Learn Guitar with Lisa McCormick

Lessons and Classes in Guitar, Songwriting, Performance, Singing, Bass, Banjo, Recording & Arranging. All experience levels welcome, beginner to advanced!


PRIVATE LESSONS:
One-on-one instruction tailored to your interests, skill level, and learning style.

BUDDY LESSONS: Take lessons with a friend! Learn and practice together.

Private and Buddy Lessons are individually tailored for all levels, all musical styles. BEGINNERS WELCOME!

NOTE: FOR SCHEDULES AND RATES, SCROLL DOWN PAST THIS CIRRICULUM SECTION.

LESSON CURRICULUM: We’ll tailor a curriculum to your needs and goals. Choose a “general” path, select from any of the special topics listed below, or suggest your own special focus!

GENERAL PATH Using music that you know and love as material, we'll explore the technique and theory behind what makes it work on the guitar. Learn to play songs and styles that inspire you, and learn to understand why they work the way they do.

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Special Focus Options:

Rocket Fuel for the Self-Taught Player – You’ve learned to play guitar on your own, but you're feeling stuck and bored with what you know. You’ll be amazed at how your playing zooms to a whole new level with a little music theory and a handful of new techniques.

Songwriting, Song Doctoring – You’ve written a song or two (or fifty?) and want to develop and refine your songs to make them the best they can be. Or, you’re just getting started with writing your own songs. Either way, we’ll work together to apply elements of songwriting craft to your work, and really make it shine.

Guitar for Parents & Teachers of Young Children – Kids are a most appreciative audience! You’ll be surprised how easy it is to learn just a few chords, then delight young children by playing your guitar and singing favorite songs with them.

The Alchemy of Jamming – What’s with those people who take their guitars out at a party or a campfire, and somehow magically know how to accompany each other, even if they’ve never met? Learn the theory, techniques, and some very cool tricks that will let you join the party with confidence and some impressive chops.

Multitrack Recording & Arranging –Using the Mac program GarageBand, learn about the power of multitrack recording as an arranging and composing tool. Make your own multi-layered music – maybe even a full-length CD of your favorite tracks. Be your own one-man or one-woman band!

Performer’s Bootcamp – For the aspiring or developing performer, learn performance skills, and career strategizing. From how to write a setlist, to recording a demo, to how to schedule and publicize gigs.