Announcement: Students who complete both the Songwriting Workshop August 15-18, and Guitar Sessions August 19-24, will receive a $100 discount.

Guitar Sessions emphasizes practical playing experience through a variety of classes, clinics, and performance activities for today's guitar player. All participants will be placed in performance ensembles with guitarists of similar training, stylistic interest, and ability.

For students who are also interested in enrolling at Berklee full-time, there are several benefits to attending Guitar Sessions:

• Find out what it takes to succeed in music and at Berklee.
• Study with Berklee faculty.
• Get a head start on your full-time studies.
• Get to know Boston, New England's hub of culture and academia.
• Learn about admission, audition, and scholarship requirements.

Who are the instructors?
Berklee's talented and experienced guitar faculty will provide the instruction for the program and will appear in concert and clinic formats throughout the week. The Guitar Sessions ensemble classes feature professional rhythm sections on staff for the program.

What should I bring?
Guitar Sessions is primarily intended for electric guitarists, so all participants should bring cords for connection to amplifiers and electronic guitar tuners. Acoustic guitarists should bring guitars with pickups. We provide amplifiers for all participants to use in our ensembles for rehearsal and final performances. No amplifiers are provided for use in practice rooms, so you may elect to bring a set of practice headphones or a very small practice amplifier.

What's the schedule?
The program begins with registration and auditions on Sunday morning, August 19. Classes, lessons, labs, ensembles, and other related events will begin Sunday afternoon and continue through Friday. The final concert begins on Friday at 11:00 a.m. The program will end by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, August 24, following a brief closing and award ceremony.

Classes during the week generally run from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and clinics and concerts take place in the late afternoon and evening. Jam sessions run from 9:00 p.m. until 10:30 p.m.

Every participant's schedule will include a class in each of the following:

• Fretboard harmony-Music theory from the guitarist's perspective. Hands-on guitar training, including scales, modes, chord voicings, and chord inversions.
• Style-Focused specifics of the style of your choosing (Blues, Groove Funk/Fusion, Songwriting Performer, Classic Rock, Contemporary Rock, Metal, or Jazz). Theoretical concepts as they apply to your chosen style.
• Ensemble-You and your teacher will rehearse and play with other instrumentalists and perform in concert with your group on the last day of the program. Friends and family will not want to miss these performances.
• Visiting artists-Guitar Sessions will host several visiting artists and clinicians during the week. Past programs have included John Abercrombie, Ronnie Earl, J. Geils, Greg Howe, Wayne Krantz, Lage Lund, Vinnie Moore, John Petrucci, Vernon Reid, Duke Robillard, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Mike Stern, and Mark Whitfield.
• Jam sessions-Open to all. Play with professional rhythm sections on staff for the program under the direction of Guitar Sessions faculty members. Diverse musical styles in various venues allow you to learn more about your favorite styles and to stretch your own musical boundaries.

Where will I eat and sleep?
Applicants will be sent information and an application for residence hall housing once accepted to the program. Most program participants elect to stay in the Berklee residence halls; however, space is limited. To optimize your chances for on-campus housing, you must return the housing application immediately upon receiving it.

To be eligible to live in the residence hall, you must be 15 years of age by the start of the program. If you apply to the program after mid-May, please call the Housing Office at 617 747-2292 to find out if residence hall space is still available.

Summer Guitar Sessions are made possible in part by scholarship funding from: