Attention guitarists!
When you are jamming do you always wonder how to fit in a solo, how to make a solo sound good, how to hand off lead, how to change keys on the fly?
Have you always wanted to play with a group, to jam with other people but have never worked up the nerve, because you are too worried you will make a mistake?
We have a solution for you! This summer, July and August, on Saturdays from 1-3 (except the long weekends) Anatoli will be here to show you how. These drop in sessions are designed to give you the courage and take your playing to the next level. Whether you know 5 chords or have been playing for 50 years there are always new tricks to learn. The session will run reduced lengths if there are less than 3 people who turn up but no matter if it is just you Anatoli will help you figure out how to jump in and play. It can be challenging to figure out how to take the lead and how to give it away when you are playing with other people, and if you want to be invited back to the campfire/church/coffee house jam again you have to learn these skills. Anatoli will cover everything from capo usage for easy key changes to figuring out how to harmonize within the song structure and even count time. There is no age requirement, 8 to 80 if you play the guitar – you are all invited! $25 per person
Anatoli started his musical career in the Soviet Union and has been playing for over 35 years with some of the top musical groups and orchestras, as well as releasing internationally acclaimed records with the group “Djelem”, and producing music for plays. His playing has been appreciated by worldwide experts of the field; with work ranging from composing and arranging to teaching and conducting. He achieved a diploma from the Cultural State Institute of Yakutsk majoring in conducting and minoring in composition, arrangement, and guitar. His career in Canada began in Eastern Canada playing individual shows, playing on radio programs, performing with circuses, being a studio musician, acting and playing with the Jean Duceppe Theatre, as well as numerous festivals in Eastern Canada and the US and working as a recording studio set up worker at Orange music in Quebec. Anatoli’s playing style ranges from jazz to pop and anywhere between including gypsy and folk. With years of playing and teaching experience Anatoli is sure to lead and inspire his students to become better musicians.