Guitar | Joe Seamons | Intermediate | Period 3 | Week 2 (July 13-17, 2026)
Intermediate guitarists will deepen their bag of tricks, get more comfortable playing up the neck, and get input on how to support themselves (or another singer) when interpreting jazz, blues, or ragtime styles on the guitar. Join Joe Seamons for a relaxed class that blends healthy technique, a little music theory, and the ever-important quest to read the room while serving the song. Refine your right hand technique so that you can transition smoothly between fingerpicking and single note runs, melodies, and basslines.
About the Instructor
Joe is a musician and teacher who co-founded tRp with Ben Hunter in 2013. Through exploring his local heritage of Pacific Northwest folk music and lore, and the troubled history of prejudice therein, Joe’s work as a songster and teacher fused with his commitment to agitate for social justice. A descendant of the Aurora Colony in Oregon, Joe continues to explore the ways in which his personal heritage connects him to the legacy of that region. In shedding light on the songs and stories that have been preserved, as well as those that have been forgotten or suppressed, Joe works with his partners in the Rhapsody Project to harness the power of roots music to create empathy and equity. When he’s not performing with Ben Hunter, Joe plays with his Portland-based band Timberbound.