Michael Fogler, Guitarist: Changing Updates!

• Guitar Lessons with 30 years of teaching experience. I specialize in classical, but can teach general acoustic guitar as well.

• Performances of the perfect music for weddings, receptions, private parties, and all sorts of social occasions.

• Formal concert performances as a soloist, with the Lexington Guitar Trio, the Davis/Fogler Guitar Duo, and with flutist Merrilee Elliott.

I emphasize:
• Solid grounding in music reading and basic musical literacy.
• Basic musicianship: good tone quality, phrasing, and how to make the music “sing.”
• Technique that makes playing easier and produces more gratifying results!
• Having fun!

Check out the Music link — I have 3 new selections from my recent concert with flutist, Merrilee Elliott, recorded live!

I will be teaching a summer session Beginning Classical Guitar Class at the High Street Y on Monday nights, 7 PM. It starts on June 9. Call Dave Peterson at the Y — 367-7341 — for more information!

Big News! I have now been accepted to be on the Kentucky Arts Council's Performing Artist Directory. As such I will be on their website as an artist available for concerts. I am presenting myself as a solo guitarist as well as a member of the Lexington Guitar Trio, the Davis/Fogler Guitar Duo, and the Elliott/Fogler Flute & Guitar Duo. Concert presenters look at resources like the Kentucky Arts Council and its Performing Artist Directory to find artists for their concerts.

During the Spring Session — April 7 through May 31 — I will be teaching two beginning classical guitar classes. One will be Monday nights 7:00 - 8:00 PM at the High Street Y. The other will be Saturday mornings 11:00 AM - 12:00 noon at the North Lexington Y. Each class will meet for eight one-hour sessions. Registration is the week of March 31. I'm putting a flyer at my Student Materials page. Call Dave Peterson at the Y — 367-7341 — for more information!

I have two new instruments! See photos at the photo link.

• I have a new "gig guitar" — It's made by a French Canadian company, Godin. And it's essentially an electric classical guitar. It's their top of the line classical and it's made to go through an amplifier. The power and tone quality are amazing. I play this on all gigs in a noisy environment.

• Even more exciting, I have a new concert instrument! It's a 2007 Jose Marin Plazuelo. This is a luthier in Granada Spain. It has a spruce top with Brazilian rosewood back and sides. The guitar looks and sounds gorgeous and it's easy to play. And, it will only improve as the next years go by! This will be the guitar I play with the Lexington Guitar Trio and any other performances that have the more formal sit-down quiet audiences.