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Chappell of Bond Street has joined forces with Yamaha, the world’s largest manufacturer of musical instruments, and icanplayit, an innovative and exciting online music tuition service, to host a uniquely entertaining and educational ‘Yamaha Guitar Day’ on Saturday 23rd June.

The event features informative demonstrations from world class guitarist and composer Hugh Burns, whose professional career includes a list of recording and on stage credits with artists like George Michael, Sir Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson.

 
 
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The free musical extravaganza that will feature a host of music making activities and special offers in-store at Chappell’s stunning new Wardour Street premises is a do-not-miss opportunity for guitarists of all ages and abilities from beginners to professional musicians. Throughout the day anyone wishing to have a go on a fantastic display of Yamaha guitars will be able to go ‘hands-on’ with advice from Hugh and Yamaha's top guitar specialists who will be on hand to take any questions and offer expert advice and guidance.

A hugely experienced and inspirational teacher, Hugh Burns is one of the main forces behind the innovative and groundbreaking online music tuition service www.icanplayit.com

Hugh will perform four unique and distinctive demonstrations as follows:

1pm - 1.30pm BEGINNING THE ELECTRIC GUITAR
Hugh will offer a tutorial on the first steps of playing the electric guitar, inviting young people from the audience to join in.

 
 

2pm - 2.30pm ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC GUITARS – FOCUS ON SOUND
Using Yamaha’s APX and CPX900 guitars, Yamaha Guitars specialist Julian Ward will introduce the new pick up system while Hugh Burns will demonstrate different styles of playing on each guitar to show how different guitars best suit different styles.

3pm-3.30pm DIFFERENT BODY SHAPES FOR DIFFERENT STYLES
Using Yamaha’s High End L Series Acoustic Guitars, Hugh will discuss how to use the acoustic guitar in a recording situation and demonstrate the styles suited to different body shapes.

4pm - 4.30pm DISCOVERING POP GUITAR
Using Yamaha’s High End Electric Guitars, this session will explore the different styles of playing in popular music, with Hugh performing with Yamaha’s SA2200, AEX1500 and SG2000 guitars.

Chappell of Bond Street continues to play a developing role in the artistic and musical life of the capital, thanks to the Yamaha London LIVE! Music Programme that offers a unique combination of instruments, educational master classes and live music throughout the year. For more information on Yamaha's fantastic guitar range, click here.

icanplayit (www.icanplayit.com) is a new concept in the field of online music tuition and brings some of the UK ’s leading musicians into the students’ home as the teacher. All a user needs is a PC and a broadband connection. It’s simple, fun to use and really helps the user learn how to play.

Hugh Burns is the icanplayit rock guitar teacher. Hugh is a guitarist and a composer with an international reputation for excellence. He has played on many pop and rock recordings including George Michael’s Faith and Careless Whisper, Paul McCartney’s and Michael Jackson’s Pipes of Peace and Scott Walker’s Drift. As a studio guitarist, he has also played on many film soundtracks including The Full Monty, Die Another Day, Don Quixote, Tristen and Isolda and An Unfinished Life. He has written music for television documentaries and films and published two guitar instruction books. Hugh has released six solo albums, the most recent being ‘Synchromatic’.

 
     
 
Chappell of Bond Street is located at the Oxford Street end of Wardour Street which is virtually half way between Oxford Circus and Tottenham Court Road Tube stations. Click here for a map.
  
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