From the Actor
"Mike McAdoo is a very smooth player who specializes in well connected runs." Guitar Player Magazine August 1988 issue. "Michale McAdoo is without question the best guitar player that I have had the pleasure of working with." Wayne Osmond (Osmond Family Band) Mike McAdoo has been the lead guitarist for the Donny & Marie Osmond family for 6 years, & won the coveted: "Best Lead Guitarist" at the Branson Missouri Awards show in: 1995, 1996, & 1997. He has played & recorded CDs with Mel Tillis, The Moffatts, Rex Allen Junior, The Osmonds, Shoji Tabuchi, & Boxcar Willie to name a few. He is also a Peavey Guitar product endorser & has been profiled in the "Peavey Monitor". But more importantly, Mike is a full time professional guitar teacher. Mike really knows how to teach fingerpicking. Hes had students of all ages & with every type of learning problem you can imagine. His years of experience have really given him an understanding of what a beginner goes through & hes developed a system of teaching that is absolutely foolproof for everyone!
Product Description
Mike takes the beginning fingerpicker one step at a time starting with what fingers to use, what picks to use, the basic fingerpicking patterns, & how to learn them efficiently. You will learn beginning picking patterns, Chet Atkins style, Merle Travis style, Flowing Style, syncopation, & everything you will need to know for the right foundation in fingerpicking. Songs Include: Ill Fly Away, Nine Pound Hammer, Aura Lee (Love Me Tender), House of the Rising Sun, Freight Train, Silent Night, McAdoo's Blues, Jingle Bells, A Closer Walk with Thee, Mr. Bojangles. *accompanying tablature booklet inside this package (60 minutes)