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- 2x Grammy winners
- 60+ WAMMIE Awards
American Roots Songs & Arranging with Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
Pull up a chair at the American roots music party — learn to arrange folk, bluegrass, old-time, country, blues, and gospel.
About this school
200+
Video lessons
40+ hours
Content
Beginner - Advanced
Skill range
10+
Video exchanges
About this course
Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer have distilled decades of expertise into a comprehensive video library focused on American roots and Americana music arranging and songcrafting. Subscribers gain unlimited access to all online lessons, exploring how to arrange classic folk, bluegrass, old-time, country, swing blues, and gospel songs for guitar, banjo, ukulele, and mandolin. The course covers everything from finding your key and building arrangements to songwriting techniques, rhythm approaches, intros, solos, and endings — brought to life through a carefully curated selection of classic Americana songs. What truly distinguishes these lessons from other online courses is the personalized feedback through the ArtistWorks Video Exchange® learning platform. Students submit videos to Cathy and Marcy, who review each submission with detailed video responses offering practical tips, arrangement ideas, and songcrafting techniques to refine your craft. All students can explore the ever-growing Video Exchange Archive, which contains invaluable insights covering everything from song structure and vocal harmony to soloing and dynamics — and may hold the keys to elevating your Americana arranging and songwriting to a professional level.
What you’ll learn
- Song arranging
- Vocal harmonies
- Rhythm & comping
- Arranging across instruments
- Songwriting
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200+ lessons · 10 levels
10+ video exchanges. All yours.
Video exchanges are lessons between the educator and student. Every student has access to the full library of exchanges recorded in this school. Learn from real feedback on real playing, even when it isn't your own.
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About the educator
Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer
A two-time Grammy-winning roots music duo and acclaimed multi-instrumentalists, they perform and teach folk, bluegrass, old-time, swing, blues, and gospel. Known for joyful, accessible teaching and collaborative musicianship, they're experts in guitar, banjo, ukulele, mandolin, and songwriting.
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