Adult Group Classes
Four-Week Classes
Looking to accessorize your summer? Join us for a series of fabulously fun four week music and dance classes at the Old Town School of Folk Music. Guitar repertoire classes are a great opportunity to keep your fingers and ears in shape during the summer while learning tunes and styles in a low impact setting. Classes include Spinal Tap Unplugged, Uncle Tupelo Songbook, The Monkees Songbook and much, much more. Looking to dance? Try out our Chicago House and Go-Go Dance classes! And at $80 per class, it's the best deal in town!
Starting the week of July 19th
- Beach Boys Songbook with Charles Kim, Mondays at 6:30pm
- The Monkees Songbook with Cathy Norden, Mondays at 6:30pm
- Johnny Cash Songs & Stories, Pt. 2 with Ed Holstein, Mondays at 6:30pm
- Uncle Tupelo Songbook with Bob Goins, Mondays at 6:30pm
- Bachata Styles for Guitar, Mondays at 8pm
- Steve Goodman Songbook with Bob Goins, Tuesdays at 5pm
- Steve's Circle Games with Steve Levitt, Tuesdays at 5pm
- Monk for Guitarists with Tony do Rosario, Tuesdays at 6:30pm
- Sit Up Straight And Play! with Michael O'Toole, Tuesdays at 6:30pm
- Vic Chesnutt Songbook with Shelley Miller, Tuesdays at 6:30pm
- Wiggleworms Songs for the Beginning Guitarist with Tisa Batchelder, Wednesdays at 5pm
- Latin Dance 1 with Saladeen Alamin, Wednesdays at 6pm
- Regina Spektor Songbook with Aerin Tedesco, Wednesdays at 8pm
- Flaming Lips Songbook with Charles Kim, Wednesdays at 8pm
- Chicago House Dance with Boogie McClarin, Wednesdays at 8pm
- Bowie Songbook with Charles Kim, Wednesdays at 8pm
- Latin Dance 1 with Saladeen Alamin, Wednesdays at 8:40pm
- Tap 1 with Reggio McLaughlin, Wednesdays at 8:40pm
- Teen Fiddle with Colby Maddox and Maria McCullough, Thursdays at 5:30pm
- Pop Songs From The '20s & '30s with Michael O'Toole, Thursdays at 6:30pm
- Stevie Nicks Songbook with Cat Edgerton, Thursdays at 7pm
- Soulful Licks & Tasty Tricks with John Mead, Thursdays at 7pm
- Brazilian Dance with Dill Costa, Thursdays at 7:30pm
- Patti Smith Songbook with Shelley Miller, Thursdays at 8:30pm
- Country Gospel with Rita Ruby, Thursdays at 8:30pm
- Fiddle 1/2 Rep with Maria McCullough, Thursdays at 8:30pm
- Middle Eastern Rhythms with Wanees Zarour, Thursdays at 8:30pm
- Go-Go Dance: World Psychedelia with Tina Stasny, Saturdays at 11:40am
- Talking Heads Songbook with Charles Kim, Saturdays at 1pm
- Mellow Gold with Steve Dawson, Saturdays at 1:30pm
- A Mighty Wind Songbook with Bob Goins, Saturdays at 4pm
SPECIAL EVENTS
SESSION DATES
- April 26th-June 20th
- June 21st-August 15th
- August 30th-October 24th
- October 25th-December 19th
HOLIDAYS 2010
- January 1st, New Year's Day - Closed
- May 31st, Memorial Day - Closed
- July 4th, Independence Day - Closed
- September 6th, Labor Day - Closed
- November 25th & 26th, Thanksgiving - Closed
- December 25th, Christmas Day - Closed
PRICES
8-Week Classes for adults are $160, unless otherwise noted in the class description.
Financial aid is available. Click for info.
Click for registration and class policies.
INSTRUMENT RENTALS
The Different Strummer music store rents instruments for most group classes. Check for availability.
FOR EDUCATORS
The Old Town School offers many resources to School Teachers. Come find out all about them!
