“I would highly recommend the Martin Taylor Guitar Retreat. It was a fabulous experience. My impressions were that Martin and the teaching staff were very very gracious, very talented certainly, and really ensured that every master class session was run well, the content was perfect for the class, the students themselves really became very close friends and almost family atmosphere after the first night. I had the pleasure on the first night to be able to sit on the stage and do a duet with Martin which was terrific. Overall the venue was terrific, very conducive to have us do what we needed to do. I know that I learned a lot, I had a lot of aha moments. I have a lot of things to work on but without a doubt the time spent this week was not only enjoyable, something I remember all my life, but absolutely will improve my playing and my confidence in playing and I really thank the team and Martin for really giving me this wonderful opportunity in this fantastic venue.” – Ted Clark, New Jersey, USA

“I’ve had a wonderful experience at the camp. Playing at home I found that it’s hard to find other players that are interested in fingerstyle or jazz. When I came here I found many people with similar interests. Martin showed us different ways of approaching accompaniment improvisation and we were able to jam with other students, we were able to play with them as well. As much as I enjoyed my time here I can’t wait to go home and try all the new material that I’ve learned here.” – George Beasley, Connecticut, USA

“This was my first guitar retreat for Martin Taylor and it was an awesome experience. I learned so much and everyone is just so open and shares all this info and totally approachable. I also take the online classes, I just started a couple of months ago and coming to this retreat has just really fulfilled and filled out a lot of information that I had a lot of questions for. Highly recommended and check it out.” – Lisa Liu, Brooklyn, USA

“The workshop’s been great. I really didn’t know what to expect. It’s really been eye opening, you know. It’s been more long term kind of information, you know. Like, what’s the process of having to come up with arrangements. It’s also a nice environment. Everything is set up for you. You don’t have to worry about food. I don’t have to get in my car at all. Everything’s really close, you just walk around the block. That’s nice, because you can really focus on just playing music.  The hesitation for me was, you know, it’s a lot of money. I could have bought a new guitar. A nice guitar. Thinking about that is like, well, you know, I could get a nice guitar, but it’s not going to show me how to play it. Whereas this, you’re learning skills that lasts you a lifetime.” – Jim Wintermyre, California, USA