The TSU Guitar Summit is a weekend-long interactive musical immersion for ALL guitarists, from aspiring pickers and artists
to the next number-one hit songwriter. Multiple instructors will offer simultaneous courses on topics from acoustic accompaniment styles to fretboard harmony, from country hotlicks to jazz improvisation. Our instructors & guests are lifelong pros with well-established recording and performing careers, hit songs, and years of professional teaching to their credit.

The Guitar Summit is unlike any other existing guitar festival, bringing Nashville's creative, collaborative culture to the workshop environment. Several instructors may work together on a class, creating a dynamic environment that brings every student into the conversation. Some instructors will be available throughout the weekend for small group or individual breakout sessions.

Each day will also feature special clinics with guest Visiting Artists.
Join in on a rare opportunity to talk guitar and music with a group of Music City's best in a relaxed, intimate setting.

ENROLLMENT LIMITED TO 40 STUDENTS....SIGN UP NOW!

Presented by the Tennessee State University Department of Music. 

  YOUR INSTRUCTORS . . .  


Lisa Carver - (featured guest artist - Guitar in Songwriting) - hit Nashville songwriter and artist, cuts by Sugarland ("Everyday America") and others.

Bill Neale - (Creating Essential Guitar Parts, R&B styles) - Motown house band guitarist, independent producer (Temptations, Deniece Williams, Teddy Pendergrass, and many more)

Webb Wilder - (Featured guest artist ) artist/songwriter and roots-rock icon.

Denny Sarokin - (songwriting, acoustic styles) - Every Mother's Son, Ricky Nelson's Stone Canyon Band, cuts by Crosby, Stills, & Nash and others, author of Lick*tionary: The Songwriter's Guide to Great Guitar and Songwriting in 3D.

Ladd Smith - (hot country) - Guitar Player Magazine National "Guitar Hero" competition winner.

Chip Henderson - (jazz improvisation) - TSU and Belmont University faculty, respected jazz guitarist and author

Mark Robinson- (fundamentals, blues styles) - multi-instrumentalist, producer, and veteran blues/Americana sideman (Tommy Womack, Davis Raines, many more)

Dave Isaacs - Summit Coordinator & writer/artist (fundamentals, Nashville Number system, moderator)
TSU Music faculty and one of Nashville's most respected guitar instructors.

Lester Ray Sears - (bluegrass flatpicking styles)

Tiger Fitzhugh - (improvisation) veteran Nashville session player and sideman

Jonathan Riggs - (Nashville Number System) - author of "Diamond On The 1", a primer on the Nashville Number System.




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