Mark Lincoln teaches his original song "Zero Hour."
Taught by Mark Lincoln in Songs with Mark seriesLength: 23:59Difficulty: 2.5 of 5
Learning to play songs is a rewarding and enjoyable way to put your guitar skills to the test. This series is all about learning great songs.
Lesson 3
Mark Lincoln teaches his original song "Jeni Lani." He also throws in a good deal of useful music knowledge.
Length: 31:57 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 4
Mark Lincoln teaches his original song "Zero Hour."
Length: 23:59 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 5
Mark brings us one of his original songs with a punch. Here Mark teaches "That's What She Told Me."
Length: 33:31 Difficulty: 2.0 Members OnlyLesson 6
Yet again, Mark brings his unique songwriting style to JamPlay with an original song. "A Song For You" is a more difficult song that features a Latin feel and a strong punctuated chorus line. This one...
Length: 28:16 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 7
Mark Lincoln teaches an original song of his entitled "The Story of Me."
Length: 17:16 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 8
Mark Lincoln just does not stop writing great originals! Here he teaches a rather complex song called "Hope Springs Eternal." This song will test your ability to play arpeggios and chord transitions.
Length: 30:22 Difficulty: 3.5 Members OnlyLesson 9
In this lesson Mark Lincoln teaches the famous Goo Goo Dolls song, "Iris."
Length: 37:52 Difficulty: 1.5 Members Only
About Mark Lincoln
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Mark Lincoln was born in S. California but was raised near Portland Oregon in a town called Beaverton. When he was twelve years old, he began his journey into the realm of the creative by composing poetry and was later published in a journal called "In Dappled Sunlight." He wrote for four years until his older sister blessed him with his first guitar, an old beat-up nylon stringed classical guitar. Mark played that guitar for five years, continuing to compose his own lyrics and starting the process of matching his own words with chords that he was learning on the guitar. He learned to play chords from his friends and from music books that he both bought and borrowed. Mark cited his four biggest influences, at that point at least, as The Who, Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull, The Rolling Stones.
Mark cites his most current influences as Radiohead, U2, older music by REM, and Peter Gabriel amongst others. He performs with two acoustic guitars, one being a six-string M-36 Martin with a three-pieced back for increased bass response, and a Guild Twelve-string which is his most recent acquisition. Mark is fond of saying that the twelve-string guitar is better because you get two guitars for the price of one, but he still plays his Martin equally as much and with the same passion.
Mark ended up in Fort Collins Colorado where he currently lives, works as a Marriage and Family Therapist, and continues to write, teach and perform music. He currently performs with a group called "Black Nelson" as well as with a number of other seasoned professional musicians including his cousin David, a virtuoso lead-guitar player. Mark has performed in many of the smaller venues in Denver and Boulder, as well as some of the larger ones including the Fox Theatre, The Boulder Theatre, Herman's Hideaway, and also at The Soiled Dove where he opened for Jefferson Starship as a soloist. Some of Mark's originals are also available for your listening pleasure on MySpace.
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Thanks Kanto great to hear from you! Mark
great song great lesson thanks mark