Washboard Workshop: “Grab A Board & Rub”
WorkshopOpen to All
Saturday with Barbara Silverman
80 minutes · Once a week for 1 week · $25 ($24 members)
For those looking to follow up on last month's workshop and new folks, too!
Country & Traditional
Introduction to the Banjo
Beginner
Tuesday or Thursday with Chris Walz or Matt Brown
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
For anyone attracted to the 5-string banjo but not sure which style to try first, this is for you!
Clawhammer Banjo 1
Beginner
Thursday with Steve Rosen
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Begin by using chords to strum simple songs with a technique known as frailing.
Clawhammer Banjo 2
Intermediate
Tuesday with Dan Mulvihill
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Go beyond the basics with Clawhammer techniques such as drop-thumbing, while playing more challenging songs and fiddle tunes.
Clawhammer Banjo 3
Advanced
Tuesday or Thursday with Steve Rosen or Dan Mulvihill
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Develop stronger left and right hand techniques in frailing and drop-thumb using hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides.
Bluegrass Banjo 1
Beginner
Thursday with Chris Walz
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
The first of five classes in the Bluegrass Banjo series that will take you through the techniques needed to play in a bluegrass style.
Bluegrass Banjo 1 Repertoire
Beginner
If you would like to be contacted when this class runs again, please email Program Manager Ian Wilson with your contact information.
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Bluegrass Banjo 2
Intermediate
If you would like to be contacted when this class runs again, please email Program Manager Ian Wilson with your contact information.
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Bluegrass Banjo 2 Repertoire
Intermediate
If you would like to be contacted when this class runs again, please email Program Manager Ian Wilson with your contact information.
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Bluegrass Banjo 3
Intermediate
Thursday with Chris Walz
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Put all the pieces together - the right hand rolls and changing them inside of one measure, back up and fill in licks, and vamping positions with chops and rolls.
Bluegrass Banjo 4 - Earl Scruggs
Advanced
If you would like to be contacted when this class runs again, please email Program Manager Ian Wilson with your contact information.
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Dulcimer Ensemble
Intermediate
Monday with Dona Benkert
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
For all dulcimer enthusiasts - hammered and mountain - have a great time expanding your musical knowledge and experiencing the joy of making music. Guitarists and fiddlers are welcome, too!
Acoustic Blues Ensemble
Intermediate
Saturday with Paul Kaye
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Celebrate this American music form playing with others.
Americana Ensemble
Intermediate
Thursday with Skip Landt
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
This class emphasizes American popular music of the 1920s and 1930s but includes songs from the folk revival and beyond.
Beginning String Band Ensemble
IntermediateNew!
Thursday with Colby Maddox
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Come join the band
Bluegrass Ensemble
Intermediate
Monday with Colby Maddox or John Huber
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $222 ($212 members)
Bob Dylan Ensemble
Intermediate
Saturday with Jimmy Tomasello
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
There's alway lots to discover when working with Bob Dylan's music. Session 3 John Wesley Harding
Classic Country Ensemble
Intermediate
Sunday with Alton Smith or Steve Dawson
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $222 ($212 members)
Calling all cowboys and cowgirls we're heading down Nashville way for the good old songs.
Modern Country Ensemble
Intermediate
Tuesday with Jacob Sweet
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Come explore your 21st century inner twang.
Women's Acoustic Ensemble
Intermediate
Monday with Andrea Bunch
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Come together to celebrate popular music by women from all eras.
Folk Songs: Carrying History Forward
Intermediate
Thursday with Peggy Browning
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
A fun and rewarding ensemble class for all levels of player
Jug Band Ensemble
Intermediate
Wednesday with Jonas Friddle
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
With roots in the blues, jazz and ragtime, jug band music includes some of the happiest songs you'll ever play.
Memphis/New Orleans Ensemble
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 · $206 ($196 members)
Monday Night Special
IntermediateNew!
Monday with Mark Mitchell or Peggy Browning
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Old Time Ensemble
Intermediate
Wednesday with Paul Tyler or Steve Rosen
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $222 ($212 members)
Play in an Old Time string band with fellow students. You'll learn new tunes, and brush up some traditional favorites.
