Walking Bass Groove Lab
Intermediate
Monday with Harlan Terson
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $256 ($236 members)
An hour long lab to make you “badder”
Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus
Learn authentic styles, electric or acoustic from our stable of professional players.
Deep in our souls we all have the blues to some extent. Tap into this basic human emotion and bring it out with musical expression. We provide classes in traditional acoustic blues and low down electric styles. In many ways, the blues are the measure of a player, super-charge your playing by learning from some of Chicago's finest.
Monday with Harlan Terson
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $256 ($236 members)
An hour long lab to make you “badder”
Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus
Monday with Steve Hutchins
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $256 ($236 members)
Learn lead and comping techniques of the major players of the Chicago blues style.
Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus
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 · $256 ($236 members)
Monday with Chris Walz
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $256 ($236 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: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus
Monday with Chris Walz
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $256 ($236 members)
Explore different aspects of Acoustic Blues a different decade each session.
Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $256 ($236 members)
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
Saturday with Paul Kaye
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $256 ($236 members)
Continue working on the music of great traditional blues artists.
Location: Online
Tuesday with Carey Farrell or Tommi Zender
80 minutes · Once a week for 1 week · $30 ($28 members)
Location: Lincoln Park - Armitage Ave
Thursday with Charles Kim
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $256 ($236 members)
Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $256 ($236 members)
Wednesday with Dan Fulkerson
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $256 ($236 members)
Location: Lincoln Park - Armitage Ave
Saturday with Paul Kaye
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $256 ($236 members)
Location: Online
Monday with Dan Fulkerson
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $256 ($236 members)
Location: Lincoln Park - Armitage Ave
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $256 ($236 members)
Tuesday with John Mead
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $256 ($236 members)
Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus
Our private lessons like our group classes run in 8-week sessions, however, you can begin private lessons during any week in the session. Please call our customer service folks at 773.728.6000 to register as private lesson availability is based upon individual teacher schedules.
Lessons are scheduled weekly, for 30, 45 or 60 minutes, and are available every day of the week at our Lincoln Square and Lincoln Park locations. Our experienced and professional faculty will work with you to develop an individualized program that helps you achieve your musical goals.
Stop in at either location or call the front desk at 773.728.6000 to register.
$346 for 30 minutes ($336 for members)
$495 for 45 minutes ($480 for members)
$635 for 60 minutes ($615 for members)
8-week lessons: 06/23/2025 – 08/17/2025
Monday 05/19/25: Re-registration for current students begins
Monday 06/02/25: Transfer registration
Wednesday 06/04/25: Open registration
8-week lessons: 09/01/2025 – 10/26/2025
Monday 07/14/25: Re-registration for current students begins
Monday 07/28/25: Transfer registration
Wednesday 07/30/25: Open registration
8-week lessons: 10/27/2025 – 12/21/2025
Monday 09/22/25: Re-registration for current students begins
Monday 10/06/25: Transfer registration
Wednesday 10/08/25: Open registration
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Bill Brickey »
Guitar, Wiggleworms Program, Drummers, Voice for Guitarists
Damien Dimas »
Guitar
Steve Hutchins »
Guitar, Blues Band Live!
Paul Kaye »
Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin
Shoji Naito »
Guitar, Harmonica (Blues & Jazz), Ukulele, Bass
Harlan Terson »
Bass Guitar, Guitar
Chris Walz »
Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin
Chris Winters »
Guitar, Ukulele
Anonymous
James G. Hart Foundation
Geraldine Keefe
Negaunee Foundation
Rob and Karen Ospalik
Tomford and Grossman Family