2025 Event Press Releases: 2/19/25
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1/1/2025
Contact: Ancient-Future.Com Records
1-415-459-1892
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Wednesday, February 19, 2024, 7 to 9 PM
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Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 7 & 7:45 PM
Free Guitar Workshops
Study All Styles of Guitar
Free In-Person Beginning and Intermediate Guitar Workshops
The series of free introductory in-person music workshops at the Cloverdale Arts Alliance taught by guitarist and Ancient Future bandleader Matthew Montfort continues with two 45 minute guitar workshops on October 16, 2024. Ongoing guitar classes will then be offered on Wednesday evenings tailored to the individual goals of workshop participants.
Cloverdale Arts Alliance, 204 N. Cloverdale Boulevard, Cloverdale, CA 95425
Sign up: lessons@matthewmontfort.com.
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Beginning Guitar
Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 7 to 7:45 PM
This free 45 minute introductory beginning workshop can help aspiring guitarists get started on the right track with good practice habits.
Intermediate Guitar
Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 7:45 to 8:30 PM
This free 45 minute workshop explores exercises, music notation, theory, and popular repertoire.
Matthew Montfort Bio
Matthew Montfort is known as a world guitar innovator and an inspiring music instructor who helps students of all levels and ages learn whatever style they desire. He is on the 100 Greatest Acoustic Guitarists list at DigitalDreamDoor.com along with such luminaries as Michael Hedges, Leo Kottke, Chet Atkins, John Fahey, Adrian Legg, Merle Travis, John Renbourn, Tommy Emmanuel, Doc Watson, Pierre Bensusan, Toni Rice, Alex Grassi, Stefan Grossman, Artie Traum, Joni Mitchell, and Peppino D'Agostino. He is the leader of the world music group Ancient Future and performs on many instruments, including scalloped fretboard guitar, Glissentar 11 string fretless guitar, electric guitar, classical guitar, flamenco guitar, bass guitar, ukulele, sitar, charango, mandolin, and gamelan.
Montfort wrote the book Ancient Traditions – Future Possibilities: Rhythmic Training Through the Traditions of Africa, Bali, and India, which has been used at many music schools including the Berklee College of Music. Matthew Montfort was on the faculty of the Blue Bear School of Music in San Francisco for three decades where he taught rock, folk, jazz, blues, classical guitar, music theory, and world music. He teaches all styles of guitar, ukulele, bass, charango, sitar, and mandolin as well as music theory for all instruments and rhythm classes based on his book.
123 Word Radio Announcement
Ancient Future leader Matthew Montfort is holding two 45-minute free in-person guitar workshops on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at the Cloverdale Arts Alliance in Sonoma County. At 7 PM, an introductory beginning workshop helps aspiring guitarists get started on the right track with good practice habits. At 7:45 PM, an intermediate guitar workshop explores exercises, music notation, theory, and popular repertoire. Ongoing guitar classes will then be offered on Wednesday evenings tailored to the individual goals of participants. An inspiring music instructor who helps students of all levels and ages learn whatever style they desire, Montfort is on the 100 Greatest Acoustic Guitarists list at DigitalDreamDoor.com along with luminaries like Michael Hedges and Merle Travis. To sign up for the workshops, email lessons@matthewmontfort.com.
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