BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. – Internationally acclaimed fingerstyle guitarist Hiroya Tsukamoto will lead an intimate, informal masterclass for players of all levels of ability and accomplishment at on Sunday, March 15, at 11 a.m., at Stage 33 Live, 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls, Vt., in advance of his 2 p.m. concert. This workshop is limited to 10 participants; register at www.stage33live.com.
Tsukamoto will demonstrate fingerstyle techniques, including chords and basic theory, breaking down elements such as tone and rhythm, explaining how to apply them to a practice routine. Wisdom on scales, tunings, improvisation, and more to help players improve and expand their talents will be presented with kindness, patience, and easy laughter by one of the best fingerstyle players in the world. Questions will be warmly received. Bring your own instrument. A discounted class-plus-concert bundle is available.
Feel free to bring a lunch to eat after the class, or to pop out to a local restaurant before the concert.
Born and raised in Kyoto, Japan, he received a scholarship to Berklee College of Music and came to the U.S. Since then, he has been performing internationally, including at the United Nations, the Blue Note in New York, and on Japanese national television. He is a dizzyingly agile fingerpicker, who chooses beauty over bombast. His concert performances are an eclectic, immersive, and mesmerizing impressionistic journey filled with earthy, organic soundscapes rich in subtle detail.