Introduction to the New Standard Tuning and Fretboard Knowledge Weekend
The Roundhouse, Colrain, MA, USA

Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th of November, 2006

Tony Geballe, Victor McSurely, Sandra Bain Cushman

Fretboard Knowledge Weekend: To prepare for this weekend we will be
focusing on triad arpeggios in C Major in several positions and
inversions. We will arrive having these arpeggios well in hand. The
course will then use this vocabulary as the basis for continued work.
Exercises to be practiced as prerequisites to the course, will be be
made available in September. This course is open to anyone who has
attended at least a Level 1 Guitar Craft seminar. Because there is
preliminary work to address, it is suggested that you apply sooner,
rather than later.

Introduction to New Standard Tuning: This course will introduce the
basic techniques commonly used in Guitar Craft, involving the
functioning of the right and left hands, rhythmic sense, coordination
and the direction of attention. Our work will be done on steel-string
acoustic guitars, in the New Standard Tuning, using a pick. It is
open to anyone, 18 years or older, who wishes to attend. Players of
all levels are welcome to participate. This Course is appropriate for
anyone who wishes to attend an Introduction to Guitar Craft in the
future.

The weekend will be directed by Tony Geballe and Victor McSurely.
Tony Geballe has been a Guitar Craft Instructor since 1985. Victor
McSurely has been involved in Guitar Craft since 1986 and facilitates
the Guitar Circle New England.

Sandra Bain Cushman, a certified Alexander Technique Instructor, will
be present throughout the course and will teach the Alexander
Technique as a means of developing attention and presence in the
body. Sandra has been involved with Guitar Craft and Guitar Circles
since 1988.

The Seminar will be held in The Roundhouse, (Colrain, Massachusetts),
approximately 80 miles east of Albany, NY and 100 miles west of
Boston, MA. This is an absolutely lovely, charming place to spend a
weekend. The top-shelf vegetarian cuisine will be provided by the
creative and loving culinary expertise of Rebekka Tippens, the owner
and proprietor of The Roundhouse.

In order to participate please send an Application Letter ( (before October 23rd) via email, indicating which course you see yourself in, and focusing on the following points:

1. Who are you?
2. Why do you wish to attend?
3. What is your Aim in attending?

The fee for the weekend will be $375, which covers tuition, room and
board.

For for more information and registration please contact Glenn Hughes at:
gcneregistrar at nullpointer dot com