Mellow Gold Ensemble
Intermediate
If you would like to be contacted when this class runs again, please email Guitar Program Manager Jimmy Tomasello with your contact information.
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $222 ($212 members)
Ensemble Classes
There is no “I” in band.
To get the most out of the class, you'll need to be able to play your instrument at an intermediate level. For folks who have taken our core guitar programs - you'll fit right in most ensembles once you've taken Guitar 3. After that, the sky is the limit.
Drummers are encouraged to bring their own cymbals and snare. Vocalists are encouraged to bring their own microphone and microphone stand. Electric guitar players are to bring a small, 10 Watt practice amp. Banjo players are encouraged to bring tuners.
Many ensemble classes conclude with a public performance either in the confines of the School or at a local venue. Please be advised if an ensemble choses to perform it will generally happen the last weekend of the class or the following week.
‘60s Classics Ensemble
Intermediate
Wednesday or Saturday with Steve Levitt
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
You call the tune; we'll learn the tune.
‘80s Ensemble
Intermediate
Thursday with John Mead
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Celebrate a decade of multiplicity
‘90s Ensemble
Intermediate
Tuesday with Andrea Bunch
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Whatever, dude. East Village, East London, Eastern Europe, East Building.
Ensemble Basics
Intermediate
Tuesday with Charles Kim
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Get your act together before joining an ensemble or group.
Jazz Jam Session
IntermediateNew!
Monday or Thursday with Jack Cassidy
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Monday section: The Standards- Gershwin, Kern, Porter et. al
Acoustic Blues Ensemble
Intermediate
Saturday with Paul Kaye
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Celebrate this American music form playing with others.
Eagles (and other flying objects) Ensemble
Intermediate
Monday with Steve Levitt
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
You can check in anytime you like
Afrobeat Ensemble
Intermediate
Wednesday with Emmanuel Ngolle Pokossi
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Join with others to celebrate the music of a continent.
Americana Ensemble
Intermediate
Thursday with Skip Landt
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
This class emphasizes American popular music of the 1920s and 1930s but includes songs from the folk revival and beyond.
New Americana Ensemble
Intermediate
Monday with Alton Smith
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Hey Ho and all points in between
Music of 1968 Unplugged Ensemble
IntermediateNew!
Thursday with Jimmy Tomasello
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $156 ($156 members)
Tune in, drop out and unplug.
Out Rock Ensemble
IntermediateNew!
Saturday with Shelley Miller
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
LGBTQ artists in rock music
Band Coaching Adult
Intermediate
Saturday with Bob Goins
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Beach Boys Ensemble
Intermediate
Thursday with Cathy Norden
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Take your ensemble playing and harmony singing skills to a higher level with the music of a true genius, Brian Wilson.
Beatles Acoustic Ensemble
Intermediate
Tuesday with Tommi Zender
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Deep cuts and favorites from from John, Paul, et al.
Daytime Beatles Ensemble
Intermediate
Friday with Steve Levitt
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Good day sunshine… Session 2 Meet The Beatles
Beatles Ensemble
Intermediate
Wednesday with Steve Levitt
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
A splendid time is guaranteed Session 5: “Beatles ‘65” Session 6 “Beatles VI”
Beatles for Beginners
Intermediate
Thursday with Charles Kim
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
The music of the Fab Four simplified for those who have only played a short while.
Beginning Jazz Lab
Intermediate
Thursday with Jack Cassidy
60 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $152 ($142 members)
This is the class to build your chops in.
Beginning String Band Ensemble
IntermediateNew!
Thursday with Colby Maddox or Dan Mulvihill
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Come join the band
Big Band Jazz Ensemble
Intermediate
Tuesday with Jack Cassidy
110 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $232 ($222 members)
Think the Cotton Club comes to Lincoln Square.
Bluegrass Ensemble
Intermediate
Monday with Colby Maddox or John Huber
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $222 ($212 members)
Blues Band - Live!
Intermediate
Wednesday or Saturday with Steve Hutchins
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $232 ($222 members)
Form a blues band, rehearse, and perform in an authentic blues club.
Bob Dylan Ensemble
Intermediate
Saturday with Jimmy Tomasello
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
There's always lots to discover when working with Dylan's music.
Session 5 Blood On The Tracks
Brazilian Ensemble
Intermediate
Tuesday with Luciano Antonio
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $222 ($212 members)
Voices and instruments join together to play this infectious music.
Soul Ensemble
Intermediate
Thursday with Alton Smith or Bill Brickey
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $222 ($212 members)
Motown Stax and much more
Classic Album Ensemble
Intermediate
Saturday with Charles Kim
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Session 5: Brian Eno "Before And After Science"
Session 6: Captain Beefheart "Clear Spot"
Merge Records Ensemble
Intermediate
Saturday with Shelley Miller
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Arcade Fire, Magnetic Fields, Neutral Milk Hotel and more
Concept - Soundtrack Album Ensemble
Intermediate
Thursday with Steve Levitt
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Session 5 The Blues Brothers Movie Soundtrack
Session 6 The Rutles Songbook
Modern Country Ensemble
Intermediate
Tuesday with Jacob Sweet
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Come explore your 21st century inner twang.
David Bowie Ensemble
Intermediate
Thursday with John Mead
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Oh you pretty things..where are we now?
