Introduction to the Banjo
Beginner
Tuesday with Chris Kimmons
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
For anyone attracted to the 5-string banjo but not sure which style to try first, this is for you!
Location: Online
Country & Traditional
Classes in the session beginning the week of June 21, 2021 will meet either IN-PERSON or ONLINE. Check class listings for locations!
Clawhammer Banjo 1
Beginner
Tuesday with Dan Mulvihill
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Begin by using chords to strum simple songs with a technique known as frailing.
Location: Online
Clawhammer Banjo 2
Intermediate
Thursday with Steve Rosen
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Go beyond the basics with Clawhammer techniques such as drop-thumbing, while playing more challenging songs and fiddle tunes.
Location: Online
Clawhammer Banjo 3
Advanced
Tuesday or Thursday with Steve Rosen or Dan Mulvihill
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Develop stronger left and right hand techniques in frailing and drop-thumb using hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides.
Location: Online
Arrange Your Own Songs for Clawhammer Banjo
IntermediateNew!
Monday with Michael Miles
80 minutes · Once a week for 4 weeks · $99 ($79 members)
Location: Online
Bluegrass Banjo 1
Beginner
Wednesday with Laird Patten
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 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.
Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus
Bluegrass Banjo 1 Repertoire
Beginner
Wednesday with Chris Walz
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Now you've got some chords, right hand rolls, and tunes under your fingers, Bluegrass Banjo 1 Repertoire will teach tunes that will strengthen your bluegrass skills.
Location: Online
Bluegrass Banjo 2
Intermediate
If you would like to be contacted when this class runs again, please email Program Manager John Huber with your contact information.
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Bluegrass Banjo 2 Repertoire
Intermediate
Thursday with Chris Walz
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Master advanced songs and build up the skills you have learned since Bluegrass Banjo 1.
Location: Online
Bluegrass Banjo 3
Intermediate
Thursday with Chris Walz
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 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.
Location: Online
Bluegrass Banjo 4: Earl Scruggs
Advanced
If you would like to be contacted when this class runs again, please email Program Manager John Huber with your contact information.
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Clawhammer Banjo 2 Repertoire
IntermediateNew!
Wednesday with Steve Rosen
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Location: Online
Clawhammer Banjo Workshops with Michael J. Miles
WorkshopIntermediate
Monday with Michael Miles
75 minutes · Once a week for 1 week · $25 ($23 members)
Michael presents his compelling arrangements with the kind of detail that demystifies complexity and establishes pathways for students to arrange their own works.
Location: Online
Old Time Blues for Old Time Banjo
Intermediate
80 minutes · Once a week for 4 weeks · $99 ($89 members)
Classic Country Basslines
IntermediateNew!
Monday with Harlan Terson
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Location: Online
Dulcimer Ensemble
Intermediate
Monday with Dona Benkert
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 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!
Location: Online
Alt-Country Ensemble
Intermediate
Saturday with Shelley Miller
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Calling all cowboys & cowgirls we're twanging our way thru some great material.
Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus
Lunar Ensemble: Stage Fright by The Band
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 · $210 ($190 members)
Americana Ensemble
Intermediate
If you would like to be contacted when this class runs again, please email Program Manager Jimmy Tomasello with your contact information.
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
New Americana Ensemble
Intermediate
Monday with Alton Smith
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Hey Ho and all points in between
Location: Online
Beginning String Band Ensemble
Intermediate
Thursday with Colby Maddox or Dan Mulvihill
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $216 ($196 members)
Come join the band
Location: Online
Bluegrass Ensemble
Intermediate
Monday with Colby Maddox or John Huber
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $222 ($202 members)
dig into one of the great American music genres.
Location: Online
Modern Country Ensemble
Intermediate
Tuesday with Jacob Sweet
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Come explore your 21st century inner twang.
Location: Online
Vintage Country Ensemble
Intermediate
Wednesday with Gail Tyler or Paul Tyler
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Let's play the good old good ones
Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus
Folk Songs: Carrying History Forward
Intermediate
Thursday with Peggy Browning
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
A fun and rewarding ensemble class for all levels of player
Location: Online
Grateful Dead 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 ($186 members)
Jug Band Ensemble
Intermediate
Wednesday with Jonas Friddle
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
With roots in the blues, jazz and ragtime, jug band music includes some of the happiest songs you'll ever play.
Location: Online
Monday Night Special
Intermediate
Monday with Mark Mitchell or Peggy Browning
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $216 ($196 members)
Let it Shine on you
Location: Online
Old Time Ensemble
Intermediate
Wednesday with Steve Rosen
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $222 ($202 members)
Play in an Old Time string band with fellow students. You'll learn new tunes, and brush up some traditional favorites.
Location: Online
Old-Time Revival Ensemble
Intermediate
Tuesday with Jonas Friddle or Anna Jacobson
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $222 ($202 members)
The beautiful sounds of traditional American music are being revived and reinvented by contemporary bands. Come play the songs!
Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus
Rockabilly Ensemble
Intermediate
Tuesday with Jacob Sweet
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Join this rootsy band comprised of a combination of R&B mixed with country influences.
Location: Online
Rolling Stones Songbag
WorkshopIntermediateNew!
Saturday with John Mead
90 minutes · Once a week for 1 week · $20 ($18 members)
Location: Online
Introduction to the Violin/Fiddle
Beginner
Thursday or Sunday with Jordan Wankoff or Brandi Berry Benson
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Get comfortable with the violin, even if you've never played a string instrument before!
Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus or Online
Fiddle 1
Beginner
Tuesday or Friday with Steve Rosen or Patrik Ahlberg
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Begin with the basics of fiddling and learn to play simple tunes in no time.
Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus or Online
Fiddle 1 Repertoire
Beginner
Thursday with Patrik Ahlberg
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 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.
Location: Online
Fiddle 2
Intermediate
Tuesday with Colby Maddox
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
In Fiddle 2, you'll really start feeling the rhythm that defines the fiddle.
Location: Online
Fiddle 2 Repertoire
Intermediate
Thursday with Patrik Ahlberg
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Fiddle 2 Repertoire is the next step to Fiddle 3. Practice correct bowing, scale knowledge, and other Fiddle 2 skills.
Location: Online
Fiddle 3
Intermediate
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday or Sunday with Colby Maddox, Steve Rosen, Jordan Wankoff or Patrik Ahlberg
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Fiddle 3 is a good place to start for intermediate fiddlers or advanced classical violinists.
Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus or Online
Introduction to Fiddling Scandinavian Dance Tunes
Intermediate
80 minutes · Once a week for 4 weeks · $99 ($89 members)
Heroes of Flatpicking
Intermediate
Tuesday with Chris Walz
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Learn to make your pick dance on the strings.
Location: Online
Blues Fingerstyle 1
Beginner
This class alternates every session with Blues Fingerstyle 2. Mark your calendar and be sure to sign up next session.
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Blues Fingerstyle 2
Intermediate
Monday with Chris Walz
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 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.
Location: Online
Blues Fingerstyle 3: Decades of Acoustic Blues
Advanced
Monday with Chris Walz
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Explore different aspects of Acoustic Blues a different decade each session.
Location: Online
Fingerpicking Skills
Intermediate
Thursday with Alvin McGovern
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Put down your plectrum and let's work with both hands.
Location: Online
Fingerpicking Repertoire
Intermediate
Monday or Saturday with Randy Morris
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Your fingers can be trained to be an orchestra - a band in the hand.
Location: Online
Fingerstyle Repertoire
Intermediate
Thursday with Randy Morris
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Develop a songbag of solo accompaniments and instrumentals in a variety of styles.
Location: Online
Flatpicking 1 - Rhythm
Intermediate
This class alternates with Flatpicking 2 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 ($186 members)
Flatpicking 2 - Technique
Intermediate
Tuesday with Chris Walz
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Let's get melodic
Location: Online
Acoustic Blues Guitar 1
Beginner
Thursday with Paul Kaye
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Build a solid foundation
Location: Online
Acoustic Blues Guitar 2
Intermediate
Thursday with Paul Kaye
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Let's take this a little bit further on down the road
Location: Online
Acoustic Blues Guitar Repertoire
Intermediate
Saturday with Paul Kaye
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Continue working on the music of great traditional blues artists.
Location: Online
Acoustic Slide Guitar 1
Intermediate
Donna will be promoting her new CD “Bang At The Door” this summer and will be returning to teach this class in session 5.
She is offering a series of workshops.
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Continuing Slide & Fingerstyle
Intermediate
Donna will be promoting her new CD “Bang At The Door” this summer and will be returning to teach this class in session 5.
She is offering a series of workshops.
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Blues Workshop Series with Donna Herula
WorkshopIntermediateNew!
Sunday with Donna Herula
90 minutes · Once a week for 1 week · $25 ($23 members)
Location: Online
Four Fundamental Fingerpicking Patterns
Beginner
Thursday with Randy Morris
60 minutes · Once a week for 4 weeks · $80 ($70 members)
Expand your accompaniment abilities beyond strumming.
Location: Online
Intro to Rock and Americana-Style Fills & Solos
WorkshopIntermediateNew!
Saturday with Nikki O'Neill
90 minutes · Once a week for 1 week · $25 ($23 members)
Location: Online
Extended Play: Harmonica
Intermediate
Thursday with Skip Landt
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Join along to improve your playing more and more.
Location: Online
Blues on the Mandolin
Intermediate
Monday with Paul Kaye
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Location: Online
Blues on the Mandolin Repertoire
IntermediateNew!
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Irish Mandolin
Intermediate
Monday with Paul Kaye
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Location: Online
Mandolin 1
Beginner
Wednesday with Colby Maddox
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Learn Mandolin fundamentals like left hand fretting, using a pick, and basic chords and melodies.
Location: Online
Mandolin 1 Repertoire
Beginner
Tuesday with Colby Maddox
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Take Mandolin 1 Repertoire if you have experience with a stringed instrument and you are comfortable learning melodies by ear and with tablature.
Location: Online
Mandolin 2
Intermediate
If you would like to be contacted when this class runs again, please email Program Manager John Huber with your contact information.
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Mandolin 2 Repertoire
Intermediate
Wednesday with Colby Maddox
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Take Mandolin 2 Repertoire to polish your skills, learn more songs from a variety of traditions and begin learning how to arrange and improvise.
Location: Online
Mandolin 3
Intermediate
Monday with Colby Maddox
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Location: Online
Mandolin Workshop: The Versatile Accompanist
WorkshopIntermediateNew!
Sunday with Colby Maddox
90 minutes · Once a week for 1 week · $30 ($25 members)
Location: Online
