ZEN GARDEN

GUITAR’S IN THE ZEN GARDEN

A brief description...

Guitars in the zen garden is the brain child of master Guitarist/Composer/Musician and Martial Artist Curtis Jones. The concept for this idea started years ago when Curtis started playing music, and then started to apply both the physical and mental techniques that he had learned years before in his Martial Arts Training to his music. The result was Curtis was able to achieve a very high level of musical ability in a reasonably shot amount of time.. Curtis is often labeled the worlds fastest flatpicking Acoustic guitarist by fans and critics alike, and Curtis says that the Martial Arts training is a huge part of the reason he can play so fast, so clean and so effortlessly.

Music at a very high level is a very mental and physical thing says Curtis, if you don’t know how to relax both your body and mind while playing, you will never achieve a high level and you will cause damage to you hands, nerves and tendons, which is why a lot of Musicians develop tendinitis and can no longer play.

Curtis Jones credentials...

Curtis has been a professional touring Musician since 1993, and has toured all over the U.S. as well as Canada and all over Europe. Mr. Jones has also been a Music instructor for well over ten years, and has taught students in both clinics and private lessons in both the U.S., Canada and Europe.
Curtis’ Martial Arts training started with Korean Tao Kwan Do, and has gone through Shaolin Kung Fu, Ju-jitsu and Ninjitsu.

The purpose of Guitar’s In The Zen Garden...

To help Beginners, advanced and all Musicians at all levels to learn how to relax, free their mind and cleanse their body while playing music, to help you achieve a higher, healthier state both physically and mentally.

The focus in the Garden...

This clinic will be very different from all other music clinics, the focus here will be relaxation, and the proper way to focus your mind on what your doing. We will also learn some new Musical techniques, how to focus on them and apply them to a song, we will also have a full class exercise where everyone gets a different four note pattern to play as a class, the purpose of this is to stay focused on your part while building a symphony of sound without being distracted by the other parts.

The Guitar’s In The Zen Garden clinics will be held at Curtis and Holly Jones very secluded home in the North Georgia Mountains ten Miles from the historic Dahlonega square. The Clinic is open to all Musicians, not just Guitar players, but the classes are limited to ten participants.

The cost...

The price will be $65.00 for a five hour clinic, the amount shown includes lunch, snacks and beverage.
{Note} this is on a first come fist served basis so sign up quick to reserve your spot.

What is covered in the Garden...

Focus
Relaxation.
Meditation and focused Meditation.
Music Instruction.
Salts and Herbs to soak your hands and elbows in to promote better circulation and less tension.
Instruction on how to use these all natural products for your benefit.
Everyone attending will get an unreleased CD of the composition Guitar’s In The Zen Garden, composed and performed by Curtis Jones.
Learn from someone who really knows about this subject, and uses it on a daily bases in both his Music and private life.

for more info or to sign up for a clinic call cortini art productions at 678-925-0742 or 678-925-0738
or email Curtis at...