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Weekday Daytime Classes

Daytime Classes & Wellness Programs

Set your own tone and make your own beat with Old Town School daytime programs. We bring together a vibrant and energetic community of adults for music, movement, and theater classes every day of the week. Our daytime classes are open to students of all ages with some classes tailored to a more specific audience.

Join us this summer for some of our great classes listed below and create lifelong memories and skills using some free time during the day!

Torso Tuning

Open to All

Tuesday with Barbara Silverman

60 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $174 ($154 members)

Location: Online

Daytime Beatles Ensemble

Intermediate

Friday with Steve Levitt

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $256 ($236 members)


Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus

Daytime Acoustic Ensemble

Beginner

Monday with Shelley Miller

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $256 ($236 members)

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus

Guitar 1

Beginner

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday with Shelley Miller, Albert Martinez, Scott Besaw, Carey Farrell, Steve Dawson, Nikki O'Neill, Ruben Portillo or Bear Williams

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $256 ($236 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 Jose Murillo, Charles Kim, Dan Fulkerson, Albert Martinez, Jim DeWan, Jim Wynton, Ruben Portillo, Bear Williams or Julia Mendiolea

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $256 ($236 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, Friday or Sunday with Joel Frankel, Dan Fulkerson, Shelley Miller, Scott Besaw, Henry Altenberg, Alicia Lees, Max Berg, Ruben Portillo, Bear Williams or Julia Mendiolea

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $256 ($236 members)

Your playing will take on a new dimension.

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, Barbara Silverman, Alvin McGovern, Dan Fulkerson, Albert Martinez, John Abbey, Nikki O'Neill or Ruben Portillo

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $256 ($236 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

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday or Sunday with Joel Frankel, Randy Morris, Shelley Miller, Scott Besaw, Steve Dawson, Max Berg or Ruben Portillo

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $256 ($236 members)

Build dexterity with basic fingerpicking and flatpicking.

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

Guitar 4

Intermediate

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday or Saturday with Chris Winters, Charles Kim, Dan Fulkerson, Shelley Miller, John Abbey, Scott Besaw, Tom Ryan or Alicia Lees

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $256 ($236 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

Electric Guitar Styles Overdrive

Intermediate

Wednesday with Dan Fulkerson

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $256 ($236 members)

Enhancement medication for the electric guitarist.

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus

Extended Play: Guitar

Intermediate

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday with Mary Peterson, Chris Winters, Elaine Moore or Scott Besaw

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $256 ($236 members)

Make a long term commitment to improving your guitar playing skills

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus or Online

Strumming Rhythms

Intermediate

Tuesday with Barbara Silverman

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $256 ($236 members)

Location: Online

Chicago Blues Harp 1 Online

Beginner

Tuesday with Zoe Savage

60 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $194 ($174 members)

Whether you're just interested in learning the basics or aspire to play at the highest level, here's where you start.

Location: Online

Chicago Blues Harp 3

Intermediate

Monday with Joe Filisko

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $256 ($236 members)

Now that you can play some 12-bar blues, explore the elusive techniques of the masters to expand your sound and fatten up your tone.

Location: Online

Harmonica Rhythm & Chording

Advanced

Monday with Joe Filisko

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $256 ($236 members)

Learn authentic harmonica train imitations, fox chases, and accompaniment for blues and folk music.

Location: Online

Piano 1: Introduction to Piano

Beginner

Monday or Wednesday with Cassie Fox or Renee Nanzer

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $256 ($236 members)

(previously named Introduction to Piano)

Location: Lincoln Park - Armitage Ave

Piano 2

Beginner

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday with Julia Storke, Cassie Fox, Renee Nanzer, Colin Kolasny, Libby Apley, Abigail Lyons or Xadie James

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $256 ($236 members)

(previously named Piano: Beginning 1)

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

Piano 3

Intermediate

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday with Cassie Fox, Colin Kolasny, Leah Dahline, Libby Apley or Xadie James

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $256 ($236 members)

(previously named Piano: Beginning 2)

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

Piano 4Ever

Intermediate

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday with Julia Storke, Leah Dahline or Libby Apley

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $256 ($236 members)

(previously named Piano: Intermediate)

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus or Online

Piano 5

Advanced

Monday or Tuesday with Renee Nanzer

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $256 ($236 members)

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus or Online

Introduction to Ukulele

Beginner

Tuesday or Sunday with Michael Hammerman, Vanda Kay or Abigail Lyons

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $256 ($236 members)

Get started with the ukulele by learning basic chords and strums at a pace designed for first-time players.

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus

Ukulele 1

Beginner

Tuesday or Thursday with Michael Hammerman, Paula McKernan or Abigail Lyons

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $256 ($236 members)

Learn simple chords and play a song on the first night.

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

Vocal Techniques 1: Breath, Free Tone

Beginner

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday or Sunday with Carol Kagy, Rebecca Toon, Jackie Jasperson, Nathan Kistler or Josh Ruebeck

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $256 ($236 members)

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

Vocal Techniques 4: Techniques of Performance

Intermediate

Tuesday or Wednesday with Rebecca Toon or Jonathan Hannau

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

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus

Harmony Singing: Swing, Pop & Rockabilly

Intermediate

Thursday with Barbara Silverman

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $256 ($236 members)

Develop your vocal skills using all the fun of swing jazz!

Location: Online

Vocal Performance: 3 Minutes in the Spotlight

Intermediate

Friday or Saturday with Sami Scot

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $256 ($236 members)

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus