Guitar League 05/04/26!

Guitar League Saint Petersburg will meet on Monday night May 4th, 2026 at the Gulfport American Legion 125 – sign in at 6:30pm. We are pleased to welcome Shane Drause as our main presenter!

How to get there:

The American Legion is located at 6440 5th Ave S, Saint Petersburg 33707. Here is a dropped pin you can use with your smartphone directions app:

https://maps.apple.com/?ll=27.766087,-82.725310&q=Dropped%20Pin&t=m

About our presenter:

Guitar League friend Dave Gulino introduced me to Shane. He recently relocated to the St. Petersburg area from Nashville, TN, where he spent the better part of 12 years in the music industry as a studio/touring musician, producer, and educator.

1st Half guitar playing:

Attendees are encouraged to bring their acoustic guitar, capo and tuner if they have one. We begin with an open mic for any of our members who sign up for that. If there are no takers or when open mic volunteers are done, if there is any time left in the opening 50-minute segment, we will project the words and chords of up to 5 songs that we have chosen using a projector and the iPad app OnSong. We are running the first portion of the meeting in what we call “garage band” mode where we might stop at any point and help any of the players with chord shapes or other questions. We might play each song two or more times, just like a practicing band would. We break at 7:50 pm.

2nd Half with Shane:

In the second half, Shane will perform and - if he decides to mix it up - he may lead us on some more songs we play together.

Club details:

Guitar League (GL) is an educational organization and community of guitarists of all skill levels sharing music knowledge, techniques and fun. There are many GL Chapters located around the U.S. that meet once a month, guitar jam, and listen to professional presentations. So, bring your guitar and be prepared to learn, play, and have fun!

The Guitar League generally meets the 1st Monday of each month from 6:30 PM to 9 PM (sign in & registration at 6:30) at the American Legion Post 125 on 5th Avenue South.

At each meeting, we spend the first 50 minutes playing our guitars together or performing for each other. Next, we take a 20-minute break. In the 2nd half the main presenter spends about 50 minutes sharing a mixture of performing and discussing their craft, something truly unique in the entertainment industry.

A prospective member’s first meeting is always free to test-drive the organization. Membership is $120/year for 12 monthly meetings or $10 per month at the door. Payments can be made in cash or via Square (3% fee) or Zelle (using Zelle tag “guitarleaguesaintpete”). If using Zelle, you can also set it up to automatically send monthly payments for any period you choose. Membership includes access to a huge curated library of free online lessons from guitar instruction industry leader Truefire and deep discounts on their All-Access plan. The Saint Petersburg chapter of Guitar League is the eighth chapter of the Syracuse, NY based organization. Chapters are also located in Syracuse N.Y., Asheville, NC, Boston North, MA, Central Massachusetts, MA, Phoenix, AZ, Southern Wisconsin, WIS., and Coachella Valley, CA

Website: https://www.guitarleague.com/saint-petersburg-fl.html

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