Beg/Intermediate Guitar
Double Down & Pickin’ It Up
Get ready to double down on the essentials of guitar in this fun, hands-on workshop! We’ll dive deep into rhythm guitar and flatpicking, making sure you leave with practical skills you can use right away—whether you're holding down the groove or taking a ripping solo.
Each session is packed with techniques, tips, and hacks to boost your playing, no matter your level.
We’ll cover:
· Jamming Survival Skills – What to do when you don’t know the chords or melody!
· Building Solos – Using common chord shapes to create tasteful, accessible breaks.
· Essential Listening List – The must-know players and recordings that shape this style.
· A Plan for Progress – How to keep learning and improving after the workshop.
Plus, you’ll get instructional videos of lesson content to review at home. Come with your guitar, your questions, and get ready to strum, pick, and jam!
Dale Adkins
Hailing from Central Oregon, Dale Adkins is a veteran teacher with over 35 years’ experience in both a classroom and music instructional setting. Dale is longtime Northwest guitar legend who Flatpick Guitar Magazine states is: “really, really good, as in a major force."" As a part of Grammy nominee Kate MacKenzie's touring band, Dale performed across the U.S. and Europe in the 1990s. Other musical collaborations have included guitar legend Dan Crary, John Reischman and the Jaybirds, Frontline, Old Growth, True North, Leah Larson, Rock Ridge and many others.
With the release of Alone in the Red Room, Dale introduced a significant departure from high-energy bluegrass flatpicking, showing significant growth and sophistication in his playing. Dale is also a wiz on banjo, tenor guitar, and mandolin. Dale’s other musical pursuit is owner and engineer/producer of Big Owl Studios where he has recorded and produced countless acoustic musicians to high praise.
