Contest Prizes
The Grand Prize Winner will win a featured artist slot in the 2011 National Guitar Workshop Clinic Tour, a seven day vacation stay at the Flathead Lake Lodge (up to 4 persons total) in Bigfork, Montana and a recording contract opportunity from Concord Records!
In addition, he or she will receive a Yamaha guitar (acoustic, classical, or electric), Monster "Beats by Dre" Headphones, a guitar endorsement from Yamaha Corporation, a 2 year string endorsement worth $1,000 from D'Addario String Company and become a Monster Cable "Famous Monster."
1st and 2nd Runners Up will receive: a Yamaha guitar (acoustic, classical, or electric), a guitar endorsement from Yamaha, $100 worth of D'Addario strings, and Monster "Beats by Dre" Headphones.
3rd, 4th, and 5th Runners Up will receive: A Yamaha guitar (acoustic, classical, or electric), $100 worth of D'Addario Strings, and Monster "Beats by Dre" Headphones.
All 6 finalists (i.e. Grand Prize Winner and 5 Runners Up) shall also receive a full scholarship to The Crown of the Continent Workshop and Festival Aug. 28 - Sept. 4 in Bigfork, MT at the world class Flathead Lake Lodge. Workshop artists-in-residence and faculty include Lee Ritenour, Joe Bonamassa, Scott Tennant, and leading faculty from The National Guitar Workshop. www.cocguitarfoundation.org
36 Semi Finalists will win a special selection of three (3) monster guitar cables and a full tuition scholarship to one of six National Guitar Workshops (depending on category the contestant entered in).
- Rock - The American Jewish University - Los Angeles, CA (July 17 - 22)
- Country - Concordia University - Austin, TX (July 17 - 22)
- Classical - The Canterbury School - New Milford , CT (July 17 - 22)
- Blues - The Canterbury School - New Milford , CT (July 24 - 29)
- Jazz - The Canterbury School - New Milford , CT (July 31 - August 5)
- Acoustic - Sandy Spring Friends School - Sandy Spring, Maryland (June 26 - July 1)
See contest rules for complete details.
