Sky Academy

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Legendary Guitarist Uli Jon Roth's Sky Academy was conceived by Uli to

provide knowledge and inspiration to those who take guitar playing seriously and to help them reach a new plateau.

The seminars are designed to open musicians’ eyes to new possibilities

and to trigger an awakening of the student’s full potential and talent.



SKY ACADEMY 2009

Guitar Seminars



Latest News:



SKY ACADEMY GERMANY - FULL SEMINAR:



September 4-6, 2009 at the Rock & Pop Museum,

Gronau, Westphalia. This includes the

first German SKY ACADEMY CONCERT on September 5th.



For enrollment and detailed info please check out:



http://www.guitar.de/sky_academy_2009.0.html



more info: www.sky-academy.com



The Sky Academy is entering it's forth year and the alumni is growing. Everyone attending takes away knowledge that propels them to the next level. One thing that seems to be constant of everyone that has taken part in Sky Academy is the brotherhood that develops between students and this brotherhood has become a device for student no matter what age to improve their playing even after the seminars are over.



Sky Academy is a music festival both for students and fans of guitar.

Sky Academy's format is one where Uli teaches in a classroom/seminar and performs in a series of concerts.

For the last two years Sky Academy concerts "Uli Jon Roth and Friends" have been one of the highlights of Sky Academy. With Uli taking the stage for 4 and 5 hour shows. Over the last two years Uli has jammed with some amazing talent:

JOHNNY HILAND - CHRIS POLAND - ROY Z - JOE STUMP - DON DOKKEN - TONY FRANKLIN - MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO - KOFI BAKER - STUART SMITH - JEFF SCOTT SOTO - MARK BOALS - ULE W. RITGEN - PIERO LEPORALE - ROB PAGLIARI - CORVIN BAHN - STEVE SMYTH - ADRIAN GALYSH - MICHAEL EHRÉ - ANDREW SHULMAN - GEORGE BELLAS -

PAUL GILBERT - WARREN DE MARTINI - GRAHAM BONNETT - CHRIS IMPELLITTERI - ROBBY KRIEGER - ROB ROCK - DOUG ALDRICH - MARK BOALS and more have all participated in the Sky Academy concerts.

2008 will see Sky Academy in many more cities around the world including an East Coast - US Sky Academy!



The philosophy and approach of Sky Academy is consistent with the ideals of its founder, Uli Jon Roth.



The teaching will center on achieving the student’s transition to a noticeably higher level of ability. This includes raising their general and specific musical awareness, as well as facilitating an increase in their technical abilities. The participants will be able to receive invaluable direct insights into the way Uli approaches the art of guitar playing, as well as concerning his philosophy of music in general.



Uli’s teaching aims to help unlock the full talent and potential of each player by drawing on his unique insights into the deeper mysteries of the craft.

Uli Jon Roth: “it has always been one of my talents to spot the talent of others and to help make it grow by pointing out certain things which are apparent to me, but not necessarily to the eyes and ears of the student. "



“My own journey through music and life has revealed to me a way of approaching the instrument and music in such a fashion that maximum progress can be achieved in the shortest amount of time. I don’t know whether I have stumbled upon a secret here, or rather just a series of interactive laws, but whatever it is – it sure works, and it’s about time that I share some of that knowledge with the younger generations.”



“A lot of musicians – perhaps even the majority – will get to a certain point in their playing and then start to stagnate. From that point on their technique and musical awareness simply do not improve and they hit a brick wall and they run out of steam - rather like an airplane which stalls. I aim to take gifted players to the level where the magic starts – the inspiration zone – and to show them how to stay there. "