Visiting Artist Arto Järvelä
This September, the Old Town School welcomes master Finnish fiddler Arto Järvelä to our teaching staff. Arto will be co-teaching a number of our fiddle classes, conducting two workshops in Finnish fiddle tunes, participating in Paul Tyler's Fiddle Club of the World, and co-hosting our Thursday evening free jam session, the Thursday Special!

Click here for Arto's full bio.
Fiddle Club: Arto Järvelä
Finnish polskas and more from Baltic!
Friday, September 25th.
7:30 PM at The Leadway Bar & Gallery, 5233 N. Damen Ave.
Fiddle Club blog.
Archaic Finnish Fiddling Workshop
Sunday, September 6th at 3pm, 4544 N. Lincoln Ave.
Solo fiddling from medieval times through the middle of the 20th century.
Register online.
New Finnish Fiddling Workshop
Saturday, September 26th at 3pm, 4544 N. Lincoln Ave.
Traditional "old time" Finnish fiddle tunes.
Register online.

SPECIAL EVENTS

SESSION DATES 2012

8-WEEK CLASSES

January 9th - March 4th
March 5th - April 29th
April 30th - June 24th
June 25th - August 19th
September 3rd - October 28th
October 29th - December 23rd

For more class dates, including registration deadlines, check the School calendar.

PRICES

Most 8-Week Classes for adults are $170. Differences will be noted in the class description.

Financial aid is available. Click for info.

Click for registration and class policies.

INSTRUMENT RENTALS

The Old Town School Music Store rents instruments for most group classes. Check for availability.