Michael Miles Fingerstyle Guitar 1 & 2, Clawhammer Banjo Workshops Sat. Nov. 7th at Down Home Guitars
Join internationally acclaimed Fingerstyle Guitarist & Clawhammer Banjo player for his workshops!
Sat, Nov 7 at 11:00 AM (CST)
Down Home Guitars,
Frankfort,
Illinois
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Internationally renowned fingerstyle guitarist and clawhammer banjo artist, teacher and author Michael J. Miles heads to Down Home Guitars for his acclaimed workshops for fingerstyle guitar and clawhammer banjo Saturday, November 7th starting at 11am.
Join Michael for these all level, all ages workshops sponsored by Down Home Guitars and Lowden Guitars! Michael plays a 1984 Lowden S27F Guitar. Down Home Guitars is the largest Lowden guitar dealer in the United States.
FINGERSTYLE GUITAR I
INTRO TO FINGERSTYLE (& blues)
INTRO TO FINGERSTYLE (& blues)
11am-12:20pm
Learn the fundamentals of fingerpicking the guitar, including travis picking and a percussive blues groove. Students should have basic guitars skills but no fingerstyle experience is necessary.
Learn the fundamentals of fingerpicking the guitar, including travis picking and a percussive blues groove. Students should have basic guitars skills but no fingerstyle experience is necessary.
FINGERSTYLE GUITAR II
INTERMEDIATE FINGERSTYLE “Lean on Me”
1:00-2:20pm
Pre-requisite, some experience with fingerstyle guitar and the ability to read tablature. In this class students will be taught how to play both the vocal accompaniment as well as a fingerstyle guitar solo of Lean on Me by Bill
Withers. Check out this video below.
Pre-requisite, some experience with fingerstyle guitar and the ability to read tablature. In this class students will be taught how to play both the vocal accompaniment as well as a fingerstyle guitar solo of Lean on Me by Bill
Withers. Check out this video below.
INSTANT CLAWHAMMER BANJO
3:00-4:20pm
Want to unlock the driving rhythm and soulful sound of oldtime banjo? Clawhammer (aka frailing) is the classic downstroke style that blends melody and rhythm into one irresistible sound. Whether you're a bluegrass banjo player, guitarist, or complete beginner, this class will get you started fast. Miles has taught hundreds of students, is a sought-after instructor at banjo camps nationwide, authored the classic Teach Yourself to Play Clawhammer Banjo, and published numerous clawhammer books with Hal Leonard.
Want to unlock the driving rhythm and soulful sound of oldtime banjo? Clawhammer (aka frailing) is the classic downstroke style that blends melody and rhythm into one irresistible sound. Whether you're a bluegrass banjo player, guitarist, or complete beginner, this class will get you started fast. Miles has taught hundreds of students, is a sought-after instructor at banjo camps nationwide, authored the classic Teach Yourself to Play Clawhammer Banjo, and published numerous clawhammer books with Hal Leonard.
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Michael has performed throughout the U.S., Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Former Program Director of Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music, Miles has released nine recordings and authored more than a dozen instructional books for Hal Leonard. His latest recording, Great American Jukebox, reached the Top 25 on the International Folk Alliance charts in 2026. More info at MilesMusic.org
"Genius... in a musician's paradise, the viral videos would be artists like Michael J. Miles playing his banjo."
– Lin Brehmer, WXRT
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