News: guitar institute unveils 2010 guitar scholarships worth over £7500!

GUITAR INSTITUTE UNVEILS 2010 GUITAR SCHOLARSHIPS WORTH OVER £7500!

The Guitar Institute, part of London’s Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP), in partnership with Yamaha and Total Guitar Magazine, is proud to announce the launch of the 2010 guitar scholarships programme. These sought after awards are for study on the Institute’s renowned one-year Higher Diploma guitar course, commencing October 2010, with one fully-funded place to be awarded to the winner (worth £5,250) plus a partially funded place for the runner-up (worth £2,625).

The Higher Diploma is a specialist one-year full-time course, developed by the Institute to train and develop students of guitar, bass, drums and vocals for a career in the music industry. It was the first full-time course of its kind ever developed in the UK and achieving a place on the course continues to be an aspirational goal for young musicians. The Institute, widely recognised as one of Europe’s leading schools of modern music, counts on an unrivalled teaching and visiting faculty, many of whom regularly work and tour with some of the music industry’s greatest artists. This faculty includes such names as Hugh Burns, Martin Goulding and Dario Cortese. ICMP alumni can be found throughout today’s music industry, working with high profile artists such as; The Noisettes, Kylie Minogue, Paolo Nutini, Will Young and KT Tunstall.

Closing date for entries is 5th March 2010 and there is always a great demand. The scholarships are open to anyone from the UK or internationally and the application form is available to download from www.icmp.co.uk. This is a fantastic opportunity to win a free place on one of the most prestigious guitar courses in Europe and the winner of the scholarship will also have the opportunity to write a regular column on www.totalguitar.com. For further information on how to apply or to download an application form contact:

020 7328 0222
enquiries@icmp.co.uk
www.icmp.co.uk