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FOLK GUITAR: BEGINNER III, FINGERSTYLE (CP291)

CP – Performing Arts Participation

Prerequisite: Completion of Folk Guitar: Beginner II or equivalent. Learn basic guitar fingerstyle technique in a supportive, non-stressful environment. Often called Travis picking, cotton picking or Piedmont blues, folk fingerstyle is a distinctive American style of guitar playing and is heard on many folk songs. The course will build skills in a measured, step-by-step approach. We focus on a single well-known folk song, but the techniques learned can easily be applied to almost any tune.

This offering meets for a total of 13 session(s).

INSTRUCTOR: John Frink

FRINK, JOHN — B.S., mathematics, Penn State University. Lifelong interest in folk music; playing guitar since the age of 10. Performed in coffeehouses and on radio and television during the folk boom of the 60s and 70s. Currently appearing with Gunpowder Lane. Is a CGJ (Certified Guitar Junkie). (CA266, CP291)

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