Core Level Classes

Accordion 1

Saturday with Mary Ann Covone

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $202 ($192 members)

Get started with your squeezebox studies here!

Accordion 2

Saturday with Mary Ann Covone

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $202 ($192 members)

For intermediate players and up who want to grow their accordion reportoire…

Introduction to the Violin/Fiddle

Wednesday or Thursday with Brandi Berry or Matt Brown

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $202 ($192 members)

Get comfortable with the violin, even if you've never played a string instrument before!

Fiddle 1

Tuesday or Sunday with Steve Rosen or Jordan Wankoff

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $202 ($192 members)

Begin with the basics of fiddling and learn to play simple tunes in no time.

Fiddle 2

Tuesday or Thursday with Paul Tyler or Colby Maddox

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $202 ($192 members)

In Fiddle 2, you'll really start feeling the rhythm that defines the fiddle.

Fiddle 3

Monday, Tuesday or Sunday with Steve Rosen, Jordan Wankoff or Matt Brown

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $202 ($192 members)

Fiddle 3 is a good place to start for intermediate fiddlers or advanced classical violinists.

Violin 1

Wednesday with Brandi Berry

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $202 ($192 members)

Violin 2

Wednesday with Brandi Berry

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $202 ($192 members)

Violin 3

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $202 ($192 members)

Guitar 1

Any Day of the Week with Mary Peterson, Lisa Joy DeRosia, Dan Fulkerson, Elaine Moore, Bob Goins, Shelley Miller, Cathy Norden, Tom Ryan, Jane Hanna, Louis Bardales or Matt Gallagher

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $202 ($192 members)

For the complete beginner.

Guitar 1 Repertoire

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday or Sunday with Carlos Chacon, Steve Doyle, Charles Kim, Dan Fulkerson, Cathy Norden, Rebecca Toon, John Abbey, Paula McKernan or Steve Levitt

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $202 ($192 members)

Improve your skills by learning lots of great songs, different strums and a few licks, while singing and playing at the same time!

Guitar 2

Any Day of the Week with Linda Smith, Lisa Joy DeRosia, Dan Fulkerson, Shelley Miller, Cathy Norden, Steve Dawson, Tommi Zender, Louis Bardales, Chris Corsale or Deanna Devore

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $202 ($192 members)

Your playing will take on a new dimension.

Guitar 2 Repertoire

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday or Sunday with Mary Peterson, Joel Frankel, Chris Winters, Charles Kim, Rebecca Toon, Louis Bardales or Deanna Devore

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $202 ($192 members)

This class is great entry point for the self taught. You will build repertoire and develop skills.

Guitar 3

Any Day of the Week with Mary Peterson, Charles Kim, Chris Walz, Shelley Miller, Jason McInnes, Paula McKernan or Deanna Devore

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $202 ($192 members)

Build dexterity with basic fingerpicking and flatpicking.

Extended Play: Guitar

Tuesday, Thursday or Friday with Mary Peterson, Chris Winters, Elaine Moore or Steve Dawson

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $202 ($192 members)

Make a long term commitment to improving your guitar playing skills

Guitar 3 Repertoire

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday or Sunday with Barbara Silverman, Bill Brickey, Charles Kim, Dan Fulkerson, Randy Morris or Chris Corsale

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $202 ($192 members)

Armed with the knowledge of bar chords one can expand their repertoire to include many idioms.

Beyond Guitar 3

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Sunday with Linda Smith, Chris Corsale or Deanna Devore

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $202 ($192 members)

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.

Guitar 4

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday or Sunday with Mary Peterson, Barbara Silverman, Jim DeWan, Andrea Bunch, Steve Levitt or Chris Corsale

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $202 ($192 members)

Students of Guitar 4 are well on their way to being able to perform and to express themselves musically.

Guitar 4Ever

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday with Mike Blackburn, Chris Winters, Mark Dvorak, Jacob Sweet, John Abbey, Tom Ryan, Steve Dawson or Tommi Zender

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $202 ($192 members)

Students have been known to repeat this class endlessly! And of course, learning the guitar is a lifelong journey.

Guitar and Vocal Studio

Tuesday or Wednesday with Elaine Moore

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $202 ($192 members)

Grab that guitar and sing and play with others.

Advancing Guitar: Licks and Tricks

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

Core Guitar Skills Boot Camp

Sunday with Charles Kim

180 minutes  ·  Once a week for 1 week  ·  $35 ($34 members)

An intensive 3 hour examination of Rhythm, Barre Chords and Basic Fingerpicking.

Guitar Study Hall

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

Crash Bass for Guitarists

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.

Folk & Blues Harmonica 1

Thursday or Friday with Skip Landt

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $202 ($192 members)

Learn the basic skills used in blues, gospel, folk, country, and more!

Folk & Blues Harmonica 2: Repertoire

Wednesday, Thursday or Friday with Skip Landt

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $202 ($192 members)

Students will play songs in the first three "positions" and will learn/develop note-bending skills.

Piano 1: Introduction to Piano

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Saturday with Farah Farid, Julia Storke, Renee Nanzer or Andrew Doney

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $202 ($192 members)

(previously named Introduction to Piano)

Piano 2

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or Saturday with Farah Farid, Julia Storke, Renee Nanzer or Andrew Doney

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $202 ($192 members)

(previously named Piano: Beginning 1)

Piano 3

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday or Sunday with Farah Farid, Julia Storke, Renee Nanzer or Andrew Doney

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $202 ($192 members)

(previously named Piano: Beginning 2)

Piano 4Ever

Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday with Farah Farid or Renee Nanzer

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $202 ($192 members)

(previously named Piano: Intermediate)