Drever Guitar School

Very happy to be a part of this and really looking forward to it 😎🎸

Prepare yourselves for an unforgettable experience of music and dance that will leave you wanting more! Find the 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙁𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚 indoors at our Family Fun Days…

📍 Bothwell Primary School (𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿𝘀)
📆 Sat 16th Sept ‘23 (𝟭𝟮𝗽𝗺-𝟯:𝟭𝟬𝗽𝗺)
📆 Sun 17th Sep ‘23 (𝟭𝗽𝗺 - 𝟰𝗽𝗺)

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𝟭𝟮.𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 & 𝟭:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺: Performers from Star Power Performing Arts will take to the stage to entertain with some of your favourite show tunes. From classic musicals such as the Sound of Music to modern hits from Wicked. This performance features students from their Uddingston and Ferniegair academies. We guarantee you’ll be entertained!

𝟮:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺: Drever Guitar School will be performing some classic & well-known tunes from years gone by, including some Blues, Rock, Pop & Country influences. The set will include some group performances and maybe even a wee solo appearance or two.

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From 1pm onwards there will be a showcase of talent from the following dance studios:

1pm - 1:30pm: CMDance Academy
1:30pm - 2pm: Gillybean Theatre School
2pm - 2:30pm: Prime Dance Scotland
2:30pm - 3pm: Dance Inc. Studios
3pm - 3:30pm: Elen Brandao Dance school
3:30pm - 4pm: Maureen Laughlin & 𝗡𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲

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Here we go🤘

Saturday 16th September 14:30.

Bothwell Scarecrow Festival

We hope you're excited for the performances on our 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙁𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚 at our Family Fun Days…

📍 Bothwell Primary School (𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿𝘀)
📆 Sat 16th Sept ‘23 (𝟭𝟮𝗽𝗺-𝟯:𝟭𝟬𝗽𝗺)
📆 Sun 17th Sep ‘23 (𝟭𝗽𝗺 - 𝟰𝗽𝗺)

ＳＡＴＵＲＤＡＹ
𝟭𝟮.𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 & 𝟭:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺: Performers from Star Power Performing Arts will take to the stage to entertain with some of your favourite show tunes. From classic musicals such as the Sound of Music to modern hits from Wicked. This performance features students from our Uddingston (Wednesday evening) and Ferniegair (Monday evening) academies.

𝟮:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺: Drever Guitar School will be performing some classic & well-known tunes from years gone by, including some Blues, Rock, Pop & Country influences. The set will include some group performances & maybe even a wee solo appearance or two.

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From 1pm onwards there will be a showcase of talent from the following dance studios:

1pm - 1:30pm: 𝐂𝐌 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲
1:30pm - 2pm: 𝗚𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹
2pm - 2:30pm: 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
2:30pm - 3pm: 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗰 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘀
3pm - 3:30pm: 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱ã𝗼 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹
3:30pm - 4pm: 𝗠𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗮𝗻 & 𝗡𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗲𝗱 & 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱! 🎶🤩

CMDance Academy is celebrating its 14th anniversary this year. We teach children from 3 years+ and specialise in creating a fun, nurturing environment, allowing all of our pupils to flourish in their own way. Our teachers have extensive experience teaching dance, are fully qualified, insured and have been performers themselves. We are non-competitive but we create performance opportunities for our pupils like our Annual Show at Rutherglen Townhall & outdoor events such as Bothwell Scarecrow Festival and Uddingston Pride Christmas Fair. As members of the B.A.T.D. we can offer exams for our pupils if they wish to take part. If you have someone in mind that might be interested in joining us please contact Carol through our social media or visit our website we would love to share our love of dance with you! www.cm-da.co.uk

Gillybean Theatre School is a musical theatre school for young people aged from 18 months to 18 years who enjoy performing. Classes are held at Motherwell South Parish Church…
Primary 1-3: 23 Aug ‘23 (5:30pm - 6:15pm) Primary 4-6: 23 Aug ‘23 (6:15pm - 7:15pm) Primary 7-S6: 23 Aug ‘23 (7:15pm - 9pm)
Our Tots Class is aimed at pre-school kids from 18 months to 5 year old. Classes run on a Thursday from 1pm-1:40pm at United Reform Church Hall, South Park Street, Hamilton. All abilities are welcome.

Prime Dance was established in 2018 by Cally Mckeirnan and has been thriving ever since. We have grown into the most amazing dance family with dancers from various schools in our local community. We offer fun, friendly, non-competitive dance classes for girls and boys ranging from age 2+. If you wish to see/hear more about us, check us out on Facebook or Instagram!

