2018 Clinics

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Clinics and Workshops are presented with support from Acoustic Guitar Magazine

►PLEASE SEE NOTE BELOW as of Thursday, October 25th.

Clinics are by separate admission; cost $35.00 per person per Clinic; pay at the door.

Limited space, advance reservations recommended. To reserve, click the button below to send an email to: info@woodstockinvitational.com. Include which Clinic(s) you wish to attend, your name, email address, and telephone number.

Participants should bring their own instruments, tuners, capos, any permitted recording devices, etc. Clinics are held in the front rooms of The Peterson House, at the entrance to the Bearsville Theater complex, steps away from the Bearsville Theater. There will be a free guitar checkroom there for Clinic attendees. No personal instruments are allowed in the Luthiers Showcase Bearsville Theater or Utopia Soundstage exhibition areas.

SPECIAL OFFER: D'Addario Strings Give-Away!

The first 100 people to make Clinic reservations will each receive a free set of D'Addario Strings. A selection of various types, alloys, gauges, coated or uncoated will be available to choose from.

Make a Clinic Reservation

►PLEASE NOTE: As of Thursday, October 25th at noon through Monday, October 29th at noon, the offices will be closed for the duration of production of the 2018 Woodstock Invitational Luthiers Showcase. Please pardon any inconvenience; we will reply as soon as possible after the Showcase. If you are making Clinic Reservations, we will not be able to reply with confirmation - just come ahead! Walk-ups are welcome; there should be room for you.

Clinics are held in the front rooms of The Peterson House / Commune Saloon, the large Victorian building at the entrance to the Bearsville Theater Complex. Clinics are by separate admission (you do not need to buy a ticket to the Luthiers Showcase to attend clinics) and cost $35 per person per clinic. Pay at the door, cash (preferred) or credit card.

No personal instruments are allowed in the Luthiers Showcase exhibition areas; there is a guitar checkroom (no charge) in The Peterson House for clinic attendees who are also attending the Showcase.

			Friday, October 26
	Friday October 26 2018 11:30 am		Happy Traum: An Introduction to the Fingerpicking Blues of Mississippi John Hurt An Introduction to the Fingerpicking Blues of Mississippi John Hurt Woodstock Commune/Petersen House, 297 Tinker Street, Bearsville, NY	More
	Friday October 26 2018 1:00 pm		Mary Flower: Blues and Ragtime Guitar Blues and Ragtime Guitar Woodstock Commune/Petersen House, 297 Tinker Street, Bearsville, NY	More
	Friday October 26 2018 2:30 pm		Marcy Marxer: Fancy Ukulele Licks and Tricks Fancy Ukulele Licks and Tricks Woodstock Commune/Petersen House, 297 Tinker Street, Bearsville, NY	More
			Saturday, October 27
	Saturday October 27 2018 10:00 am		Tony McManus: Celtic DADGAD and Deeper Alternate Tunings Celtic DADGAD and Deeper Alternate Tunings Woodstock Commune/Petersen House, 297 Tinker Street, Bearsville, NY	More
	Saturday October 27 2018 11:30 am		Andy Aledort: Exploring Acoustic Performance Parameters Exploring Acoustic Performance Parameters Woodstock Commune/Petersen House, 297 Tinker Street, Bearsville, NY	More
	Saturday October 27 2018 1:00 pm		Vicki Genfan: "Slap-Tap-Happy" - Intro to Open Tunings and Modern Fingerstyle Techniques "Slap-Tap-Happy" - Intro to Open Tunings and Modern Fingerstyle Techniques Woodstock Commune/Petersen House, 297 Tinker Street, Bearsville, NY	More
	Saturday October 27 2018 2:30 pm		John Hart: Expanding Your Tonal Palette... Expanding Your Tonal Palette: Using open string voicings and other extended techniques on the jazz guitar to provide harmonic richness and texture. Woodstock Commune/Petersen House, 297 Tinker Street, Bearsville, NY	More
			Sunday, October 28
	Sunday October 28 2018 10:00 am		Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers: Easy Alternate Tunings Easy Alternate Tunings Woodstock Commune/Petersen House, 297 Tinker Street, Bearsville, NY	More
	Sunday October 28 2018 11:30 am		Rory Block: Slide Guitar Workshop Slide Guitar Workshop Woodstock Commune/Petersen House, 297 Tinker Street, Bearsville, NY	More
	Sunday October 28 2018 1:00 pm		Michael Chapdelaine: Arranging Popular Tunes for Solo Guitar Arranging Popular Tunes for Solo Guitar Woodstock Commune/Petersen House, 297 Tinker Street, Bearsville, NY	More
	Sunday October 28 2018 2:30 pm		Cathy Fink: Rock Solid Bluegrass & Country Rhythm Guitar! Rock Solid Bluegrass & Country Rhythm Guitar! Woodstock Commune/Petersen House, 297 Tinker Street, Bearsville, NY	More