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
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.
Clawhammer Banjo Blues
IntermediateNew!
Monday with Michael Miles
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
This class 4 week class will look at technique, rhythms, tunings, chords and repertoire.ÊFor intermediate players.
Blues Bass Techniques & Forms
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)
Walking 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”
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 3: ‘More 60s soul divas! R&B chart-toppers, crossover hits, and near misses by great like Etta James, Gloria Jones, and others.
Cream Ensemble
IntermediateNew!
Saturday with Bob Goins
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
White Room, Crossroads I'm So Glad and all the hits
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.
Fleetwood Mac Ensemble
Intermediate
Thursday with John Mead
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Learn, study and perform the music of everyone's favorite band of divorcees.
Blues Band - Live!
Intermediate
Wednesday or Saturday with Harlan Terson or 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)
Session 2: Number 1 records thru the years
Jazz Improv 2
Intermediate
Thursday with Jack Cassidy
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Let's dig deep into this true American music form.
Monday Night Special
Intermediate
Monday with Mark Mitchell or Peggy Browning
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Let it Shine on you
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
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)
Lead Guitar Basics
Intermediate
Tuesday with Steve Levitt
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Get yourself ready to take a solo.
Rhythm Guitar
Intermediate
Monday or Friday with Dan Fulkerson
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 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
This and other musicianship classes are offered in rotation 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)
Blues Guitar Basics 2
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)
Electric Guitar Styles Overdrive
Intermediate
Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday with Dan Fulkerson
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Enhancement medication for the electric guitarist.
Acoustic Blues Guitar Repertoire
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
This class alternates every session with Blues Fingerstyle 2. Mark your calendar and be sure to sign up next session.
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
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)
Explore different aspects of Acoustic Blues a different decade each session.
Improvising Blues for the Solo Acoustic Player
WorkshopIntermediateNew!
Thursday with Jon Shain
90 minutes · Once a week for 1 week · $25 ($24 members)
Break new ground with this award winning guitarist.
Acoustic Blues Clinic: Piedmont, Delta and Chicago
WorkshopIntermediateNew!
Friday with Mark Dvorak, Donna Herula or Jon Shain
360 minutes · Once a week for 1 week · $120 ($100 members)
Enhance your blues guitar playing with this vital clinic.
Licks and Chord Melody with Fareed Haque
WorkshopIntermediateNew!
Sunday with Fareed Haque
120 minutes · Once a week for 1 week · $30 ($28 members)
Join master player and educator, Fareed Haque as he illuminates a handful of jazz guitar licks and an approach to chord melody.
Louisiana Blues 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)
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.
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.
Learn Classic Soul Bass Lines
Intermediate
Saturday with Harlan Terson
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Get up for the down stroke. Learn to work your four strings to keep folks on the dance floor.
Blues Bass Repertoire
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)
Crash Bass 2 Expanding Your Toolkit
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)
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 or Saturday with Mario Rabaza or Zoe Savage
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
If you would like to be contacted when this class runs again, please email Program Manager Jimmy Tomasello with your contact information.
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
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.
Extended Play: Harmonica
Intermediate
Thursday with Skip Landt
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
