South Side Chicago Blues Guitar Style
Intermediate
Thursday with Steve Hutchins
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Load your toolbox with licks from these hometown blues masters
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.
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)
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 2: ‘60s divas
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 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.
Brass Class: Mardi Gras Music
IntermediateNew!
60 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $154 ($144 members)
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
Cream Ensemble
IntermediateNew!
Saturday with Bob Goins
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
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
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
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.
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
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
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)
Explore different aspects of Acoustic Blues a different decade each session.
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)
Finger Picking Blues and Rag Guitar in Open Tunings w/ Mary Flower
WorkshopIntermediateNew!
Sunday with Mary Flower
120 minutes · Once a week for 1 week · $35 ($33 members)
Come be inspired and enlightened by a true blues master and brilliant teacher.
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)
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.
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
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
Saturday with Harlan Terson
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Build your song bag with one of the mainstays of the Chicago Blues scene
Crash Bass 2 Expanding Your Toolkit
Intermediate
Monday with Harlan Terson
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
A brief overview of musical genres because it's all about the Bass.
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
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.
Extended Play: Harmonica
Intermediate
Thursday with Skip Landt
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
