Core Guitar

Core guitar classes meet once a week for 90 minutes (then join all the other classes in the concert hall for the Second Half). There are class options every day of the week — one is sure to fit your schedule.

Which Class Should I Take?

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Who's Teaching What?

Click here for the Core Guitar Schedule.

Guitar 1: Skills
Your musical journey starts here. Learn chords, simple strums, and tuning in a fun, relaxed group setting. You'll be making music in no time.
Guitar 1 - details and schedule
Guitarra En Español 1
Guitar 2: Skills
You'll learn new chords and ways of playing and how to connect them with bass runs, arpeggios and using a capo. Discover rhythms and pick out some melodies.
Guitar 2 - details and schedule
Guitarra En Español 2
Guitar 3: Skills
Move on to the next plateau with bar chords and moveable shapes, and build your skills in fingerpicking and flatpicking. Find your own sound and interests.
Guitar 3 - details and schedule

Guitar 4: Skills
Round out your study of guitar with Travis-style fingerpicking, complex chords and melody playing. Learn to read guitar tablature, while playing a wide variety of musical styles.
Guitar 4 - details and schedule

Guitar 1: Repertoire
This class is for you if you can play basic open chords or have finished Guitar 1. Here we improve skills. You'll learn lots of great songs, different strums, and a few licks - singing and playing at the same time.
Guitar 1 Repertoire - details and schedule
Guitar 2: Repertoire
If you are self-taught or have completed Guitar 2, this is the level to repeat as often as you want to build up your own songbag.
Guitar 2 Repertoire - details and schedule



Guitar 3: Repertoire
Enhance your knowledge of your guitar neck while learning tunes from a variety of styles - popular and traditional.
Guitar 3 Repertoire - details and schedule
Guitar 4Ever
An intermediate level course beyond Guitar 4, with an emphasis on musicianship. Continue to work on playing with others, playing from memory, and creating your own ongoing organic songbag.
Guitar 4Ever - details and schedule

Beyond Guitar 3
An ongoing class for those who want to continue guitar studies. This is specifically offered for students at the Armitage location and weekday morning classes at Lincoln. Improve your bar chords and accompaniment styles while building your song bag.
Beyond Guitar 3 - details and schedule

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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.

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INSTRUMENT RENTALS

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