Permission was kindly given by the photographer Rita Castle to reproduce the images below.

Guitar Circus Training Day & Concert

GUITAR CIRCUS will be running its first TRAINING Ensemble on Monday 26 July 2010 at Southampton University.

The event, WYGF-EXTRA, is jointly promoted with the World Youth Guitar Festival and Southampton Music Service, and in addition to the GUITAR CIRCUS Training Ensemble, there will be other young guitarists being put through their paces under the expert eyes of tutors including: Mark Ashford (Director of GUITAR CIRCUS Birmingham), Chris Stell, Mark Eden, Frank Gerstmeier and Helen Sanderson.

Go to http://www.guitarcircus.org/ for further information and to apply online.

London Hand Therapy

A great new website for any musicians suffering with hand problems.  http://www.londonhandtherapy.co.uk/

Teaching Forum

I have started a forum on my teaching page for students, (young or old) to ask any questions regarding their own studies.   Whether it be a question about technique, repertoire or just a general question, ask away. It doesn’t matter if you just play for fun or if you think it’s a bizarre question, I’ll do my best to answer it.