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4544 N. LINCOLN AVE: 773.751.3398
Monday - Thursday 10:30 AM - 8:30 PM
Friday - Sunday 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM
909 W. ARMITAGE AVE: 773.525.1506
Monday - Thursday 1:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Friday - Sunday 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Celebrating the rich variety of our musical community - jump on in!
The best time to start is NOW
Where else but the Old Town School Of Folk Music will you find a rich program of Guitar, Harmonica and Voice classes available on weekdays! Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays at 10:00 AM walk through our halls and hear the sounds of singing, strumming and sawing. Gospel, Folk, Old Timey, Pop, Rock, Blues you name it, someone is teaching it and others are learning with joy.
Check out the '60s Ensemble and the Daytime Beatles Ensemble at noon on Weds & Fri
 Accordion 1 | Accordion | Group ClassBeginner 80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members) If you would like to be contacted when this class runs again, please email Program Manager Krista Ortgiesen with your contact information. Grouped with: Core | |
| Accordion 2 | Accordion | Group ClassIntermediate 80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members) If you would like to be contacted when this class runs again, please email Program Manager Krista Ortgiesen with your contact information. Grouped with: Core | |
| Introduction to the Violin/Fiddle | Fiddle & Cello | Group ClassBeginner 80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members) Tuesday or Wednesday with Brandi Berry or Matt Brown Get comfortable with the violin, even if you've never played a string instrument before! Grouped with: Core · Country & Traditional | |
| Fiddle 1 | Fiddle & Cello | Group ClassBeginner 80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members) Tuesday or Sunday with Steve Rosen or Jordan Wankoff Begin with the basics of fiddling and learn to play simple tunes in no time. Grouped with: Core · Country & Traditional | |
| Fiddle 2 | Fiddle & Cello | Group ClassIntermediate 80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members) Tuesday with Paul Tyler In Fiddle 2, you'll really start feeling the rhythm that defines the fiddle. Grouped with: Core · Country & Traditional | |
| Fiddle 3 | Fiddle & Cello | Group ClassIntermediate 80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members) Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday with Paul Tyler, Colby Maddox, Steve Rosen or Jordan Wankoff Fiddle 3 is a good place to start for intermediate fiddlers or advanced classical violinists. Grouped with: Core · Country & Traditional | |
| Fiddle 4 | Fiddle & Cello | Group ClassIntermediate 80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members) Looking for the Fiddle 4 specialty classes? They are now listed under Fiddle 3! Grouped with: Core · Country & Traditional | |
| Violin 1 | Fiddle & Cello | Group ClassBeginnerNew! 80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members) Wednesday with Brandi Berry Grouped with: Core | |
| Violin 2 | Fiddle & Cello | Group ClassBeginnerNew! 80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members) Wednesday with Brandi Berry Grouped with: Core | |
| Violin 3 | Fiddle & Cello | Group ClassIntermediateNew! 80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members) Grouped with: Core | |
| Advancing Guitar: Licks and Tricks | Guitar | Group ClassAdvancedNew! 80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members) Tuesday with John Mead Learn approaches to the fingerboard designed to improve your playing Grouped with: Pop & Rock · Core · Musicianship · Artist Specific | |
| Guitar 1 | Guitar | Group ClassBeginner 80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members) Any Day of the Week with Mary Peterson, Lisa Joy DeRosia, Charles Kim, Chris Walz, Shelley Miller, Jason McInnes, Paula McKernan, Steve Levitt, Louis Bardales or Deanna Devore For the complete beginner. Grouped with: Core | |
| Guitar 1 Repertoire | Guitar | Group ClassBeginner 80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members) Any Day of the Week with Mary Peterson, Linda Smith, Barbara Silverman, Bill Brickey, Charles Kim, Dan Fulkerson, Randy Morris, Shelley Miller, Anne-Marie Akin, Cathy Norden, Steve Levitt, Chris Corsale or Deanna Devore Improve your skills by learning lots of great songs, different strums and a few licks, while singing and playing at the same time! Grouped with: Core | |
| Guitar 2 | Guitar | Group ClassBeginner 80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday or Sunday with Carlos Chacon, Barbara Silverman, Lisa Joy DeRosia, Dan Fulkerson, Bob Goins, Shelley Miller, Leah Shoshanah, Steve Levitt, Matt Gallagher or Chris Corsale Your playing will take on a new dimension. Grouped with: Core | |
| Guitar 2 Repertoire | Guitar | Group ClassBeginner 80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday or Sunday with Mary Peterson, Mike Blackburn, Steve Doyle, Lisa Joy DeRosia, Charles Kim, Jimmy Tomasello, Shelley Miller, Albert Martinez, Cathy Norden, Paula McKernan or Andrea Bunch This class is great entry point for the self taught. You will build repertoire and develop skills. Grouped with: Core | |
