Weekly Jams & Second Half
All are welcome to join the core guitar classes each day of the week for a FREE, time-honored Old Town School tradition called the Second Half. Bring an instrument to play or your voices. Currently enrolled students AND members of the public are all welcome to attend!
For half an hour, teachers and students play and sing songs from our Old Town School Songbook. Each week, a different teacher brings in two additional songs that we call the Twin Spin. The Twin Spin can include any music genre from pop or classic hits from the last 100 years.
- Monday – 4545 N. Lincoln · 11:30 AM
- Monday – 4545 N. Lincoln · 7:30 PM
- Monday – 909 W Armitage · 8:00 PM
- Monday – 4545 N. Lincoln · 9:30 PM
- Tuesday – 4544 N. Lincoln · 11:30 AM
- Tuesday – 4544 N. Lincoln · 9:30 PM
- Tuesday – 909 W. Armitage · 9:30 PM
- Wednesday – 4544 N. Lincoln · 11:30 AM
- Wednesday – 909 W. Armitage · 7:30 PM
- Wednesday – 4545 N. Lincoln · 8:00 PM
- Thursday – 4544 N. Lincoln · 6:00 PM
- Friday – 4544 N. Lincoln · 11:30 AM
- Saturday – 4544 N. Lincoln Ave. · 12:30 PM
- Sunday – 4544 N. Lincoln Ave. · 1:30 PM
- Sunday – 909 W. Armitage · 1:30 PM
Jam Schedule
- Wednesday Americana Jam – 4544 N. Lincoln · 12:00 PM Bring your banjo, mandolin, guitar, harmonica, or washboard to this lively weekly jam where we'll be playing classic Americana songs all together.
- Thursday Old Town School Blues Jam for All – 909 W. Armitage · 8:00 PM STARTING IN SESSION 2: "Blues Jam" is a Chicago tradition. Many world-class blues artists developed skills and connections by jamming at clubs in Chicago. We bring that tradition to the Old Town School of Folk Music weekly. Please bring your instruments and join the jam session! We have mics, amps, a piano, and drums ready for you.
- Saturday FAMILY JAM (all ages!) – 909 W. Armitage · 12:00 PM Kiddos, caregivers, friends, and family are all welcome to come sing, dance, and play at this weekly jam! Bring your instruments, but we'll also have shakers for anyone who wants to join in.
Specialty Jams
Showcase Week Jams
Special End-of-Session Celebration jams can be found on the Student Showcase Week page!
