21st Century Banjo Repertoire
Advanced
Tuesday with Matt Brown
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Learn to play some of your favorite contemporary songs on the banjo!
Artist-Specific Classes
We offer a variety of classes focussing on the repertoire of specific musical artists - look for options in an ensemble setting or on a specific instrument.
Bluegrass Banjo 4: Earl Scruggs
Advanced
If you would like to be contacted when this class runs again, please email Program Manager Ian Wilson with your contact information.
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
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.
Session 2: ‘60s divas
‘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.
‘70s Ensemble
Intermediate
Thursday with John Mead
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Start growing your hair now and looking for the right shoes…
‘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.
Simon & Garfunkel Ensemble
Intermediate
Monday with Steve Levitt
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Old Friends, Bookends hone your duo chops Session 2: Greatest Hits
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
The Band Ensemble: The Brown Album
Intermediate
Thursday with Steve Levitt
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Take a load off and celebrate music from the band that couldn't come up with a name.
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)
Session 1: Help
Session 2: Rubber Soul
Beatles Ensemble
Intermediate
Wednesday with Steve Levitt
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
A splendid time is guaranteed Session 2: Rubber Soul
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.
Soul Ensemble
Intermediate
Thursday with Alton Smith or Bill Brickey
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $222 ($212 members)
Session 2: Number 1 records thru the years
Great Setlists from JamBandLand
IntermediateNew!
Monday with Jon Wall
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Immerse yourself into a single performance of selected bands that have mastered improvisation.
Session 2 PHISH HALLOWEEN 2018 the Kasvot Växt Set.
Classic Album Ensemble
Intermediate
Saturday with Charles Kim
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Session 2: Blondie “Parallel Lines”
Punk Ensemble
Intermediate
Sunday with Shelley Miller
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
gabba gabba hey Session 2: The 80s
Wolfmother Ensemble
IntermediateNew!
Tuesday with Dan Fulkerson
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Your instruments will howl and Mom will be proud.
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.
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.
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.
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
Great Gals of Traditional Music
WorkshopOpen to AllNew!
Sunday with Peggy Browning or Judy Higgins
90 minutes · Once a week for 1 week · $25 ($24 members)
Grunge Ensemble
Intermediate
Sunday with Shelley Miller
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
yeah yeah whatever…where are my Doc Martins?
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.
Honky Tonk Angels
Intermediate
Saturday with Shelley Miller
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Calling all cowboys and cowgirls let's sing and play some country classics.
Joni Mitchell Ensemble
Intermediate
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.
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.
Queen Ensemble
IntermediateNew!
Thursday with Cathy Norden
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
a crazy little thing…
Reggae Ensemble
Intermediate
Monday 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 All
Thursday with Michael O'Toole
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Come gather round people wherever you roam…
Traveling in Others' Shoes: Performing “Someone Else's” Music
WorkshopOpen to AllNew!
Sunday with Sule Greg Wilson
90 minutes · Once a week for 1 week · $0 ($0 members)
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)
Matador Records Ensemble
Intermediate
Saturday with Shelley Miller
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
The bullpen is overflowing with talented artists…let's explore them together.
Basics of Electric Chicago Blues Guitar
Intermediate
Monday with Steve Hutchins
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Learn lead and comping techniques of the major players of the Chicago blues style.
Essential Blues-Rock Electric Guitar Skills
Intermediate
Sunday with Chris Winters
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Expand techniques and your personal riff artillery within the framework of songs and progressions in the blues/rock idiom.
Essential Blues-Rock Electric Guitar Repertoire
Advanced
Sunday with Chris Winters
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
An ongoing class which develops repertoire in the blues/rock genre.
Hard Rock Acoustic
Intermediate
Thursday with Dan Fulkerson
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
All the licks, all the tricks - but with minimal hearing loss.
Advancing Guitar: Licks and Tricks
Intermediate
Tuesday with John Mead
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Learn approaches to the fingerboard designed to improve your playing
Beatles Fingerstyle Guitar
Intermediate
Monday with Michael Miles
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Let your fingers become the Fab Four
Early Rock Influences of The Beatles
WorkshopOpen to AllNew!
Sunday with Professor Moptop
90 minutes · Once a week for 1 week · $15 ($14 members)
Electric Blues Guitar: Texas Style
Intermediate
This and other musicianship classes are offered in rotation thru the year. 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 · $202 ($192 members)
First Base Bottleneck Blues: Intro to Slide Guitar
WorkshopBeginner
Saturday with Donna Herula
90 minutes · Once a week for 1 week · $25 ($24 members)
This is a great place to start your journey on slide guitar.
Guitar Study Hall
Open to All
Monday or Wednesday with Steve Levitt
60 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $0 ($0 members)
A free Q & A with one of the school's renown guitar gurus. COME BY AND WE'LL HELP PLACE YOU IN THE PROGRAM
Intro to Mississippi John Hurt Fingerpicking
WorkshopIntermediate
Saturday with Paul Kaye
90 minutes · Once a week for 1 week · $25 ($24 members)
3 Kings of the Blues
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 · $202 ($192 members)
Songs of the Great Songwriters
Intermediate
Monday with Ed Holstein
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Learn and be inspired by a study of masterful songwriting
Extended Play: Harmonica
Intermediate
Thursday with Skip Landt
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
