Welcome to

Frank Vignola’s

Big Jersey

Guitar Camps

Bringing the best in music education to venues around the world!

What People Say About Camp:

“THIS! I love the music and friends I have made. I feel like we are all family with such love for music!"

K. O.

“Better than a dream come true @ Big Jersey Guitar Camp.”

M. D.

"I thought the camp was great and plan to return next year if it's offered. It's hands-down one of THE BEST I've attended!"

D. K.

" Thanks so much for your efforts…Still driving home, traffic is absolutely horrendous and I don’t care... still high from the experience."

S. C.

"I just want to say on a scale of 1 to 10 it was a 100."

V. G.

Upcoming Camps

 
 

So what happens at Camp, anyway?

We hang out and play and study guitar!

All the camps are unique and there is no formula, other than keeping the number of participants reasonable and having top-notch instructors who are also great people! We use SONGS as the basis for everything we do, so you will always do lots of playing. Sometimes there are lectures/classes on different topics such as: Rhythm guitar, Playing a Melody, Creating Counter-lines, Accompanying a Vocalist, Soloing over Fast Tunes, etc.

Improvisation is an area we look at a lot: Previous improvisation lectures/classes have included: Targeting Chord Tones, Different approaches to soloing over Dominant chords, Use of Modes in flavoring improvisations, Using Rhythms to build improvisations, Using the Blues to spice up jazz playing, Range and Sound studies in improvising, and many more.

And, Frank’s Morning Warm Ups are always a big draw!

The evenings usually include performances and more playing music and hanging out.

You can count on having a ball at camp: making a lot of new friends, enjoying a lot of improvement on guitar, and leaving with a renewed sense of excitement and wonder for your musical journey!

 

Previous Instructors have included:

  • Sheryl Bailey

  • Gene Bertoncini

  • Jimmy Bruno

  • Roni Ben-Hur

  • Vince Cherico

  • James Chirillo

  • Bruce Forman

  • Barry Greene

  • Vinny Raniolo

  • Gary Mazzaroppi

  • Sean McGowan

  • Doug Munro

  • Lou Pallo

  • Nicki Parrott

  • Howard Paul

  • Ken Smith

  • Olli Soikkeli