keynote speaker
in conversation with Adam Perlmutter
INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS WITH
Cameron Knowler
Clive Carroll
Emma Harner
Eric Skye
Valerie Turner
plus prize giveaways, a community open mic,
and guitar show-and-tell!
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Join Acoustic Guitar for a weekend of interactive workshops and presentations with world-class guitarists and educators. Explore a wide range of styles, skills, and techniques—while connecting with fellow guitarists in a welcoming, supportive environment (no travel required.)
We can't wait to learn with you—get your ticket here!
The ticket price is $149, which includes full access to all scheduled camp events. You'll also be able to view replay videos for six months after the event, so you can revisit workshop materials at your own pace.
WHAT YOUR FELLOW GUITARISTS ARE SAYING ABOUT COUCH CAMP
"Couch Camp exceeded my expectations. The presentations were masterful and I learned a great deal from each. The presenters were knowledgable, but down to earth and they spoke to all levels—a hard task. All in all a fun and rewarding experience, I will definitely do it again."
—Rick H.
"Acoustic Guitar Couch Camp was a wonderful experience! I have not always enjoyed Zoom sessions, but this was lively, interesting, each presenter was quite different, and I came away with some things that will improve my playing. I highly recommend Couch Camp to any aspiring guitar player of any skill level. And, the prize giveaways were great!"
—Steve B.
"I've wanted to attend a guitar camp for a long time, but I don't travel much, so Couch Camp was a great idea. I liked that the event was open to guitar players of all different levels, whether they were beginners, veteran players, or someone in-between. The workshops and presentations were interesting and informative and fun, and gave me ideas for things I want to learn. I liked hearing other Camp participants play during the open mic. The giveaways were fun, too. Thank you, Acoustic Guitar, for having this event! "—Rosemary L.
"I had an amazing experience at Couch Camp and left inspired to dive deeper and learn more. I especially liked the variety of topics covered and the opportunity to try some new things out... like exploring intonation, a great blues song using drop D tuning, practical strumming tips for improving performances, and a cool approach to learning improvisation. To top it all off, there were phenomenal giveaways from AG magazine sponsors. Highly recommended attending a future Couch Camp!"
—John S.
"This was a unique experience to engage with guitar professionals and journalists at Acoustic Guitar magazine. I learned things that I never knew about, and I look forward to the next one." —Richard S.
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These friends of Acoustic Guitar Couch Camp have generously provided us with awesome prizes that we'll give away live during camp!*
* This is a sweepstakes. No purchase is required to enter. Entry form and rules may be found here.
Friday
4 pm: Camp Begins!
Dom Flemons will give our keynote address, followed by an interactive Q&A.
5 pm: Community Happy Hour
Get to know your fellow campers and the AG team as we all share stories, songs, and show off our guitars.
6:00 pm: We'll say goodnight. Rest up, because Saturday is going to be action-packed!
Saturday
9:30 am: Good Morning!
Grab your coffee and your guitar.
10:00 am: How and What to Really Practice with Eric Skye. Improve your guitar playing in noticeable ways.
11:00 am: Piedmont Blues Picking: Thumb Bootcamp with Valerie Turner. Get ready to synchronize your hands from the comfort of your couch!
12:00 pm: Lunch break
1:00 pm: A Composer's Toolkit with Clive Carroll. Explore new concepts to unlock your own unique musical sound.
2:00 pm: Classical Fingerpicking Crash Course with Emma Harner. Learn the basics and apply the technique to your folk and rock playing and beyond!
3:00 pm: Expand Your Flatpicking with Cameron Knowler. An approachable and thoughtful study of rhythm, counterpoint, and texture.
4 pm: Strum-Along Around the Virtual Campfire
5:00 pm: We'll say goodbye (for now!)
Note: This schedule is presented in Pacific Time.
We'll be giving away prizes and sharing some other surprises between workshops throughout the day. We'll also make time for bathroom breaks. But not to worry—if you miss a beat, the replay videos will be available to you after the event so you can revisit the materials at your own pace.
The technical requirements to ensure you have a great experience at Acoustic Guitar Couch Camp are to be sure you have a stable internet connection and have downloaded Zoom.
Have questions or need help registering? Write to AcousticGuitarService@stringletter.com and we'll be glad to assist!
Founded in 1990, Acoustic Guitar serves the practical needs of all acoustic guitar players, young and old, beginning and experienced, with musical instruction, information, inspiration, advice, and a voice in the acoustic guitar community. We publish new issues of the magazine four times per year, host monthly live workshops, and our website is updated weekly (at least!) AcousticGuitar.com.
Author of the method book Guitars Have Feelings Too, Cameron Knowler is a multi-instrumentalist specializing in jazz, bluegrass, and old-time music. cameronknowler.com.
Clive Carroll's unique tone, versatility, and unmistakeable voice as a composer make him one of the world’s premier acoustic guitar players and workshop leaders. clivecarroll.co.uk.
Emma Harner is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter who writes intricate guitar parts, soaring melody lines, and other fun stuff. She calls it "math folk". emmaharner.com
Pacific Northwest acoustic guitarist Eric Skye occupies a unique niche between folk and jazz, tradition and the contemporary, flatpicking and fingerstyle, composition and improvisation. ericskye.com
A native New Yorker with ancestral roots in Virginia and Georgia, Valerie Turner is an esteemed educator and premier ambassador of Piedmont-style fingerpicking. piedmontbluz.com
Keynote Speaker: Dom Flemons "The American Songster®" is an American Banjo Hall of Fame inductee, a GRAMMY Award Winner with four GRAMMY nominations, Two-Time EMMY Nominee, International Acoustic Music Award Grand Prize Winner, and was a United States Artists Fellow. His repertoire covers over one hundred years of American roots music; including country, folk, bluegrass, Americana, and the blues. Flemons is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, music scholar, historian, actor, narrator, slam poet, record collector, speaker, and podcaster.
Keynote Moderator: Adam Perlmutter is the editorial director Acoustic Guitar. He holds a bachelor of music degree from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro and a master's degree in Contemporary Improvisation from the New England Conservatory. adamperlmuttermusic.substack.com
The fine print: If your plans change and you can no longer participate in Acoustic Guitar Couch Camp, you must submit a cancellation request before November 1, 2026. Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable after this date.
Your ticket is for you and you alone. If you would like to attend camp with a friend (in other words, have fellow guitarists over to stream workshops together) we are happy to offer a discounted group rate. Just shoot us an email (AcousticGuitarService@stringletter.com) to let us know the size of your group.
While the hosts and instructors will do their best to troubleshoot any technical issues, we are not responsible for individual participants' internet connection speeds, device settings, or other technical requirements. We recommend you familiarize yourself with Zoom prior to the event.
While unlikely, the schedule and line-up is subject to change with no notice. In the event that a workshop or other event is cancelled, the time slot will be filled with a suitable replacement.
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