Acoustic Stones
Intermediate
Monday with John Mead
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
From London thru the known Universe get your rocks off.
Core Level Guitar Classes
The backbone of the Old Town School experience since its inception in 1957, our Core Guitar classes provide solid musical background using traditional and popular styles in a friendly casual group environment.
Group Classes
Most classes have 4-14 folks, for 8-week sessions.
A Social Experience
The folk tradition is playing, singing and coming together to learn and meet new people in the process.
All Skill Levels Welcome
From pure beginners to shredders looking for new skills, there’s a place for every guitarist.
Perform In A Showcase
Most classes end the session with a showcase on stage for friends and family to attend.
Flexible Schedules
Classes run every day most times of the day to fit into your busy schedule.
Rentals Available
No guitar, no problem! Our music store has a great guitar for you to rent and practice with all session.
For the complete beginner.
Guitar 1
Your musical journey starts here. Learn chords, simple strums, and tuning in a fun, relaxed group setting. You’ll be introduced to the basic elements of rhythm and harmony that will have you making music in no time! Guitar 1 is for the absolute beginner.
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Improve skills. Add songs.
Guitar 1 Repertoire
Improve your skills by learning lots of great songs, different strums and a few "licks," while singing and playing at the same time! We suggest that students repeat the repertoire classes as needed. There are hundreds of tunes to learn at every skill level.
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New chords. New connections.
Guitar 2
Learn new chords and ways of playing and connecting them with bass runs, arpeggios, and using a capo. Discover different rhythms and pick out some melodies. Before taking Guitar 2, you should play basic open chords in the keys of A, D, E, and G, smoothly without losing the beat.
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Self-starters start here.
Guitar 2 Repertoire
If you are self taught or have completed Guitar 2, this is the level to repeat as often as you want to build up your songbag.
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Build dexterity with basic fingerpicking and flatpicking.
Guitar 3
Move on to the next plateau with barre chords and movable shapes. Build dexterity with basic fingerpicking and flatpicking. Develop techniques and memorization and adding dynamics to song arrangements. Begin to develop your own musical voice and expand comfort with your instrument.
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Barre chords open doors.
Guitar 3 Repertoire
Enhance your knowledge of the guitar neck while examining tunes from a variety of styles - popular and traditional. As always, students are welcome to repeat a repertoire class as often as they chose. Songs change from session to session.
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Need help figuring out where to get started?
Complete Beginner? Start With Guitar 1
Self-Taught? Learned From Videos? Start At Guitar 2
Barre Chords? Haven’t Played In A While? Take Our Placement Quiz
Extend the Core Guitar Experience
Choose from a variety of class options continuing in the model of the core program, before branching off to specialty or ensemble classes!
Technique & Specialty Classes
Expand your abilities with the guidance of our expert teaching artists in of our wide range of skill and specialty topic classes - exploring genres like Blues, Bluegrass, Rock, Jazz, Country, and more.
Ensemble Classes
If your skill set includes those in the Guitar 3 description, or beyond, you'll want to stretch your playing in an Ensemble Class - performing together in a multi-instrument band setting.
Guitar 1
Beginner
Any Day of the Week with Bill Brickey, Lisa Joy DeRosia, Charles Kim, Dan Fulkerson, Elaine Moore, John Mead, Cathy Norden, Jim DeWan, Andrea Bunch, Steve Levitt, Matt Gallagher, Alicia Lees or Deanna Devore
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
For the complete beginner.
Guitar 1 Repertoire
Beginner
Any Day of the Week with Carlos Chacon, Mary Peterson, Lisa Joy DeRosia, Charles Kim, Dan Fulkerson, Bob Goins, Shelley Miller, Cathy Norden or Alicia Lees
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Improve your skills by learning lots of great songs, different strums and a few licks, while singing and playing at the same time!
Guitar 2
Beginner
Any Day of the Week with Mary Peterson, Linda Smith, Steve Doyle, Alvin McGovern, Charles Kim, Dan Fulkerson, Randy Morris, Elaine Moore, Rebecca Toon, John Abbey, Louis Bardales or Deanna Devore
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Your playing will take on a new dimension.
Guitar 2 Repertoire
Beginner
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday or Sunday with Mary Peterson, Joel Frankel, Lisa Joy DeRosia, Charles Kim, Shelley Miller, Paula McKernan, Paul Kaye or Deanna Devore
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
This class is great entry point for the self taught. You will build repertoire and develop skills.
Guitar 3
Intermediate
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday or Sunday with Linda Smith, Mike Blackburn, Chris Winters, Chris Walz, Dan Fulkerson, Shelley Miller, Rebecca Toon, Steve Levitt, Steve Dawson or Chris Corsale
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Build dexterity with basic fingerpicking and flatpicking.
Extended Play: Guitar
Intermediate
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday with Mary Peterson, Chris Winters, Elaine Moore or Louis Bardales
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Make a long term commitment to improving your guitar playing skills
Guitar 3 Repertoire
Intermediate
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday with Mary Peterson, Barbara Silverman, Randy Morris, Jim DeWan, Jane Hanna or Steve Dawson
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Armed with the knowledge of bar chords one can expand their repertoire to include many idioms.
Beyond Guitar 3
Intermediate
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Sunday with Mary Peterson, Linda Smith or Deanna Devore
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
A special level for students who want to continue on the path of musical growth offered during our morning classes or within the confines of our Armitage location.
Guitar 4
Intermediate
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday or Sunday with Mary Peterson, Shelley Miller, John Mead, John Abbey, Tom Ryan or Louis Bardales
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Students of Guitar 4 are well on their way to being able to perform and to express themselves musically.
Guitar Fingerboard Theory
Intermediate
Monday, Wednesday or Sunday with Chris Winters, Dan Fulkerson, Randy Morris or Steve Levitt
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
This class is highly recommended for all guitar students. Make it a point to enroll at some point in your musical journey.
Guitar 4Ever
Intermediate
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday with Linda Smith, Chris Winters, Mark Dvorak, Jacob Sweet, Tom Ryan, Steve Dawson, Tommi Zender or Chris Corsale
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Students have been known to repeat this class endlessly! And of course, learning the guitar is a lifelong journey.
Guitar and Vocal Studio
Intermediate
Tuesday or Wednesday with Elaine Moore, Cathy Norden or Chris Corsale
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Grab that guitar and sing and play with others.
Advancing Guitar: Licks and Tricks
Intermediate
Monday or Tuesday with John Mead
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Learn approaches to the fingerboard designed to improve your playing
Guitar Arranging and Singing with Happy Traum
IntermediateNew!
Saturday with Staff
120 minutes · Once a week for 1 week · $45 ($40 members)
Join the legendary guitarist and educator make the most of what you've got to arrange simple song to make them interesting and compelling!
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
Richard Smith Fingerstyle Guitar Workshop
IntermediateNew!
Saturday with Staff
120 minutes · Once a week for 1 week · $50 ($45 members)
Join acclaimed fingerstyle guitarist Richard Smith to learn some classic Nashville style guitar work!
Upcoming Sessions
- Classes start week of Jan 6
