Denver Guitar Orchestra

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Learn to play fingerstyle and classical guitar the right way (the slow difficult way) for free. You’ll get the news, you’ll get sheet music, you’ll get inspired. And if you ever decide playing bagpipes makes more sense, it’ll be easy to unsubscribe.

We make music using fingerstyle and classical techniques on acoustic guitars for solo and ensemble presentation. Join us no matter what skill level you’ve achieved. We don’t need you to be a great guitarist, just be willing to practice a little, show up for rehearsals, and be an ordinary person making extraordinary music.

Times listed are Denver (Mountain) time.

Denver Guitar Orchestra
Sundays at 3 pm

We will be online and in-person. Just show up. Join us in-person if you are in town and vaccinated and boosted and feeling great.

#442 September 24: Link to join https://youtube.com/live/EYREvtNxNDA?feature=share

Boléro
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Theme
Menuett Suite
Of A’ the Airts the Wind Can Blaw
Over the Rainbow

Things in the hopper I’m working on:

Sweet Child of Mine
Something from Tárrega
Maybe you have a suggestion of something big and ambitious we should do? Lemme know.

Introduction to Guitar and Continuing Guitar

Main topics: Reading standard notation and tablature, chords, finger picking, playing melodies, music theory (a tiny bit), solo and ensemble skills. No prior experience necessary for the Intro class. You must take the Intro class prior to joining the Continuing class. In addition to the class fee, the textbook is $10 payable directly to the teacher. You must bring a playable acoustic guitar. Fall classes aren’t posted yet, but when they are, to register, go HERE and search keyword “guitar”.

Session 1: Thursdays: September 7 to October 12, 2023. No class Sept. 21, Oct. 19.
- Intro @ 7 pm: Homework: Chords A, D and E7
- Continuing @ 8 pm: La Cucaracha and London Bridge

Session 2: Thursdays: October 26 to December 7, 2023. No class Nov. 16 & 23.
- 7 pm (Intro)
- 8 pm (Continuing)

Private Lessons by Video

If you want to participate by private video chat or in-person private lesson, here’s how:

Begin by sending me an email that you’re ready to begin.
Make a phone video of you playing the song. It does not have to be great. Keep it simple.
Make sure the video includes both of your hands.
Upload a copy of your video to Dropbox using their app on your phone, or upload it to YouTube as an unlisted video. Make sure you’re using wifi as it eats up phone data pretty fast.
Send me a link to your video. I will look at it, sing your praises, give you a helpful suggestion or two (or 50), and then you’ll record your next effort.
If you’re not sure about the steps to use the technology, send me an email.
Why would you do this? The vast majority of people who start on guitar quit because it’s too hard. Making a regular video of yourself helps you get beyond your ego, gives you something to shoot for each week, gives you a realistic picture of what you can do now, gives you hope for the future (especially when you review older videos you made), and most importantly gives you one more way to play guitar since preparing for a recording is a more detailed process than cranking out yet another tune. This process will make you better and make playing guitar easier.