Easy Guitar with Lisa McCormick

Phenomenal and renowned guitar guru Lisa McCormick is offering a series of live online workshops in 2016. Choose the topics that you want to focus on or sign up for the entire series. Students also have the option of adding on one-on-one private coaching sessions.

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EASY GUITAR OVERVIEW

Class is held live from 8-9 pm Eastern Time on Thursdays. The classes are recorded so enrolled students may also review the sessions following the live class.

• January 28: 4 Steps to Making Faster Chord Changes
• February 4: How to Figure Out Songs, by Ear! (Basic Chord Theory)
• February 11: Foundations of Acoustic Strumming 
• February 18: Intro to Acoustic Fingerpicking
• DATE TBA: Acoustic Fingerpicking II - Building on the Basics (prerequisite: Intro to Acoustic Fingerpicking)
• DATE TBA: Easy Guitar: How to Read Tablature
• DATE TBA: How to Get Better Tone with your Chords

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EASY GUITAR SESSION DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS

Easy Guitar: 4 Steps to Making Faster Chord Changes | January 28
Do you ever wish you could change chords within a song faster and smoother? Are you frustrated by awkward pauses in the music as you go from one chord to the next? In this class, you’ll learn 4 powerful strategies for making seamless chord changes, every time!

Easy Guitar: How to Figure Out Songs, by Ear! (Basic Chord Theory) | February 4
Do you ever wonder how some people can pick up the guitar and just ‘magically’ figure out how to play a song, even if they don’t have the chords or the music? In this class, you’ll learn the secrets behind basic chord theory, and figuring out how to play songs by ear - with ease!

Easy Guitar: Foundations of Acoustic Strumming | February 11
In this class, you’ll learn the essential core skills you need to become a solid and versatile guitar strummer. We’ll start with the secrets behind basic strumming technique, and then add some fun variations to spice up your playing. Note: a medium-gauge guitar pick is required for this class. 

Easy Guitar: Intro to Acoustic Fingerpicking | February 18
In this class, you’ll learn a simple yet powerful entry-level fingerpicking technique. It’s surprisingly easy to do, and it sounds great! We’ll go on to use this technique in context, by learning to fingerpick some easy songs.

Easy Guitar: Acoustic Fingerpicking II - Building on the Basics 
Prerequisite: Intro to Acoustic Fingerpicking

Easy Guitar: How to Read Tablature 
Tablature is a very common method of notating melody notes for the guitar. It is MUCH easier than learning to read music! In this class, you’ll learn the basics of how to read tablature, so you can easily read and play melodies, riffs, and chords - right off the page!  

Easy Guitar: How to Get Better Tone with your Chords
Are you tired of buzzy, plunky, funky notes in your chords? In this class, you’ll learn powerful strategies for chasing down the reason behind those ‘bad’ notes, and how to fix them with ease. Listen and enjoy as your funky old chords become clean, crisp, and clear!