Slide guitar—guitar played with a bottleneck or metal tube on one finger of the fretting hand—is one of the most compelling sounds to emerge from the American south. This class is directed at advanced-intermediate and advanced students who would like to explore bottleneck playing. We’ll take a deep, hands-on look at the subject, talking about tone, intonation, vibrato, right- and left-hand damping, single-string and chord work, and other fundamentals. We’ll also look at different types of bottlenecks (glass, metal, ceramic), tunings, repertoire, and resources. Participants should bring a bottleneck or other tubular slide (or a selection thereof) and a recording device to class.