Getting back into the swing of things in Athens took a little more work than anticipated, so I apologize if this post is a little late.

Overall, my experience at NGW in Chicago wasn’t much different from what I was used to at the New Milford, CT campus. The schedule of events was basically the same, and I taught the same classes both weeks. What was different was the more relaxed vibe of the faculty and campus. There were definitely fewer students in Chicago and a smaller faculty and staff. Paired with the fact that many of our classrooms were spread out across campus (some over 1/3 of a mile away) the campus was much quieter and more relaxed than in CT where we had 15 classrooms filled with guitarists in one small building. The peace and quiet in the basement of the chapel where my acoustic class met was a welcome change from having to compete with blues and rock classes on either side, but at times it was almost too quiet! I really like hearing the sounds of the guitars echoing down the hallways at NGW.
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My third year of teaching at National Guitar Workshop in New Milford, CT was my best experience there yet. I was happy to see all my friends from previous sessions again, meet a new class of students, and hear some fantastic music. Enrollment was down for the week, and while that’s not good for NGW’s bottom line, it made for smaller class sizes and allowed for plenty of individualized interaction with the students. My Modern Acoustic I class ended up having a total of five guitarists in attendance and I had a wonderful time working with them. Over the course of the week, we covered a lot of topics, played a lot of tunes, and on Thursday night performed “Hey Jude” for our portion of the student concert with Tom and Terra contributing vocals. The audience was a rowdy bunch and didn’t hesitate to help us out in singing “Na Na Na Naaa…Hey Jude!” while Ben played some bluesy fills during the final vamp. I was really pleased with how well the group played, and how well the audience responded to them. Congratulations on a job well done!
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Over the weekend I’ve moved johnhorneguitar.com to a new host: BlueHost.com. Fortunately things went pretty smoothly, but I know the domain is not yet fully propagated, and I have yet to receive some of the emails that have been sent my way. If you desperately need to reach me, and don’t want to wait until your email lands in my inbox, use the form on the Contact John page. That seems to work. Also, if you notice anything that’s broken since the switch please let me know. There are a few blog posts that are missing their accompanying photos and the ear-training doesn’t always seem to be working for me, but hopefully all that will be cleaned up in the next few weeks.