{"id":148384,"date":"2025-08-10T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/?p=148384"},"modified":"2025-08-04T09:20:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T16:20:22","slug":"fundamentals-of-chord-melody-with-molly-miller-workshop-replay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/fundamentals-of-chord-melody-with-molly-miller-workshop-replay\/","title":{"rendered":"Fundamentals of Chord Melody with Molly Miller | Workshop Replay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Acoustic Guitar Workshop: Fundamentals of Chord Melody with Molly Miller\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_M-knUxMeBQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Every month, <em>Acoustic Guitar<\/em> managing editor Kevin Owens hosts an hour-long live virtual guitar workshop for members of our Patreon community. Covering a range of styles and techniques, these events are interactive, informative, and inspiring. They&#8217;re also intimate\u2014giving us the chance to ask questions and feel like we&#8217;re right there in the instructor&#8217;s home studio or living room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But don&#8217;t just take our word for it! Watch this video excerpt from our latest workshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Molly Miller introduces us to&nbsp;foundational techniques for combining harmony and melody on the guitar. You&#8217;ll explore three different takes on &#8220;You Are My Sunshine&#8221; to learn how to make rich and expressive solo arrangements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/collection\/101600?view=expanded\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/collection\/101600?view=expanded\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Acoustic Guitar<\/em> Patreon community for as little as $1\/month<\/a> to watch the rest (plus access the entire archive of workshop videos.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Your Instructor<\/strong><br>Molly Miller is a Los Angeles-based guitarist, composer, and educator whose career has unfolded with a natural sense of purpose and curiosity. A graduate of the University of Southern California, Molly earned her Doctorate of Musical Arts in Guitar Performance and now serves on the faculty at USC\u2019s Thornton School of Music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Known for her versatility and expressive playing, Molly is the leader of the acclaimed Molly Miller Trio and a first-call session and touring guitarist. 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