San Clemente Acoustic Guitar & Songwriting Circle

6 people · led by Sophia Lin · Thursdays at 7:00pm · San Clemente, CA

Acoustic guitarists and lyricists in San Clemente and Dana Point studying fingerstyle arrangements, harmonic progressions, and songwriting craft.

Group note: First half: technique & chord-voicing study together. Second half: songwriters share one verse/chorus in progress for constructive feedback.

Next for this groupThursday, November 5 at 7pm

Writing the Second Verse: Concrete Detail & Narrative Arc

Avoiding the "second-verse slump" by shifting camera angle, time of day, or stakes before the second chorus.

Host note: Lyric imagery & second-verse momentum.

To think about

What new detail in verse 2 makes the second chorus mean more than the first?

Recent & Upcoming Study Arc

3 sessions

Open-String Drone Voicings & Alternate Tunings (DADGAD Intro)
CompletedThursday, October 22 at 7pm
Practice the four moveable triad shapes up the neck while letting the high B and E strings ring open.
Fingerstyle Patterns & Verse-Chorus Transitions
CompletedThursday, October 29 at 7pm
Alternating-thumb Travis picking patterns in 4/4 and 6/8, plus three ways to lift harmonic energy into a chorus (bass-line walkups, borrowed IVm chord, and rhythmic shift).
Writing the Second Verse: Concrete Detail & Narrative Arc
Up nextThursday, November 5 at 7pm
Avoiding the "second-verse slump" by shifting camera angle, time of day, or stakes before the second chorus.

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Who’s in the group

6 people

Group host & leader

Sophia Lin

Acoustic fingerstyle guitarist and songwriter in San Clemente. Bring a capo, a notebook, and a verse in progress.

Members (first names):

SLSophiaIMIsaacLRLucasMSMateoOFOwenZCZoe

Shared roles & hospitality

HostingLeadingSnackDrinks