Fall, 2020 Online Guitar Workshops
October 5 - December 3 • Eight weeks of classes (no classes Thanksgiving week)
A word about the coronavirus and how it effects these classes:
Our classes will be meeting live via Zoom, and I'll also videotape each class, in case you can't tune in at the scheduled time. You MUST pre-register to participate, because I'll need to send you the link for your class in addition to PDF's of the handouts each week.
Scroll down to the class of your choice and click on the "add to cart" button to sign up!
Hope to see you soon!
October 5 - December 3 • Eight weeks of classes (no classes Thanksgiving week)
A word about the coronavirus and how it effects these classes:
Our classes will be meeting live via Zoom, and I'll also videotape each class, in case you can't tune in at the scheduled time. You MUST pre-register to participate, because I'll need to send you the link for your class in addition to PDF's of the handouts each week.
Scroll down to the class of your choice and click on the "add to cart" button to sign up!
Hope to see you soon!
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Mondays:
5PM - Starting to Play 6PM - Folk Standards 7PM - Starting to Play |
Tuesdays:
5PM - Easy Alternative Rock 6PM - Songwriting 7PM - Americana & Its Roots |
Wednesdays:
5PM - Bluegrass & Carter Style 6PM - Folk Favorites #2 7PM - Harmony Singing |
Thursdays:
5PM - Americana & Its Roots 6PM - Already Picking Some 7PM - Easy 21st Century Rock, Folk & Country #2 |
Class descriptions and online registration below
All classes are taught by Carol McComb online via Zoom until further notice
All classes are taught by Carol McComb online via Zoom until further notice
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MONDAYS
5PM: Starting to Play (level 1) For total beginners or those who know only a few chords. We’ll learn how to accompany songs with 9 basic chords, 4 different strums, bass runs and hammering-on. 17 great folk, country, and easy rock songs. This class is popular, so it is offered at two times. 6pm: Folk Standards (level 1-2)
For those who know basic chords but are still slow changing from one chord to the next (especially the F chord). We’ll review the basic strums and chords, do lots of chord drills, learn new chords, new strums, bass runs, and 16 timeless folk, country, and rock songs. 7PM: Starting to Play
(level 1) For total beginners or those who know only a few chords. We’ll learn how to accompany songs with 9 basic chords, 4 different strums, bass runs and hammering-on. 17 great folk, country, and easy rock songs. This class is popular, so it is offered at two times. |
TUESDAYS
5PM: Easy Alternative Rock (level 2+) Popular alternative rock songs with easy strums and easy chords! You’ll learn lots of acoustic rock strums, new chords, barre chords and great songs from artists like the Tom Petty, Pearl Jam, Shawn Colvin, R.E.M., Damien Rice, the Swell Season and more. 6PM: Songwriting - Focus on Modal Scales
(no guitar level) Open to songwriters of all levels including beginners. Our songwriting class is different every quarter in our constant search for the muse. Come to get started writing your own songs; come for ideas and guidance; come to share a song in progress or a finished song. come just to have a great time! 7PM: Americana Music & Its Roots
(multi-level class: levels 3 and 4) (This popular class is offered at two different times). Always new songs! This exciting multi-level class features contemporary and traditional music that incorporates elements of American roots music styles including country, roots-rock, folk, old-time, bluegrass, R&B and blues. We’ll learn songs from traditional blues and country artists, plus contemporary artists like Lucinda Williams, the Wailin’ Jennys, Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings, John Hiatt, Alison Krauss, Lyle Lovett, Tim O’Brien, Nickel Creek, Crooked Still, Emmylou Harris, and many more. |
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Please Note: Workshops are held online only until we get the all clear from the county to meet in person again!
Fall online workshops start October 5, 6, 7 and 8 and meet for eight weekly sessions via the Zoom app. They cover a variety of levels. All workshops meet one hour each week. No worries if you miss a class - Carol will be sending video links each week for your classes. All Workshops are $190. TAKE TWO workshops during the same series, and discount your second class by $10. If you sign up for more than one class during the same series, you may wish to PayPal Carol directly at carol@carolmccomb.com in order to take advantage of your $10 discount. Please see the next column for more information on enrolling for a class. All workshops are led by Carol McComb, a Bay area singer, songwriter, recording artist and guitarist with over 40 years experience teaching these classes. She has authored a best selling guitar book, written many articles for Acoustic Guitar magazine and taught at many music camps in the U.S. and Canada. She has toured extensively in duos and bands and also with Linda Ronstadt and Joan Baez. |
How to enroll - Either enroll here online and pay using Paypal/Credit Card, or print and fill out the Class Registration Form below and mail it, with your fee, to Carol McComb, Guitar Workshops, PO Box 620280, Woodside, CA 94062.
You must pre-register for your class so Carol can email you your login code for your class. If you are new to the Zoom online format, we suggest you download the app ahead of time and learn your way around a bit. Carol will also email you some times before classes start. Please note that your workshop fees are non-refundable unless your workshop is already full or you cancel two full weeks before the start of the series. You may transfer your fee to another class during the first two weeks of the series. QUESTIONS? Contact Carol: Voice: 650-530-2526 email Carol For a loaner guitar: Contact Gryphon: (650) 493-2131, or www.gryphonstrings.com |