Mark Demoes Regional Luthiers’ Guitars – CANCELED! Reinstated for April 2021.
Mark demoes regional luthiers’ instruments!
Tag: fingerpicking
Acoustic Guitar Summit Concert in Hillsboro, Oregon – POSTPONED!!
Acoustic Guitar Summit rips it up at Walters Cultural Art Center in Hilldboro, Ore. POSTPONED INDEFINITELY DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS SITUATION.
Acoustic Guitar Summit Concert in Vancouver, Washington
AGS presents their 24th annual holiday concert!
Mark Plays Solo Guitar at Willamette Valley Winery
Mark plays his guitar solos at Holloran Winery in Dundee, Oregon.
Gryphon 50th Anniversary Party in Palo Alto!
Gryphon’s 50th Anniversary Party!
Mark Teaches Two Workshops at Dusty Strings in Seattle!
Mark Hanson’s new fingerstyle workshops!
A Suggested Low-Stress Practice Routine
Maybe sitting in front of an interactive computer screen is part of your practice regimen (that’s yours truly in the photo jamming with BB King’s band at his museum in Indianola, Miss.). But if not, here are some thoughts I recently offered to a student. To avoid the Yngwie Malmsteen-like physical maladies caused at least partly by shredding without warming up, I suggest starting your sessions with major scales at the end of the neck, using open strings. You’ll fret about two-thirds of the notes, so your fretting hand relaxes continually. Play the scales relatively slowly and softly to avoid […]
Modulate the B String to Help Make the Melody Stand Out
The B-string on a steel-string guitar can be loud – it is the thickest wire on the guitar, even thicker than the wire inside the wound sixth string. The inherent volume of the second string can produce unbalanced melody notes compared to notes played on the first string. Your ear is your guide in determining how hard to pick each string to balance the melody. However, when you pick the first and second strings simultaneously, it’s not easy to make one louder than the other. The volume differential between the first and second strings may obscure the actual first-string melody […]
Mark Conducts a Fingerstyle Guitar Workshop in California
Mark conducts a fingerstyle workshop in Shingle Springs, California, in the Sierra Nevada foothills above Sacramento.
Mark Plays His Solos for a Private Event in Portland
Mark plays his serene and scintillating guitar solos for another private event in downtown Portland, Oregon.