Old-Time Revival Ensemble
Intermediate
Tuesday with Jonas Friddle or Anna Jacobson
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $222 ($212 members)
The beautiful sounds of traditional American music are being revived and reinvented by contemporary bands. Come play the songs!
Rockabilly Ensemble
Intermediate
Tuesday with Jacob Sweet
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Join this rootsy band comprised of a combination of R&B mixed with country influences.
Vintage Country Ensemble
Intermediate
Wednesday with Gail Tyler or Paul Tyler
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
Let's play the good old good ones
Wilco Ensemble
Intermediate
Tuesday with Bob Goins
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($196 members)
If you feel like singing a song and you want other people to sing along…
Introduction to the Violin/Fiddle
Beginner
Wednesday with 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
Beginner
Wednesday with Steve Rosen
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 1 Repertoire
Beginner
Tuesday with Steve Rosen
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
This class is the next step between Fiddle 1 and 2. Students get to practice techniques such as rhythm, scale knowledge and other Fiddle 1 skills.
Fiddle 2
Intermediate
Monday with Matt Brown
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 2 Repertoire
Intermediate
If you would like to be contacted when this class runs again, please email Program Manager Ian Wilson with your contact information.
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Fiddle 3
Intermediate
Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday with Colby Maddox, Steve Rosen or Jordan Wankoff
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.
Fiddle 3 Old Time
Advanced
Tuesday with Paul Tyler
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Acoustic Slide Guitar 1
Intermediate
Donna is taking the Summer Session off. She'll return Session 5 which kicks off after Labor Day.
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
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
Introduction to Fingerpicking
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)
Fingerpicking 1 Repertoire
Intermediate
Thursday or Saturday with Randy Morris
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Your fingers can be trained to be an orchestra - a band in the hand.
Fingerstyle Repertoire
Intermediate
Thursday with Randy Morris
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Develop a songbag of solo accompaniments and instrumentals in a variety of styles.
Early Country Guitar 1
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)
Early Country Guitar 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)
Flatpicking 1 - Rhythm
Intermediate
Tuesday with Chris Walz
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Get a grip on your pick and work your rhythm chops.
Flatpicking 2 - Technique
Intermediate
Tuesday with Chris Walz
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Let's get melodic
Flatpicking 3 - Repertoire
Advanced
Tuesday with Chris Walz
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Let's develop soloing skills over classic repertoire.
Acoustic Blues Guitar 1
Beginner
This class alternates every other session with level 2. If you would like to discuss options, please email Guitar Program Manager Jimmy Tomasello with your contact information.
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Acoustic Blues Guitar 2
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)
Session 3 will be the 1930's Country Blues in the Depression.
Greenwich Village Voices
Intermediate
Monday or Sunday with Ed Holstein
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Study an iconic era of folk music with our own folk icon.
Country Guitar Old & New
Intermediate
Wednesday with Aaron Smith
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Four Fundamental Fingerpicking Patterns
BeginnerNew!
Saturday with Randy Morris
80 minutes · Once a week for 4 weeks · $101 ($96 members)
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
How to Strum (Nearly) Anything
IntermediateNew!
Tuesday with Michael O'Toole
80 minutes · Once a week for 4 weeks · $101 ($96 members)
Learn the basics of rhythm and tempo applied to your strumming instrument
Strumming While Singing
IntermediateNew!
Tuesday with Michael O'Toole
80 minutes · Once a week for 4 weeks · $101 ($96 members)
The principles taught in this class can be applied to any style
Introduction to the Mandolin
Beginner
Wednesday with Colby Maddox
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
If you love the sound of a mandolin but have never played a stringed instrument before, this class if for you.
Mandolin 1
Beginner
Tuesday with Colby Maddox
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Learn Mandolin fundamentals like left hand fretting, using a pick, and basic chords and melodies.
Mandolin 1 Repertoire
Beginner
Wednesday with Colby Maddox
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Take Mandolin 1 Repertoire if you have experience with a stringed instrument and you are comfortable learning melodies by ear and with tablature.
Mandolin 2
Intermediate
Monday with Colby Maddox
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
Take Mandolin 2 to learn more challenging tunes and songs from a variety of traditions by ear and with tablature.
Mandolin 2 Repertoire
Intermediate
If you would like to be contacted when this class runs again, please email Program Manager Ian Wilson with your contact information.
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($192 members)
