Mark & Greta Concert in Shingle Springs, California
Mark Hanson fingerstyle guitar house concert, with Greta Pedersen.
Tag: fingerpicking
Luthier Event in Oregon – DATE CHANGE TO MAY 4!
Mark will miss this year’s event due to a scheduling conflict. The event occurs May 4-5.
House Concert in Wenatchee, Washington
House Concert with Mark Hanson & Greta Pedersen.
Guitar Workshop in Wenatchee, Washington
Fingerstyle Guitar Workshop
STOP READING THE MUSIC!
Great musicians are able to think ahead, hear the music in their heads as it approaches, and anticipate what their hands need to do in the moments to come. To do this best, I highly recommend you MEMORIZE your music. To memorize your music: STOP READING IT. My suggestion for memorizing: play each passage of a tune you are working on copious times while reading it, but then CLOSE THE BOOK, or turn the music over so you CAN’T read it. Now play it without looking. If you stumble, go back to the notation/tab to ensure you are playing it correctly. […]
Mark & Greta in Los Altos, California
Mark and Greta join Mark’s early “Waterwheel” partner Fred Cummins for music on Cinco de Mayo during the morning service at Foothills Congregational Church in Los Altos. Directions.
Mark Presents Beginning and Intermediate Fingerstyle Workshops at Gryphon in Palo Alto
Mark presents two workshops on fingerstyle playing at famed Gryphon Stringed Instruments in Palo Alto, California. Mark has had great success at teaching fundamentals of fingerstyle guitar through his books, DVDs, and in-person instruction. He will get beginners going in the right direction with fun patterns that turn into tuneful guitar solos; and successfully expand the understanding, technique and repertoire of intermediates. Mark Hanson uses enjoyable arrangements and compositions of his own, which he will explain and teach to you. To register, please call Gryphon directly at (650) 493-2131. Directions. Workshop Descriptions 1) Beginning Fingerpicking (1:00 PM – 3:00 PM) Mark […]
Acoustic Guitar Summit Concert in Hillsboro, Oregon
We’re thrilled that Walters Cultural Art Center has included us once again, this time in their 2018-19 concert series. Doug Smith is in New York and Chicago till June as part of the cast of the new stage version of August Rush, so Terry Robb and I have invited exciting Hawaiian virtuoso Jeff Peterson to join us. Jeff taught with Terry and me at the our 2015 Guitar Seminar. What a great player and great soul! Tickets | Directions
Mark Presents Fingerstyle Classics Workshops in Palo Alto, California
Mark presents two workshops on fingerstyle repertoire (easy solos to more advanced).
Acoustic Guitar Summit in Shingle Springs, California
SSOH (Shingle Springs Opera House) once again hosts AGS for a scintillating holiday show of outstanding fingerstyle guitar. Limited seating! To reserve a space and for directions, please contact David at dcthomas5256 @ gmail.com. (Delete the spaces when emailing him!) With a sell-out of this matinee show, a second show will be added that evening. Tickets at the door.