Upcoming GillaCamps:

August 7 and 8, 11am-5:00pm
GillaCamp - 5 hours/5sessions
Sound City Music
947 W. Main St.
Troy OH 45373
937/335-2406
Register:
$40 per session / $175 for full day, $325 for 2 days

September 25, 12-3:00pm
GillaCamp - 3 hours
Passionfruit Theatre
9 Northgate St.
Athlone Ireland
086 333 8457
Register:
30 Euro per session or
80 Euro for all
Read more (pdf)

October 10, 1-5:00pm
GillaCamp - 4 hours/4 sessions
Log House Concerts
Edwardsville IL
618/531-1810 for directions
Register:
$40 per session or $150 for full day

November 13, 12-3:00pm
GillaCamp -3 hours
Trinity House Theatre
38840 West Six Mile
Livonia MI 48152
734/464-6302
Register:
$40 per session or $110 for all
MFGS members:
$30 per session or $80 for all
Read more (pdf)

November 14, 2-4:30pm 
GillaCamp -2 hours
Fire Arts, Inc.
305 E. Colfax Ave.
South Bend IN 46617
574/ 282-2787
Register:
$40 per session or $70 for all
Read more (pdf)

November 21, 1-5:00pm
GillaCamp - 4 hours/4 sessions
Location TBA
Logan UT
Register:
$40 per session or $150 for full day

Fees and Registration

GillaCamp is designed to fit into your schedule so you have many options. You can view topics and time schedules by clicking the Read More pdf area for each individual GillaCamp date and you can register on line as well. All Full GillaCamp (2 or 3 all day) sessions require a 50% deposit to secure your spot. Your registration will not be considered confirmed until the deposit or full payment is received. The balance can be paid in full on line or by check/cash upon arrival at the first session you attend. The GillaCamp Gourmet (the traveling 1-4 hour GillaCamps) registration and topic/schedule options are also on line. To register, click on the GillaCamp of your choice.

You may also register by email, letter, or by phone. Make your check payable to Richard Gilewitz, and mail to PO Box 3023, Inverness, FL 34451. Include your name, address, phone number and email, as well as which GillaCamp you will be attending. Once your registration is received, you will receive confirmation and session schedule about the subjects to be covered if you are attending the Full GillaCamp. Each student will receive a packet with instructional materials and other surprise items at the first session.

Sample of GillaCamp Guitar Workshop Session Topics

Hand positions, fingerstyle techniques, attack, dynamics
Fingerstyle pattern details and explanations
Fingerstyle techniques/two and three chord patterns
12 bar-blues
Techniques for using a metronome
Tablature and standard notation
Composition
Song breakdowns
Working with a variety of sound systems
Recording at home and in the studio
Music theory and ear training
Performance techniques and live concert examples
Memorization techniques and open tunings
Slide guitar techniques in multiple open tunings

"Great workshop!  It really hit on topics I've wondered about for over 45 years of playing guitar!  I'll recommend you to every guitar player I know." Mark M.- Florida

"I attended a GillaCamp in Troy,OH and was greatly inspired and influenced by the information presented." Greg C.- Illinois 

"The class was awesome. I learned so much. And I would add that he does an outstanding job explaining and simplifying basic music theory." Mark K. Ohio

"I want Richard to know that his writings and approach to the guitar really strike a chord (pun?) with me and I am so happy to have this resource and others to come." Ryan R. - Kansas  

"Yes, GillaCamp Changed My Life! I arrived as a guitarist fraught with poor technique who stumbled through decades without a plan for improvement and left energized and excited about a new journey in music." Yvonne D. - Indiana

Contact the GillaCamp Headquarters for a full explanation of the teaching sessions by email or by calling 352/860-2422.