Last week marked the grand opening of our new location! Guitar Shed is now offering lessons out of Big House Guitars on Cheshire Bridge Road. We have two new teachers shown below, Ben Williams(left) and Cody McAlister(right), who will be teaching guitar, bass, and ukulele lessons in the new spot. Contact the front desk for more information about lessons at Cheshire Bridge.

If you haven’t yet been to Big House Guitars, it is a wonderful new store that features some incredible custom guitars, collector’s items, and all kinds of instruments, amps, and effects pedals. If you’re ever in that area, be sure to check them out!

Our winter recitals are coming up and we want to send out some preliminary information. See below for info on both the Kids & Teens Recital and the Adults Recital.

Registration will be open through the Student Portal on November 19th at 9:00am. Please discuss participating in the recital with your teacher before registering. Attempting to perform before one is ready can be detrimental and create anxiety or resistance toward future performances.

KIDS AND TEENS RECITAL – December 18, 2021 at City WineryDoors at 11:00am – Show at 12:00pm

-Open to Kids and Teens
-Teen Bands will perform first
-Limited to 60 performers (band members do not need to sign up unless you are playing an individual song)

Admission is $10 in advance and at the door for ALL performers and guests. This policy helps with the production of our recitals. Admission covers the costs to pay for the venue, market the event, design and print posters, hire photographers, print our photo albums, and most importantly pay our awesome teachers.

Due to the policy of the venue, all attendees must show either proof of vaccination or a negative PCR test from within 72 hours of entry.

ADULTS RECITAL – January 9, 2022 at Waller’s Coffee ShopDoors at 6:00pm – Show at 7:00pm

-Open to all adults and adult bands
-Acoustic, Rock, and Americana Ensemble
Ensembles will perform first
-Limited to 30 performers (band members do not need to sign up unless you are playing an individual song)

Admission is $5 in advance and at the door for ALL performers and guests. This policy helps with the production of our recitals. Admission covers the costs to pay for the venue, market the event, design and print posters, hire photographers, print our photo albums, and most importantly pay our awesome teachers.

Our Fall Showcase this past weekend was great and we look forward to some more performances in a few weeks!

Don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions. Keep Shedding!

Our very own Desmond Myers just dropped an album! “Shadowdancer” is now live on all major streaming platforms. Give it a spin today! You can purchase the album on iTunes and Amazon Music. Desmond will be touring in France at the end month to support his release.

Here’s a snippet from a recent write-up in Wonderland Magazine about Desmond’s new album:

“Gently ushering us into his evocative world with emotional-driven productions and heart-warming melodies, the artist soothingly croons over-simplistic beats. Touching on everything from temptation to self-discovery, the artist takes us on a compelling journey for this debut project, putting his raw and honest story on full display. From the mellow and soul-stirring “Playing with Fire” to the synth-tinged “Feels Like I’m Running”, Myers puts his creativity at the forefront of the project and presents an album that pays homage to his own self-acceptance.”

We hope you are all settling into your fall schedules and having a good start to the school year! As we monitor the developing COVID-19 situation, we want to lay out a clear protocol for how we will be handling exposure going forward. The health and safety of our students and teachers is our main priority, so we will be adhering to the following guidelines, which have been pulled directly from the CDC website: 

Persons with COVID-19 who have symptoms and were directed to care for themselves at home may discontinue isolation under the following conditions:

-At least 10 days* have passed since symptom onset

-At least 24 hours have passed since resolution of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications and

-Other symptoms have improved.

*In some cases of severe illness, the virus can last up to 20 days. Persons who have severe illness related to COVID-19 or who are severely immunocompromised should pursue guidance from a medical professional before ending isolation.

Persons infected with SARS-CoV-2 who never develop COVID-19 symptoms may discontinue isolation and other precautions 10 days after the date of their first positive RT-PCR test for SARS-CoV-2 RNA.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/disposition-in-home-patients.html 

Persons who have had close contact with someone who has COVID-19 should pursue testing and start quarantining right away. Exceptions include:

-Someone who has been fully vaccinated and shows no symptoms of COVID-19 does not need to quarantine, but should be tested 3-5 days following a known exposure to someone with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 and wear a mask in public indoor settings for 14 days or until they receive a negative test result

-Someone who has recovered from COVID-19 within the last 3 months and remains without COVID-19 symptoms.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/contact-tracing.html

If there is an exposure at Guitar Shed, we will notify the teacher’s whole studio and you always have the option to go virtual. When lessons are switched to virtual due to COVID-19, we will offer the option to opt-out until the teacher or student can return to in-person lessons.

If the student is quarantined and has to switch to virtual, the typical lesson policy will be followed and we will offer make-up credits to those who opt-out of virtual lessons.

If the teacher is quarantined and has to switch to virtual, we will offer monetary credit to those who opt-out of virtual lessons.

We are observing a strict mask policy in Guitar Shed which, if followed by everyone correctly, should prevent the vast majority of potential spread. 

We have engaged in talks with epidemiologists who work at the CDC who echo these sentiments and we will continue to observe guidance provided by the CDC and follow the situation to the best of our ability.