The venue slowly fills as fellow students and local guitarists take their seats in the cozy little common room located on the first floor of the Honors College. Quickly tuning your guitar, and finding a scratch on your B string that makes you wish you had changed it today, you run through a few scales and the beginning of the piece you are about to play. After finishing the opening bars, you notice the room has quieted down and the audience has turned to welcome the man everyone is here to see, someone that you have looked up to ever since you first picked up the instrument, David Russell. When he throws you a smile and a short greeting, your heart begins to race and you notice your hands are not as nimble as they were a minute ago... Continue reading "Review: David Russell Masterclass"