Dance Inc. Studios provides fun, confidence building, non-competitive dance classes for girls and boys aged between 2-17, in a safe and professional environment. Classes held in Busby, Bothwell and Bearsden.
Book your trial class at: www.danceincstudios.uk

Elen Brandao Dance school was founded 16 years ago by Brazilian dance teacher, choreographer and artistic director Elen Brandão van Weegen. Teaching Excellence in Ballet & Jazz Dancing. Based in Bothwell, Elen Brandão Dance School offers Ballet and Jazz classes for children from 3 years old onwards. At our school we follow the BATD syllabus for ballet and jazz classes. Our teaching style is to give the students an environment in which they can have fun, be creative, express their emotions, while always focusing on excellent dance technique. For more information, please visit our Website, Facebook or Instagram page. Email & Mobile: 07757 859842.

Maureen Laughlin School of Dance: Boys and Girls are enrolled and trained to a professional standard in Ballet, Modern, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop and Street Dance. We hold ISTD exams twice a year which are not compulsory but are held for all who attain the required standard to be entered. Although our classes are run to a professional standard our aim is always to have fun and a great time at dancing! All pupils will have the opportunity to perform in our end of year display and also take part in the many dance events we are involved in every year. Many of our pupils have achieved places with Scottish Ballet Junior and Mid-Associate Scheme, Knightswood Dance School of Scotland, Motherwell and Reid Kerr College for performing Arts. Our classes run 6 days a week which means there is a day and time to suit everyone. We also run Adult classes in Ballet, Jazz and Tap. If you are interested in any of our classes, please do not hesitate to contact either Maureen (Tel: 01698 746 010 or Nadia (Tel: 01698 239 479) and we will be happy to give you all the necessary details to get started. If you love dancing, meeting new friends and having a great time give us a call.

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If this doesn’t make you smile and tap yer foot ye better get yerself checked oot😎have a great weekend!!

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🎸Are you retired or have recently been fired,
🎸Are you a millionaire with time to spare,
🎸Do you work shifts and available during the day,
🎸Do you have a guitar and would like to learn to play?

🎸If the answer to any of these is yes you could be in for a daytime slot . . .

🎸Daytime guitar slots available get in touch

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The swing, the groove, the moothy, the bass player, the interplay (especially at 4:39) not to mention Tim’s sprinkling of magic is just a joy to behold!!

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🎸A few questions -

🎸Are you retired or have recently been fired,
🎸Are you a millionaire with time to spare,
🎸Do you work shifts and available during the day,
🎸Do you have a guitar and would like to learn to play?

🎸If the answer to any of these is yes you could be in for a daytime slot . . .

🎸Daytime guitar slots available get in touch

Why suffer alone??

2-1 daytime lessons now available.

Bring a friend, partner, bit on the side . . your choice really!!

Get in touch😀

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A few questions -

Are you retired or have recently been fired?
Are you a millionaire with time to spare?
Do you work shifts and available during the day?
Do you have a guitar and would like to learn to play?

If the answer to any of these is yes you could be in for a daytime slot . . .

Daytime guitar slots available get in touch (before all the millionaires get in before you)!!

Need I say more?

JUST POSTED TO YOUTUBE - (a rather jazzy one)

‘There Will Never Be Another You’

I hope you enjoy and if you haven’t already, I would really appreciate if you would subscribe, hit the thumbs up and comments are very welcome too (even the dodgy ones 😉).

Cheers.

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Look left . . look right . . Look he did alright😊

(Ok, well actually better than just alright but nothing else had the same ring to it).

Anyway, congratulations to Pearce on his Grade 4 exam . . Awesome🤘🎸

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🎸30 minute lesson every week
🎸1-2-1
🎸In-person (or online if you’d prefer)
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HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!

If you would like to book some lessons or even have a wee chat about your plans to improve your playing then get in touch . . . . I’ll be gentle 😊🎸🤘🎶

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Best of all? No need to worry if it will arrive on time…

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Comments are also greatly appreciated (even the ones that say “he looks like Marty McFly”. That’s true btw).

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I’m sure they AND your neighbours will thank you for it.

In case you didn’t already know I have a YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCncYEiOcqgd7BGxm-XHKpcw

It’s a bit of a mixed bag with some performance videos, practice videos, smaller video snippets I recorded so as not to forget them and a couple of other randoms. There are no actual guitar lessons on there which is something I will get to but there are a few videos of tunes I have worked on or am working on with pupils and it allows them/you to see how the ideas and techniques we look at can be put in to practice.

Anyway, please do check it out and I would really appreciate if you could subscribe and share it (send it to all those people you don’t like!!😉).

New videos coming very soon . . . .maybe even tomorrow (or the next day or day after that but definitely soon😁)

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My online one-to-one guitar lessons are open to people at any stage in their guitar journey and I have a range of times available. Just send me a message if you would like to find out more.

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His most successful single (which you have to listen to!) is "The Thrill is Gone” (1969) and he was the first Blues artist to make it into the pop mainstream.

He won a total of 15 Grammys and he received a Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George W. Bush in 2006 - pretty amazing!

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