About Dorset Guitars
About Us...
Would you or your child like to attend a Guitar/Bass Guitar, Music School and improve your/their musical performance? Or arrange some individual guitar or bass lessons, in our studios or at your home. Why not try - Dorset Guitars your specialist guitar and bass lessons centre based in Poole Dorset Uk.
Dorset Guitars is an independent organisation aimed at promoting the guitar and bass guitar by allowing musicians to study and play together.
The Guitar School gives formal individual instruction and group tuition, and accelerates further development. The activities lay down good foundations for any future work in music and develop existing skills. The music that the groups perform, is fun and not limited to just classical, or pop or rock music. An exposure to many styles of playing is the aim. However, a firm foundation of finger style is considered important and likewise reading standard notation is also essential and so heavily promoted in most classes.
Relying on tablature only, is not an option for any DGs students.
Main Aims...
To develop, your guitar or bass playing skills and ensemble performance. To increase your awareness of music in general. To study different styles of guitar and bass music. To practice to a performance level within the ensemble and if selected, be able to enjoy performing at DGs. functions, as requested. Above all to have fun with music and enjoy its inherent fellowship.
As part of this project there are various competitions with awards and major effort will be rewarded. (At present school age students only)
Dorset Guitars is a study centre for "TrinityGuildhall" classical guitar and "Rockschool" electric guitar and bass.
Examinations are held regularly for those looking for a recognised qualification, or as a measure of achievement The School runs on Saturday mornings and on Tuesday evenings, (eight groups), during term time. (Dorset School Terms). The venue is St Edward's School, Dale Valley Road, Poole. Road. Links are very good as St Edward's lies just off the main Dorset Way (Poole), exit to Oakdale. See contact page for map, or google.
The Dorset Guitars Cups...
As already mentioned, Dorset Guitars promotes friendly competition, and major effort is recognised and rewarded. A continuously running competition is held, where students are under constructive assessment. They are assessed over the year on the following categories:- Attendance, Practice, Consideration, Development, Enthusiasm. A measure of an individual students performance is given termly, with the top three receiving prizes (students of school age only). The highest overall classifications of the year, pick up the DGs Trophies. We also have three further annual awards...... An award for Outstanding achievement on Guitar, Outstanding achievement on Bass Guitar and Outstanding achievement by an Adult student (currently on hold).
Please visit -notices-results- to see the current DGs group status.
DGs Cup Overall Classification 2011
1st Mark Titcomb
2nd Kieran Porter
3rd Menan Loganathan
For Outstanding achievement on
Guitar 2011 Matt Opsblum
For Outstanding achievement on
Bass Gtr.2011 - Tom Griffiths
Previous Award Winners
Mark Titcomb 2010
Callum Charlton 2009
Hannah Brooks 2008
Matthew Arnaouti 2007
Kieran Porter 2006
Jordan Gray 2005
Andrew Brunning 2004
Nick Stringer 2003
Matt Lee 2002
Tom Cheetham 2001
Owen Potter 2000
Philip Cracknell 1999
Performances,Charitable Fund Raising Events.
Dorset Guitars hold regular performances and fund raising events. We are pleased to be associated with various charitable concerns albeit in a small way, in a spirit of fellowship. Proceeds from DGs events have been donated to various local organisations, most recently:-Julia's House Children's Hospice, Poole, Montacute School and Victoria Education Centre, special needs schools in Poole, Dorset, and Leukaemia Busters, Southampton General Hospital. More information regarding these events is available in the Newsletters section of this site.
Adult Groups (currently on hold)
It is never too late to start, to study guitar. Acoustic and electric group sessions for adults, have been very successful. Currently on hold due to other ongoing projects, it is hoped that these sessions will resume in the future.
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Musical Direction
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Dorset Guitars...... The Dorset Guitar School.....
Your local specialists for Guitar, Bass Guitar lessons in Poole, Bournemouth, Dorset, Uk.
Stan Cesarz Guitar Tutor/MD
Stan Cesarz is a Professional Musician, with over twenty five years experience in the Music Business. He performs on Guitar and keyboard instruments, and is a tutor at a number of Dorset Schools. He teaches Guitar, Bass Guitar and Keyboards and runs a very busy private practice. His student list is usually near 200 in total, seen on a weekly basis. He is tutor and director of Dorset Guitars.
His diverse musical experience has taken him through countless bands and small orchestras, to running choirs. He was Choirmaster at the Sacred Heart Church (Bournemouth) for many years.
He has written much music for various instruments and feels that his writing and arranging skills showcase his musicianship.
He believes that his students examination records are a worthy indicator of his skills and commitment, more so than quoting old dated examinations. Such results are current and are a regular assessment. If you judge by examination results, then you should know that an average pass rate of 96% has been achieved for the last decade. (These are for beginners grade 1 to advanced grade 8.) Full results are published and in relevant newsletters. Many students have now progressed onto University and into the Music Business. However examinations aside, his enthusiasm for most things musical is catching, and always, just a little inspiring.
Individual instrumental Tuition
Further musical development and individual tuition is available, along with special exam preparation or more specific study. Please request for further information. Should you require more information regarding any matter relating to the above, or would just appreciate a chat, please do not hesitate to make contact.
Request contact through:- enquiries@dorsetguitars.co.uk.
Dorset Guitars aims to provide specialist music educators. Working alongside tutor and director Stan Cesarz, they supplement the specialist subject knowledge or give support to the volume of work. Help is available for bass, vocal coaching, percussion and various technically based musical tools, together with composition, sequencing, internet and multimedia study. Email your request to DGs.
Mark Potter Guitar Tutor
Current resident instructor.
Mark has a BA Hons Degree in Commercial Music (Glamorgan University) and has studied classical and electric guitar to the highest levels.
Mark is a local musician and is a former student of Stan Cesarz. He brings his services to Dorset Guitars with much experience in electric guitar and popular band work.
His teaching principles remain in line with those of Dorset Guitars, in that we strive for an all round musical knowledge and instrumental expertise. This will enable the student to become the best musician he/she can be.
Mark is available for individual guitar lessons, and group sessions, to rapidly develop your skills. Email requests to Dorset Guitars.
Dom Cesarz Guitar Tutor
Dominic Cesarz has worked his way successfully through the grades, classical and electric. He has received a First Class Honours Degree in Music at Kingston University, specialising in classical guitar performance in his final year (Summer 2011). He is now studying for his Masters at the Royal Holloway. He continues his teaching and performing activities locally and in London for Surrey Arts.
Bass Guitar Specialists.... available on call at DGs
All things drumming.... Dorset Percussion
A Word Of Thanks...
My thanks goes out to all those numerous people who gave me the opportunity to make music . Particularly as a child my ever loving parents and now my wonderful family, thank you for your continuing support. My special thanks goes out to so many who influenced my music, especially Ed Labuda for his patience and assistance in the early years, and the late Frank Evans for his gentle, masterly, authority, from afar. To all those who I am in regular contact with, thank you for your confidence, we move forward together. Finally, without The Master's touch I am nothing !
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