Summer, 2021 Online Guitar Workshops
June 28 - August 26 (Class times below are PDT)
Please note: No classes 7/12 - 7/15
All guitar classes meet live via Zoom. I videotape each class, in case you can't tune in at the scheduled time. The Harmony Singing class (Wednesday at 7:30pm) will be taught live in addition to Zoom.
You MUST pre-register to participate. I'll need to send you the link for your class.
Scroll down to the class of your choice and click on the "add to cart" button to sign up!
Hope to see you soon!
June 28 - August 26 (Class times below are PDT)
Please note: No classes 7/12 - 7/15
All guitar classes meet live via Zoom. I videotape each class, in case you can't tune in at the scheduled time. The Harmony Singing class (Wednesday at 7:30pm) will be taught live in addition to Zoom.
You MUST pre-register to participate. I'll need to send you the link for your class.
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 Favorites #1 7PM - Starting to Play |
Tuesdays:
5PM - Light Rock & Pop #2 6PM - Songwriting 7PM - All James Taylor |
Wednesdays:
5PM - Country Classics #4 6PM - Chord Leads Up Neck 7:30 PM - Harmony Singing |
Thursdays:
5PM - All James Taylor 6PM - Already Picking Some 7PM - Easy Americana |
Class descriptions and online registration below
All classes are taught by Carol McComb online via Zoom. Harmony Singing will also be taught live.
All classes are taught by Carol McComb online via Zoom. Harmony Singing will also be taught live.
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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 Favorites #1 (level 2)
We’ll learn new chords and strums, moving bass lines, easy fills, get started with barre chords, and accompany 18 great folk, country and rock songs. (Note: Folk Favorites #1 and Folk Favorites #2 are the same level; just different 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: Light Rock and Pop #2 (level 2+) Popular songs with easy strums and easy chords! You’ll learn how to use a flatpick, you’ll learn lots of acoustic rock strums, new chords, barre chords and great songs from artists like the Beatles, the Eagles, Neil Young, Indigo Girls, and many more. Light Rock and Pop #1 and #2 are the same level, just different songs. 6PM: Songwriting - Focus on Chord Theory
(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: All James Taylor
(multi-level class: levels 2-3 and 3-4) This class will be popular, so it is offered at two different times and will be taught at two different levels to fit a wider range of playing ability. James Taylor's career spans 50 years of amazing songwriting and truly unique guitar accompaniment. Join us as we dig deep into the well and learn some of his finest songs. All songs in tablature. |
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Please Note: All guitar classes meet online via Zoom. The Harmony Singing class will be taught both online and in person.
Summer online workshops start June 28, 29, 30 and July 1 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, Mim Farina and Joan Baez. |
How to enroll - Either enroll here online and pay using Paypal/Credit Card, or mail your registration, with your fee, to Carol McComb, Guitar Workshops, PO Box 620280, Woodside, CA 94062. Please include the class or classes you wish to take, plus the email address you wish to use for the class so you can receive your PDFs and login info.
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. 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 |