Fall 2023 Online and In-Person Workshops - 8 weeks
October 9 - December 7 (No classes the week of Thanksgiving)

All guitar classes meet live via Zoom. I videotape every class, in case you can't tune in at the scheduled time.
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• The Starting to Play class (Wednesday 6:30) will be taught in-person in addition to Zoom
• The Harmony Singing class (Wednesday at 7:30pm) will be taught in-person 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!
Mondays:
6pm - Folk Favorites #2
7pm - Slow Track Fun #4
for Guitar and Ukulele
Tuesdays:
5pm - Easy Elton John
6pm - Songwriters Circle    
​7pm - Americana #29 
Wednesdays:
6:30pm - Starting to Play*
7:30 PM - Harmony Singing*
Thursdays:
5PM - Americana #29
6PM - Bluegrass & Carter #7
7PM - Arranging a Song
Scroll down this page for class descriptions and online registration.
Want to know what songs are in a particular class? Except for brand new classes, you can see class lists by pulling down the "group class" menu on this page and clicking on the "class lists" button.
All classes are taught live by Carol McComb online via Zoom.
*Both Wednesday's classes will be taught in-person as well as Zoom*
MONDAYS
Monday 6PM:
​Folk Favorites #2
We’ll learn new chords and strums, moving bass lines, easy fills, get started with barre chords, and accompany 17 great folk, Country and rock songs from artists like Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt, Eric Clapton, Joni Mitchell, Hank Williams, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Joan Baez and many more. Favorites #1 and #2 are the same level, just different songs.

Folk Favorites #2

$220.00
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7PM: Slow Track Fun #4 for Guitar and Ukulele (level 1-2)
New Class! An easy going class for those who know some basic guitar chords or want to get started on the ukulele. We will learn at least a dozen well-known songs from a wide variety of sources. Songs from Bonnie Raitt, Woody Guthrie, Ray Charles, Hank Williams, John Denver, Creedence Clearwater, Emmylou Harris, American traditional songs and many more. We will also learn how to start playing songs by ear.

Monday 7PM -​ Slow Track Fun #4

$220.00
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TUESDAYS
5PM: Easy Elton John (level 2 -3)
New Class! Learn a hefty handful of some of Elton John's best known songs tailor-made for intermediate guitar players and more advanced players who just want to have a blast learning these fabulous songs. We will occasionally use guitar tablature when its helpful but primarily this will be a class that focuses on playing and singing great, fun Elton John songs!

Tuesday 5PM - Easy Elton John

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6PM: Songwriter's Circle 
(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!

Tuesday 6PM - Songwriting

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7PM: Americana and It's Roots #29
(multi-level class: levels 2-3 and 4)
Always New Songs! 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.  We will feature contemporary music that incorporates elements of American roots music styles plus the origins of American roots music. We’ll learn songs from artists like Lyle Lovett, the Wailin’ Jennys, Gillian Welch, John Hiatt, Brandi Carlile,  Aiofe O'Donovan, Bruce Cockburn, Sarah Jarosz, Emmylou Harris, etc. We will also learn songs from some of the primary sources of American roots music. All guitar arrangements are written in tablature.

Tuesday 7PM - Americana and It's Roots #29

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​WEDNESDAYS
6:30PM: Starting to Play (level 1) 
Taught in-person and via Zoom.  I am now offering this very thorough introduction to playing the guitar both live-streamed via Zoom and also in person for vaccinated students. Learn all the basics in 8 weeks! This fast moving class will cover all 9 basic chords, several strum patterns, a scale in the key of G, how to use hammering-ons and bass runs, plus 15 great songs from country, rock and folk sources. 

Wednesday, 6:30PM - Starting to Play

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​7:30PM: Harmony Singing - All Styles
(no guitar level)
This harmony class will be taught both in person and live via Zoom. If you are vaccinated, come sing with us in an outdoor space (or indoors in a huge space if it's cold outside). If you're not vaccinated or live too far away to take the class in person, take the class via Zoom! We will videotape all classes. 
​New songs! Wonderful duet, trio and quartet arrangements of folk, country, bluegrass, blues and rock and roll songs from your favorite artists. All parts are written out in detail but you don't have to be able to sight read to take this class. 

Wednesday 7:30PM - Hybrid Harmony Singing ​​​

$220.00
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THURSDAYS
5PM: Americana and It's Roots #29
(multi-level class: levels 2-3 and 4)
Always New Songs! 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.  We will feature contemporary music that incorporates elements of American roots music styles plus the origins of American roots music. We’ll learn songs from artists like Lyle Lovett, the Wailin’ Jennys, Gillian Welch, John Hiatt, Brandi Carlile,  Aiofe O'Donovan, Bruce Cockburn, Sarah Jarosz, Emmylou Harris, etc. We will also learn songs from some of the primary sources of American roots music. All guitar arrangements are written in tablature.

Thursday 5PM - Americana and Its Roots #29

$220.00
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6PM: Bluegrass and Country Leads #7
(Songs level 2-3; leads level 3)
Wonderful songs with easy to play leads in Maybelle Carter’s distinctive lead style. The material in this class will be a unique blend of bluegrass, Carter Family songs and newly written songs in these traditions. We will begin with easy to play leads and will gradually introduce more complex leads. All guitar arrangements are written in tablature. 

Thursday 6PM - Bluegrass and Country Leads #7

$220.00
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7PM: Arranging a Song
​(level 2 to 3) 
New Class! Partly focused on technique and partly focused on theory. this new class will teach you how to arrange a song's accompanying rhythm, chords and embellishments to highlight both the melody and the lyric to their best advantage. Examples in both finger and flatpick styles. We'll use a wide variety of songs from American roots to rock for our examples.

Thursday, 7PM - Arranging a Song

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Please Note: All guitar classes meet online via Zoom. All of Wednesdays classes will be taught both online and in person. 

Fall workshops start October 9, 10, 11 and 12 and meet for eight weekly sessions via the Zoom app. some classes also meet in person. 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 $220. 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 45 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.
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QUESTIONS? Contact Carol: 
Voice: 650-530-2526 
email Carol
​For a loaner guitar: Contact Gryphon: (650) 493-2131, or www.gryphonstrings.com