Guitar | Marcy Marxer | Beginning/Intermediate | Period 2 | Week 3 (July 21-26, 2024)
Playing Old Time rhythm guitar is so much fun! In this class we’ll start with some gentle warm-ups each day so we’re ready for the deep dive. We’ll play in the Keys of G, C, D, A, Em, A Modal. No capo needed. Part of the fun is building Bass Runs! We’ll play some standard Runs and build our own. Bring a recording device and a pencil to class.
Here’s our class play list:
Big Sciota – Breakdown, Key G
Shove That Pig’s Foot a Little Farther in the Fire – Southern Reel, 2/4, Key G
Old Joe – Breakdown, Key C
Ragtime Annie – Reel – D
Midnight on the Water – Waltz, Key D
Tennessee Waltz – Waltz – D
Chinquapin Hunting – Southern Reel, 2/4, Key A
Cold Frosty Morning – A Modal
Glory In The Meeting House – Em
About the Instructor
MARCY MARXER is a multi-instrumentalist, studio musician, performer, songwriter and producer with 45 years of experience and a shelf of impressive awards. Guitar was her first musical love and she began playing at the age of five. Add the ukulele, mandolin, tenor banjo, tenor guitar, cello banjo and washboard to her talents. She teaches all of these instruments at www.pegheadnation.com, www.Truefire.com and www.Homespun.com. She was awarded the 2023 Spirit of Folk Award from Folk Alliance International. Marcy has won two GRAMMY Awards and twelve nominations with partner, Cathy Fink. She has played on multi-platinum selling albums by Eva Cassidy and has worked with Alice Gerrard, Tom Paxton, Pete Seeger, Peggy Seeger , Mike Seeger and many more luminaries through the years. Oh, and she’s toured the world. There’s more to come.