Summertime Clawhammer Blues
IntermediateNew!
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Blues Classes
We're here in Chicago the blues capitol of the world. We can serve it up in many many forms: Acoustic, Electric, Traditional, Modern, and with a little jazzy flavor.
Bass Groove Lab
Intermediate
Monday with Harlan Terson
60 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $152 ($142 members)
An hour long lab to make you “badder”
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
IntermediateNew!
Saturday with Paul Kaye
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Celebrate this American music form playing with others.
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.
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.
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
Hendrix Ensemble
AdvancedNew!
Saturday with Bob Goins
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Timeless music from the God of Guitar Gods
Monday Night Special
IntermediateNew!
Monday with Mark Mitchell or Peggy Browning
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 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: The Isley Brothers
Guitar 4ever with Holstein
Advanced
Saturday with Ed Holstein
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
The one and only legendary folk icon, Ed Holstein holds court for acoustic guitarists.
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.
Building Chord Vocabulary
Intermediate
Thursday or Friday with Dan Fulkerson or Steve Hutchins
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Let's go beyond bar chords and learn to respond fearlessly to any chart.
Lead Guitar Basics
Intermediate
Monday or Friday with Dan Fulkerson
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Get yourself ready to take a solo.
Rhythm Guitar
Intermediate
Monday, Tuesday or Saturday with Dan Fulkerson, Michael O'Toole or Chris Corsale
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Focus on one of the most essential elements of playing guitar and music itself.
Essential Blues-Rock Electric Guitar 1 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.
Acoustic Slide Guitar 1
Intermediate
Sunday with Donna Herula
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Add a new dimension to your acoustic guitar playing
Acoustic Slide Guitar 2
Intermediate
Sunday with Donna Herula
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Continue to add emotion and feel to your slide guitar playing
Blues Guitar Basics 1
Beginner
Tuesday with Steve Levitt
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Build skills and repertoire within the blues idiom.
Blues Guitar Basics 2
Intermediate
Tuesday with Steve Levitt
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Begin to improvise and learn more unique forms of the blues style.
Electric Guitar Styles Overdrive
Intermediate
Tuesday or Wednesday with Dan Fulkerson
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Enhancement medication for the electric guitarist.
Introduction to Electric Guitar Styles
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)
Introduction to Electric Slide Guitar
Intermediate
Thursday with Jon Spiegel
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Basic skills, techniques, and tunings will be covered.
Acoustic Blues Guitar 1
Beginner
Saturday with Paul Kaye
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Build a solid foundation
Acoustic Blues Guitar 2
Intermediate
Saturday with Paul Kaye
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Continue working on the music of great traditional blues artists.
Blues Fingerstyle 1
Beginner
Monday with Chris Walz
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
You'll get a taste of the Blues with Blind Boy Fuller, Tommy Johnson, Mississippi John Hurt, and others.
Blues Fingerstyle 2
Intermediate
Monday with Chris Walz
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Take the fingerpicking, rhythms and regional styles of the country Blues you've learned in level 1, and concentrate on open tunings and bottleneck slide in level 2.
Blues Fingerstyle 3: Decades of Acoustic Blues
Advanced
Monday with Chris Walz
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Session 3 will be the 1930's Country Blues in the Depression.
3 Kings of the Blues
Intermediate
Thursday with Steve Hutchins
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
BB, Freddy and Albert
Greenwich Village Voices
Intermediate
Monday or Sunday with Ed Holstein
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Study an iconic era of folk music with our own folk icon.
Contemporary Slide Guitar
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)
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)
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
Bass Guitar 1
Beginner
Sunday with Harlan Terson
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
4 strings that hold everything together.
Crash Bass for Guitarists
Beginner
Monday with Harlan Terson
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
A course designed for those who already play another stringed instrument.
Bass Guitar 2
Beginner
Sunday with Harlan Terson
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Bass is the glue of ensemble music.
Bass Guitar 3
Intermediate
Sunday with Harlan Terson
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Begin to apply general music theory and expand your techniques and vocabulary.
Learn Classic Soul Bass Lines
Intermediate
Many of our Bass classes rotate through 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)
Bass Guitar 4
Advanced
This class is 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)
Chicago Blues Harp 1
Beginner
Monday or Saturday with Mario Rabaza or Zoe Savage
60 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $152 ($142 members)
Whether you're just interested in learning the basics or aspire to play at the highest level, here's where you start.
Chicago Blues Harp 2
Intermediate
Monday with Mario Rabaza
60 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $152 ($142 members)
Now that you have the fundamentals in order, build your repertoire of solos in level 2.
Harmonica Forever
Intermediate
Thursday or Friday with Skip Landt
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Students in Harmonica Forever include those who have played for years along with newer players who want to keep developing skills.
Chicago Blues Harp 3
Intermediate
Monday with Joe Filisko
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $222 ($212 members)
Now that you can play some 12-bar blues, explore the elusive techniques of the masters to expand your sound and fatten up your tone.
Blues Harmonica Performance
Advanced
Monday with Joe Filisko or Grant Kessler
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $222 ($212 members)
Examine the rich legacy of recordings left by the great Blues Harp masters.
Harmonica Rhythm & Chording
Advanced
Monday with Joe Filisko
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Learn authentic harmonica train imitations, fox chases, and accompaniment for blues and folk music.
Summer Beginning Folk and Blues Harmonica
Beginner
Wednesday, Thursday or Friday with Skip Landt
80 minutes · Once a week for 4 weeks · $101 ($91 members)
Have fun learning harmonica basics this summer!
Summer Harmonica 2
Intermediate
Wednesday, Thursday or Friday with Skip Landt
80 minutes · Once a week for 4 weeks · $101 ($91 members)
This second level class builds on the skills developed in Harmonica 1,
