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Introduction to the Banjo

Beginner

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  ·  $256 ($236 members)

Clawhammer Banjo 1

Beginner

Tuesday with Dan Mulvihill

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

Begin by using chords to strum simple songs with a technique known as frailing.

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus

Clawhammer 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  ·  $256 ($236 members)

Clawhammer Banjo 3

Advanced

Tuesday or Thursday with Steve Rosen or Dan Mulvihill

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

Develop stronger left and right hand techniques in frailing and drop-thumb using hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides.

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus or Online

Banjo 2

Intermediate

Monday with Joshua Guy

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

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus

Banjo 3

Intermediate

Monday with Joshua Guy

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

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus

Bluegrass Banjo 4: Earl Scruggs New Treasures

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  ·  $256 ($236 members)

Introduction to Balinese Dance

Open to All

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $229 ($209 members)

Folk Songs: Carrying History Forward

Intermediate

Thursday with Peggy Browning

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

A fun and rewarding ensemble class for all levels of player

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus

Folk-Rock Acoustic Ensemble

Intermediate

Wednesday with Tommi Zender

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

Work on licks, harmonies, arrangements a great mix of artists and songs

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus

Introduction to the Violin/Fiddle

Beginner

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  ·  $256 ($236 members)

Fiddle 1

Beginner

Wednesday with Sean Colledge

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

Begin with the basics of fiddling and learn to play simple tunes in no time.

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus

Fiddle 1 Repertoire

Beginner

Monday with Sean Colledge

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 8 weeks  ·  $256 ($236 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: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus

Fiddle 2

Intermediate

Thursday with Sean Colledge

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

In Fiddle 2, you'll really start feeling the rhythm that defines the fiddle.

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus

Fiddle 2 Repertoire

Intermediate

Monday or Tuesday with Colby Maddox or Sean Colledge

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

Fiddle 2 Repertoire is the next step to Fiddle 3. Practice correct bowing, scale knowledge, and other Fiddle 2 skills.

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus

Fiddle 3

Intermediate

Monday or Thursday with Colby Maddox or Sean Colledge

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

Fiddle 3 is a good place to start for intermediate fiddlers or advanced classical violinists.

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus

Classical Guitar Basic Repertoire

Intermediate

Monday with Jacob Sweet

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

This class is a hybrid offering - students may attend either in person or by Zoom.

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus

Acoustic Blues Guitar Repertoire

Intermediate

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

An Introduction To DADGAD Guitar Workshop with Sarah McQuaid

WorkshopIntermediate

Sunday with Staff

90 minutes  ·  Once a week for 1 week  ·  $40 ($35 members)

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus

Barre Chords Demystified: Play Across the Neck with Confidence

Intermediate

Thursday with Charles Kim

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

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus

Beginning Irish Guitar – Between the Reels and the Jigs

BeginnerNew!

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

Boy Band Songbag: Pop Icons, Then & Now

WorkshopOpen to AllNew!

Saturday with Carey Farrell

90 minutes  ·  Once a week for 1 week  ·  $30 ($25 members)

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus

DADGAD Song Accompaniment Workshop with Sarah McQuaid

WorkshopIntermediate

Sunday with Staff

90 minutes  ·  Once a week for 1 week  ·  $40 ($35 members)

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus

Freddy King: The Texas Cannonball

IntermediateNew!

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

Guitar Riffs: Beginner-Intermediate

Open to All

Wednesday with Dan Fulkerson

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

Location: Lincoln Park - Armitage Ave

Intermediate Irish Guitar – Between the Reels and the Jigs

IntermediateNew!

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

Pop Guitar: Play the Hits!

IntermediateNew!

Tuesday with Ruben Portillo

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

Location: Lincoln Park - Armitage Ave

Rhythm Guitar Essentials: Building Timing and Groove

Beginner

Monday with Dan Fulkerson

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

Location: Lincoln Park - Armitage Ave

Simple Guitar Fills

Intermediate

Thursday with Barbara Silverman

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

Fill out your style with these tried and true fills.

Location: Online

Songs of Pride: A Queer Jam

WorkshopOpen to AllNew!

Sunday with Shelley Miller

90 minutes  ·  Once a week for 1 week  ·  $0 ($0 members)

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus

Taylor Swift for Guitar

Beginner

Monday or Tuesday with Alicia Lees

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

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

The Kinks Klassics Songbag with Tommi Zender

WorkshopOpen to AllNew!

Tuesday with Tommi Zender

80 minutes  ·  Once a week for 1 week  ·  $30 ($25 members)

Location: Lincoln Park - Armitage Ave

The Songs of Bob Dylan

IntermediateNew!

Tuesday with John Mead

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

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus

Wilco Songbag with Tommi Zender

WorkshopIntermediate

Tuesday with Tommi Zender

90 minutes  ·  Once a week for 1 week  ·  $30 ($28 members)

Location: Lincoln Park - Armitage Ave

Harmonica Forever

Intermediate

Thursday with Skip Landt

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

Location: Online

Folk/Country/Blues Harmonica 1

Beginner

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  ·  $256 ($236 members)

Introduction to the Mandolin

Beginner

Tuesday with Paul Kaye

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

If you love the sound of a mandolin but have never played a stringed instrument before, this class if for you.

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus

Irish Mandolin, Tenor Banjo, and Octave Mandolin

Intermediate

Monday with Paul Kaye

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

Location: Online

Mandolin 3

Intermediate

Monday with Colin Cosgrove

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

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus

Ukulele 3Peat

Intermediate

Tuesday with Michael Hammerman

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

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus

Scottish Doric Song Workshop with Iona Fyfe

WorkshopOpen to All

Saturday with Staff

90 minutes  ·  Once a week for 1 week  ·  $35 ($30 members)

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus

Sea Shanty Workshop with Tom Kastle

WorkshopOpen to All

Saturday with Staff

90 minutes  ·  Once a week for 1 week  ·  $25 ($20 members)

Location: Lincoln Square - Lincoln Ave Campus