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Core Level Classes

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Accordion 1

Beginner

Monday or Thursday with Heather Riordan

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $272 ($252 members)

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus

Accordion 2

Intermediate

Monday or Thursday with Heather Riordan

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $272 ($252 members)

For intermediate players and up who want to grow their accordion repertoire.

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus

Introduction to the Violin/Fiddle

Beginner

Wednesday with Sean Colledge

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $272 ($252 members)

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

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus

Fiddle 1

Beginner

Wednesday, Thursday or Sunday with Jordan Wankoff, Sean Colledge or Maggie Neatherlin

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $272 ($252 members)

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

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus

Fiddle 2

Intermediate

Monday or Sunday with Jordan Wankoff or Sean Colledge

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $272 ($252 members)

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

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus

Fiddle 3

Intermediate

Monday, Wednesday or Sunday with Colby Maddox, Jordan Wankoff or Sean Colledge

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $272 ($252 members)

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

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus

Fiddle 4

Intermediate

Thursday with Sean Colledge

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $272 ($252 members)

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus

Guitar 1

Beginner

Any Day of the Week with Lenny Marsh, Joel Frankel, Alvin McGovern, Charles Kim, Chris Walz, Dan Fulkerson, Shelley Miller, Scott Besaw, Steve Levitt, Louis Bardales, Alicia Lees, Nikki O'Neill or Otto Anzures Dadda

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $272 ($252 members)

For the complete beginner.

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus or Lincoln Park - Armitage Ave

Guitar 1 Repertoire

Beginner

Any Day of the Week with Lenny Marsh, Alvin McGovern, Charles Kim, Dan Fulkerson, Shelley Miller, Anne-Marie Akin, Alby Martinez, Scott Besaw, Tom Ryan, Steve Levitt, Steve Dawson, Louis Bardales, Otto Anzures Dadda, Julia Mendiolea or Brian Payne (Gadomski)

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $272 ($252 members)

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

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus or Lincoln Park - Armitage Ave

Guitar 2

Beginner

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday or Sunday with Carlos Chacon, Charles Kim, Dan Fulkerson, Shelley Miller, Anne-Marie Akin, Alby Martinez, Scott Besaw, Tom Ryan, Steve Levitt, Steve Dawson, Nikki O'Neill, Greg Taylor, Julia Mendiolea or Brian Payne (Gadomski)

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $272 ($252 members)

Your playing will take on a new dimension.

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus, Lincoln Park - Armitage Ave or Online

Guitar Fingerboard Theory 1

Intermediate

Monday, Wednesday, Friday or Sunday with Dan Fulkerson, Stephen Kuhn or Julia Mendiolea

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $272 ($252 members)

This class is highly recommended for all guitar students. Make it a point to enroll at some point in your musical journey.

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus or Lincoln Park - Armitage Ave

Guitar 2 Repertoire

Beginner

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday or Sunday with Carlos Chacon, Jose Luis Murillo, Dan Fulkerson, Randy Morris, Elaine Moore, Shelley Miller, Alicia Lees, Max Berg, Greg Taylor or Stephen Kuhn

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $272 ($252 members)

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

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus or Lincoln Park - Armitage Ave

Guitar 3

Intermediate

Any Day of the Week with Carlos Chacon, Dan Fulkerson, Randy Morris, Shelley Miller, Alby Martinez, Jim DeWan, Louis Bardales, Max Berg, Stephen Kuhn, Bear Williams or Brian Payne (Gadomski)

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $272 ($252 members)

Build dexterity with basic fingerpicking and flatpicking.

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus or Lincoln Park - Armitage Ave

Guitar 3 Repertoire

Intermediate

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday with Dan Fulkerson, Shelley Miller, Alby Martinez, John Abbey, Jim DeWan, Louis Bardales, Max Berg, Stephen Kuhn or Julia Mendiolea

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $272 ($252 members)

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

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus or Lincoln Park - Armitage Ave

Guitar 4

Intermediate

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Saturday with Joel Frankel, Charles Kim, Chris Walz, Shelley Miller, Alby Martinez, John Abbey, Scott Besaw, Stephen Kuhn or Julia Mendiolea

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $272 ($252 members)

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

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus, Lincoln Park - Armitage Ave or Online

Guitar 4Ever

Intermediate

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Sunday with Joel Frankel, Chris Winters, Jacob Sweet, Jim DeWan, Steve Dawson, Tommi Zender or Max Berg

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $272 ($252 members)

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

Location: Lincoln Park - Armitage Ave, Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus or Online

Extended Play: Guitar

Intermediate

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday with Mary Peterson, Barbara Silverman, Chris Winters, Dan Fulkerson, Elaine Moore, Scott Besaw, Tom Ryan or Alicia Lees

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $272 ($252 members)

Make a long term commitment to improving your guitar playing skills

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus or Online

Piano 1: Introduction to Piano

Beginner

Monday, Wednesday or Thursday with Julia Storke, Renee Nanzer, Colin Kolasny, Libby Apley, Carolina Gomez Jimenez, Xadie James or Brian Payne (Gadomski)

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $272 ($252 members)

(previously named Introduction to Piano)

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus or Lincoln Park - Armitage Ave

Piano 2

Beginner

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday with John Erickson, Julia Storke, Cassie Fox, Renee Nanzer, Leah Dahline, Libby Apley, Carolina Gomez Jimenez, Xadie James or Brian Payne (Gadomski)

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $272 ($252 members)

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus or Lincoln Park - Armitage Ave

Piano 3

Intermediate

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday with John Erickson, Cassie Fox, Colin Kolasny, Libby Apley, Carolina Gomez Jimenez, Xadie James or Brian Payne (Gadomski)

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $272 ($252 members)

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus or Lincoln Park - Armitage Ave

Piano 4Ever

Intermediate

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday with Julia Storke, Cassie Fox, Leah Dahline or Libby Apley

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $272 ($252 members)

(previously named Piano: Intermediate)

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus, Online or Lincoln Park - Armitage Ave

Vocal Technique for Guitarists

Beginner

Wednesday with Bill Brickey

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $272 ($252 members)

Singing and play all at once with an emphasis on the voice.

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus