Chops, Licks, Knuckles and Stuff!

This workshop explores practical techniques to strengthen your fingerpicking, rhythm, memorization, creativity, and overall musicianship in a fun and approachable way. Participants will learn effective practice methods, strategies for playing with others, expressive strumming techniques, practical music theory concepts, and ways to build and maintain a strong repertoire.

The session also covers creative inspiration, efficient learning tools, metronome use, and healthy playing habits to help reduce strain and improve long-term performance skills.

Richard will cover the following topics:

1. Build Your Fingerpicking Engine

2. Smarter Song Memorization

3. Make the Metronome Your Ally

4. Playing with Others: A Strategic Approach

5. The ‘Sock Trick’ (and Why It Works)

6. Finding Inspiration Everywhere

7. Decorating Your Sound

8. Strumming with Style

9. Practical Music Theory Basics

10. Researching Music and Beyond

11. Building and Maintaining Your Repertoire

12. Body Mechanics & Injury Prevention

Some experience with basic chords and strumming is recommended. Please bring a guitar; a tuner, capo, pencil, and paper are optional but helpful. Handout materials will be provided.

See website for more details on workshop topics: https://richardgilewitz.com/gillacamp-workshops

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