Rochdale Observer

Take your place in Guitar Revolution

- Steve@aata.me

GUITARISTS, young or old, accomplish­ed or complete beginners - you can’t let the opportunit­y to take part in Guitar Revolution pass you by.

Guitar Revolution is a piece of music made up of four parts, for an infinite number of guitars, composed by Chris Woods.

The parts range in difficulty from very simple to complex.

Players of all abilities and ages can learn the piece online for free or be tutored by Guitar Star Becky Langan at VIBE, Drake Street, Rochdale, on Thursday, March 16, at 7.30pm.

Your opportunit­y to perform live on stage with The Chris Wood Groove Orchestra will be in Manchester on April 28, at the Three Minute Theatre.

Chris Woods performs and records as Chris Woods Groove and The Chris Woods Groove Orchestra.

Chris is also a composer and educator who tours across the globe appearing at festivals including Glastonbur­y and the Mikulášsky Jazz festival in Slovakia.

Chris has carried out four extensive and successful clinic tours in Switzerlan­d for Martin Guitars as well as Martin clinics in the United Kingdom.

His book Percussive Acoustic Guitar, published by Hal Leonard, has sold thousands of copies worldwide and is the go-to guide for contempora­ry percussive players.

Chris’s latest project, Guitar Revolution is creating quite a stir and is on tour this March/April.

Guitar Revolution was launched at the London Acoustic Show, at the Kensington Olympia in September 2016.

The project was a huge success, after many months of self-generated social media, with players uploading video clips of them rehearsing the piece, the event was well over-subscribed.

All the players taking part couldn’t fit in the rehearsal room, forcing Chris to run two separate rehearsals.

The performanc­e was a success, not only because of the large number of people taking part, but also due to the profoundly positive effect it had on all of the people, both those participat­ing and watching.

There were players of all ages and background­s performing together, with those who had only played for a few months alongside some the UK’s finest pro acoustic players.

View a live video of the performanc­e and the official video, the tuition videos and more at www. chriswoods­groove.co.uk/ guitarrevo­lution

What a fantastic opportunit­y to take part in a live performanc­e, making your contributi­on at your own level.

To find out more about the free session with Becky Langan at VIBE, email steve@aata.me.

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