Eclectic Electric Ensemble
Intermediate
Wednesday with Steve Doyle or Tommi Zender
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $222 ($212 members)
We can take this bus anywhere you want.
Women's Acoustic Ensemble
Intermediate
Monday with Andrea Bunch
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Come together to celebrate popular music by women from all eras.
First Friday
WorkshopOpen to All
Friday with Staff
minutes · Once a week for 1 week · $15 ($15 members)
Folk Songs: Carrying History Forward
Intermediate
Thursday with Peggy Browning
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
A fun and rewarding ensemble class for all levels of player
Folk-Rock Acoustic Ensemble
Intermediate
Wednesday with Tommi Zender
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Work on licks, harmonies, arrangements and more.
Grateful Dead Ensemble
Intermediate
Thursday with Steve Levitt
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Come join Uncle Steve's band
Gypsy Jazz Ensemble
Intermediate
Monday with Michael O'Toole
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Come join the Hot Club of Lincoln Square.
Hendrix Ensemble
Advanced
Saturday with Bob Goins
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Timeless music from the God of Guitar Gods
Here and Now Ensemble
Intermediate
Monday with Randy Morris or Andrea Bunch
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $222 ($212 members)
Just what it says, contemporary music.
Introduction to Irish Session Ensemble
BeginnerNew!
Monday with Mike Austin or Teresa Shine
60 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $166 ($156 members)
If you've ever wanted to learn more about the Irish music tradition, this class is for you
Irish Session Ensemble
Intermediate
Irish Session Ensemble is offered during Sessions 2, 4, and 6. Keep playing in the off-session with Fiddle 4 Irish Forever or one of our other Celtic classes.
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $222 ($212 members)
Jam Band Ensemble
Intermediate
Monday with Jon Wall
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Let's kick out the jams and get better while we're at it.
Jazz Ensemble Improv
Intermediate
Thursday with Jack Cassidy
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Now we're starting to really play this stuff!
Latin Jazz Ensemble
Advanced
Sunday with Manny Bances
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Afro-Cuban rhythms and jazz performance will inform your jazz study.
Joni Mitchell Ensemble
IntermediateNew!
Sunday with Andrea Bunch
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Take on the music of one of the greatest of songwriters.
Jug Band Ensemble
Intermediate
Wednesday with Jonas Friddle
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
With roots in the blues, jazz and ragtime, jug band music includes some of the happiest songs you'll ever play.
Klezmer Ensemble
Intermediate
Tuesday with Marianne Bossert
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Celebrate the expressive melodies of this Eastern European music of Jewish descent.
Latin Grooves and Roots Ensemble
Intermediate
Sunday with Manny Bances
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Add some spicy flavorings to whatever style you play: Jamming with Latin Roots music and contemporary funky fusions.
Monday Night Special
IntermediateNew!
Monday with Mark Mitchell or Peggy Browning
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Let it Shine on you
Music of 1968 Plugged In Ensemble
IntermediateNew!
Thursday with Dan Fulkerson
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $166 ($166 members)
Tune in, plug in and drop out
Old Time Ensemble
Intermediate
Wednesday with Paul Tyler or Steve Rosen
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $222 ($212 members)
Play in an Old Time string band with fellow students. You'll learn new tunes, and brush up some traditional favorites.
Old Time Fiddle and Banjo Mini Camp
WorkshopBeginnerNew!
Saturday with Megan Lynch or Adam Hurt
120 minutes · Once a week for 1 week · $60 ($58 members)
Old-Time Revival Ensemble
Intermediate
Tuesday with Jonas Friddle or Anna Jacobson
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $222 ($212 members)
The beautiful sounds of traditional American music are being revived and reinvented by contemporary bands. Come play the songs!
Pearl Jam Ensemble
IntermediateNew!
Tuesday with Dan Fulkerson
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Time to get your grunge on Jeremy…
Poets of Pop Ensemble
Intermediate
Wednesday with Bill Brickey
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
We're paying attention to both lyrics and groove.
Punk Ensemble
Intermediate
Sunday with Shelley Miller
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
gabba gabba hey Session 5: Punk (new millennium)
R&B Ensemble
Intermediate
Wednesday with John Mead
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Immerse yourself into the work of an artist or musical movement.
Reggae Ensemble
Intermediate
Thursday with Gregg Ostrom
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Come get you some ska, rocksteady, roots reggae, and dancehall from the great nation of Jamaica.
Rockabilly Ensemble
Intermediate
Tuesday with Jacob Sweet
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Join this rootsy band comprised of a combination of R&B mixed with country influences.
Songs of Protest, Struggle and Hope Ensemble
Open to AllNew!
Thursday with Michael O'Toole
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $156 ($156 members)
Vintage Country Ensemble
Intermediate
Wednesday with Paul Tyler
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Let's play the good old good ones
Wilco Ensemble
Intermediate
Tuesday with Bob Goins
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
If you feel like singing a song and you want other people to sing along…
The Music & Life of Turlough O'Carolan Series
WorkshopIntermediate
Saturday with Aislinn Gagliardi
90 minutes · Once a week for 1 week · $25 ($24 members)
Mandolin Ensemble
Advanced
Wednesday with Bau Graves
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Play uncomplicated Mandolin parts in sections and practice from sheet music to enhance your harmonic sense.