| Guitar 3 | Guitar | Group ClassIntermediate 80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members) Any Day of the Week with Mary Peterson, Lisa Joy DeRosia, Dan Fulkerson, Elaine Moore, Shelley Miller, John Abbey, Jim DeWan, Leah Shoshanah, Louis Bardales or Deanna Devore Build dexterity with basic fingerpicking and flatpicking. Grouped with: Core | |
| Extended Play | Guitar | Group ClassIntermediate 80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members) Tuesday, Thursday or Friday with Mary Peterson, Chris Winters or Elaine Moore Make a long term commitment to improving your guitar playing skills Grouped with: Pop & Rock · Core · Musicianship | |
| Guitar 3 Repertoire | Guitar | Group ClassIntermediate 80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Saturday with Mary Peterson, Joel Frankel, Chris Winters, Rebecca Toon, Steve Dawson or Louis Bardales Armed with the knowledge of bar chords one can expand their repertoire to include many idioms. Grouped with: Core | |
| Beyond Guitar 3 | Guitar | Group ClassIntermediate 80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members) Monday, Wednesday or Sunday with Linda Smith, Chris Corsale or Deanna Devore A special level for students who want to continue on the path of musical growth offered during our morning classes or within the confines of our Armitage location. Grouped with: Core | |
| Guitar 4 | Guitar | Group ClassIntermediate 80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members) Monday, Tuesday, Friday or Sunday with Cathy Norden, John Abbey, Tom Ryan or Tommi Zender Students of Guitar 4 are well on their way to being able to perform and to express themselves musically. Grouped with: Core | |
| Guitar 4Ever | Guitar | Group ClassIntermediate 80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday with Chris Winters, Mark Dvorak, Charles Kim, Dan Fulkerson, Jacob Sweet, Tom Ryan, Steve Dawson or Tommi Zender Students have been known to repeat this class endlessly! And of course, learning the guitar is a lifelong journey. Grouped with: Core | |
| Guitar and Vocal Studio | Guitar | Group ClassIntermediate 80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members) Tuesday or Wednesday with Elaine Moore, Rebecca Toon or Chris Corsale Grab that guitar and sing and play with others. Grouped with: Theory · Core · Musicianship · Performance | |
| Guitar Study Hall | Guitar | Group ClassOpen to All 60 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $0 ($0 members) Monday or Wednesday with Steve Levitt A free Q & A with one of the school's renown guitar gurus. COME BY AND WE'LL HELP PLACE YOU IN THE PROGRAM Grouped with: Blues · Jazz · Pop & Rock · Theory · Core · Musicianship · Country & Traditional · Electric · Artist Specific | |
| How to Strum (Nearly) Anything | Guitar | Group ClassIntermediateNew! 80 minutes · Once a week for 4 weeks · $101 ($96 members) Tuesday with Michael O'Toole Learn the basics of rhythm and tempo applied to your strumming instrument Grouped with: Pop & Rock · Core · Musicianship · Country & Traditional · Four Week Class | |
| Crash Bass for Guitarists | Bass | Group ClassBeginner 80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members) Monday with Harlan Terson A course designed for those who already play another stringed instrument. Grouped with: Blues · Pop & Rock · Core · Musicianship | |
| Harmonica 1 and Repertoire | Harmonica | Group ClassBeginner 80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members) Wednesday, Thursday or Friday with Skip Landt Learn the basic skills used in blues, gospel, folk, country, and more! | |
| Harmonica 2 and Repertoire | Harmonica | Group ClassIntermediate 80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members) Wednesday, Thursday or Friday with Skip Landt Students will play songs in the first three "positions" and will learn/develop note-bending skills. | |
| Piano 1: Introduction to Piano | Piano | Group ClassBeginner 80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members) Monday, Thursday or Saturday with Farah Farid, Gwen Klemenz or Andrew Doney (previously named Introduction to Piano) Grouped with: Core | |
| Piano 2 | Piano | Group ClassBeginner 80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members) Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Saturday with Farah Farid, Renee Nanzer or Andrew Doney (previously named Piano: Beginning 1) Grouped with: Core | |
| Piano 3 | Piano | Group ClassBeginner 80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members) Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday with Renee Nanzer, Gwen Klemenz or Andrew Doney (previously named Piano: Beginning 2) Grouped with: Core | |
| Piano 4Ever | Piano | Group ClassIntermediate 80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members) Tuesday or Wednesday with Farah Farid or Renee Nanzer (previously named Piano: Intermediate) Grouped with: Core |
The Old Town School of Folk Music, Inc.
4544 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago IL 60625 • 773.728.6000
