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Arranging Songs for Solo Guitar

The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music

4.5 44 reviews

Celebrate the release of *Fingerpicking the Great American Songbook* with a focused workshop led by Christopher “Isto” White. Explore his approach to transforming timeless standards into expressive solo guitar arrangements. Through guided analysis of selections from the book, gain practical insight into structure, harmony, and fingerstyle technique to elevate your own interpretations.

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Christopher “Isto” White is launching his new book "Fingerpicking the Great American Songbook," at Jalopy on March 1st, 2026, and to bring this book to live, he'll be giving a workshop on arranging songs for solo guitar.

Learn about Isto's arranging process. We will look at a couple of the arrangements in Isto's new book, Fingerpicking the Great American Songbook.

The workshop is followed by the book launch event.

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The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music offers a variety of classes and workshops for adults and kids in guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, ensemble classes, and harmony singing. With a light-hearted and song-based learning style, students can begin learning songs immediately in a relaxed and affordable group setting.

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