Courses & Workshops

Forthcoming Workshops

Come & Try Mandolin

Beginner Mandolin

Mandolin for Improvers

Past Workshops

Alison Stephens Mandolin Masterclass, Sun 6th September 2009

Alison will talk about/teach three pieces from the following books or other pieces which participants will bring.

• Favourite Solos from the 18th Century (Astute)
• Reflections
• Calace: Rondo, Tarantella and Romanza
• Kaelberer: Trauermarsch der Sonnenstrahlen

LGMA Residential, Wiston Lodge, 15th - 17th May, 2009

This popular weekend course included individual tuition, technique classes, evening "get-togethers," workshops and an orchestra made up of the delegates and tutors of the weekend.
See our Residential Weekend page for more details.

Celtic Connections Jan/Feb 2009

The LGMA ran its popular series of mandolin workshops at Celtic Connections, in the Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow.
In 2009 we ran the following 90-minute workshops:

Come & Try the Mandolin:
Sunday 18th January 2009, 1.30pm, Exhibition Hall
More info at Celtic Connections

Mandolin for Beginners:
Saturday 24th January 2009, 11.00am, Exhibition Hall
More info at Celtic Connections

Mandolin for Players:
Saturday 31st January 2009, 11.00am, Lomond Foyer
More info at Celtic Connections
Tickets were £7 which included use of an instrument and expert tuition.


Our Come & Try sessions at Celtic Connections in January 2007 were very popular, and a visitor from the Evening Times was there too! Read the Evening Times article here.

View the 2005 Celtic Connections scrapbook.

LGMA Residential, Wiston Lodge, 16th - 18th May, 2008

The tutors in 2008 were Jochen Roß , Graeme Scott, Nigel Gatherer and Barbara Pommerenke-Steel.

The weekend included an orchestra comprising delegates and tutors; individual tuition, techniques classes and evening "get-together" and workshops. The topic for the weekend was "Cross Over".

BMG Festival & Rally 2008

Hosted in Scotland for the first time! February/March 2008. Participants can choose four from a selection of 15 workshops for fretted instruments. Read more on the rally page.

Celtic Connections 2008

For the last few years the Lanarkshire Guitar and Mandolin Association has run the mandolin workshops at Celtic Connections, Scotland's premier winter music festival, which takes place in the Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow.
In 2008 we ran the following four 90-minute workshops:

Come & Try the Mandolin: Sunday 20th January 2008, 11.00am, Clyde Foyer book online
Mandolin for Beginners 1: Sunday 20th January 2008, 1.30pm, Clyde Foyer book online
Mandolin for Beginners 2: Saturday 2nd February 2008, 11.00am, Lomond Foyer book online
Mandolin for Players: Sunday 3rd February 2008, 1.30pm, Clyde Foyer book online

Wiston Lodge Residential 2007

Mandolin & Guitar Weekend at Wiston Lodge, March 2007. Full details of the current year's residential can be found on the Residential Weekend page.

View the 2005 Residential scrapbook.

Guitar Workshop with John Goldie

Saturday 25th Aug 07 only
10:00am - 5:00pm

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