Mark & Greta in Concert in Berkeley, California!
Mark and Greta bring their sparkling vocals and ferocious and sensitive guitar playing to this cosy, warm venue in Berkeley. Opening is blues fingerpicker Pete Madsen.
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Mark Presents Two Fingerstyle Blues Workshops in Palo Alto
Mark teaches Fingerstyle Blues – all levels!
Acoustic Guitar Summit Annual Concert in Hillsboro, Oregon
AGS returns to Walters Cultural Art Center in Hillsboro, Oregon!
Acoustic Guitar Summit Holiday Concert in Lake Oswego
Acoustic Guitar Summit returns to the Lake Theater Monday Night Music Series in Lake Oswego, Oregon, for their annual holiday concert on December 11. This is a fantastic, but small venue. Seating is limited to 100. Food and beverage are available. Tickets.
Acoustic Guitar Summit In California
Acoustic Guitar Summit in California!
Acoustic Guitar Summit in Benefit Concert in California
Acoustic Guitar Summit plays a benefit concert in Cameron Park, California.
Acoustic Guitar Summit Holiday Concert in Ridgefield, Washington
Acoustic Guitar Summit’s 23rd annual holiday concert.
Acoustic Guitar Summit Plays in Wilsonville, Oregon
Mark and his hotshot fingerstyle guitar buddies Doug Smith and Terry Robb begin their 23rd annual series of holiday concerts at Meridian UCC (“Frog Pond” church) in Wilsonville, just south of Portland. Tickets will be available in the autumn of 2017.
Mark Concertizes at Gryphon in Palo Alto, California!
Mark, Teja, and Doug will play acoustic fingerstyle guitar solos, duos and trios over the course of the evening. Great music, and great fun!
“Tri-Tone Substitutions” Made Easy!
Understanding “Tri-tone Substitution” Note: This article references my bluesy rave-up fingerstyle arrangement of “I Left My Heart in San Francisco.” A video of me playing it in Santa Barbara in August, 2017, has been posted here on YouTube: The actual music starts at about 0:35. Perhaps you have come across the term “Tri-tone substitution” in your studies, and had a hard time understanding it. Here’s an easy way to understand tri-tone substitutions: Think of them simply as dominant-seventh chords resolving down a half step – F7, instead of B7, going to E, for example. Most of you use B7 to resolve […]