Guitar Classes for Teens & Adults

Beginning Guitar $244

This course is designed for the student who wishes to learn basic technical and musical skills before pursuing a specific style of music. Topics include: technical work for the hands, reading standard music notation, chord comprehension, basic strum patterns, and ensemble skills. Get your guitar experience off to a great start and establish good practice habits. Students are required to have a nylon or steel-string guitar for use during the class and for home practice. 15 wks.

Prospect Ave. • MON. 7-7:55pm • Starts 2/1/10
7909 Instructor: Jason Behr

Intermediate Guitar $244

This course is for students who have either taken Beginning Guitar, or for guitarists who can read music in first position but would like to continue to progress. Topics include: reading in first position, reading outside of first position, movable chords and 7th chords, ensemble playing, and solo guitar skills. This class is a great way to build upon your guitar experience in a group environment. Students are required to have either a nylon or steel-string acoustic guitar for use during the class and for home practice. 15 wks.

Prospect Ave. • MON. 8-8:55pm • Starts 2/1/10
7910 Instructor: Jason Behr

Guitar Songbook $244

New Class! Learn and keep your chord forms under your fingers by playing classic and contemporary songs with other like minded guitarists. Also develop and solidify your strum patterns and variations. Students do not need to know how to read music but must have a basic knowledge of chords. Chart reading will also be introduced. 15 wks.

Prospect Ave. • SAT. 2-2:55pm • Starts 2/6/10
7911 Instructor: Ben Kammin

Introduction to Fingerstyle Guitar $244

Develop your fingerstyle technique! Learn basic right-hand picking patterns as well as traditional and modern solo pieces. Also learn the history of the style, watch videos by top performers and listen to groundbreaking works. Open to guitarists with a basic knowledge of chords, and tablature or notation. 15 wks.

Prospect Ave. • MON. 6-6:55pm • Starts 2/1/10
7912 Instructor: Matt Schroeder

Introduction to Jazz Guitar $195

Learn a basic approach to chord voicings, rhythms, and melodic playing for jazz guitar. Get a start with some jazz repertoire on the instrument, and then try your hand at improvising within the style. Open to guitarists with basic knowledge of chords, scales and note reading. 12 wks.

Prospect Ave. • WED. 7-7:55pm Starts 2/10/10
7913 Instructor: Paul Silbergleit

Introduction to Bluegrass Guitar $195

Discover and develop flatpicking technique. Class will include basic rhythm playing, Carter Family style, and lead playing. Open to guitarists with the ability to play first position open chords. 12 wks.

Prospect Ave. • MON. 6-6:55pm • Starts 2/8/10
7914 Instructor: Colin O’Brien

Scales and Progressions $244

Learn the chord progressions to blues, rock and pop songs, and the scales to improvise over them. Chord construction and intervals are also covered. Open to guitarists with a basic knowledge of chords, and tablature or notation. 15 wks.

Prospect Ave. • MON. 7-7:55pm • Starts 2/1/10
7915 Instructor: Matt Schroeder

Lead Guitar: Classic Solos $244

Learn some of the best rock and blues solos ever recorded. Solos by Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Chuck Berry, Eddie Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix, Angus Young and Rick Derringer will be taught and analyzed. Technical studies will also be presented to improve the student’s dexterity on the guitar. Open to guitarists with a basic knowledge of chords, and tablature or notation. 15 wks.

Prospect Ave. • MON. 8-8:55pm • Starts 2/1/10
7916 Instructor: Matt Schroeder

Bluegrass Banjo $195

This class is for beginning banjo players who want to learn the secrets of Bluegrass or Scruggs-style picking. Learn to arrange some of your favorite melodies in this style. 12 wks.

Prospect Ave. • MON. 7-7:55pm • Starts 2/8/10
7917 Instructor: Colin O’Brien

Music Theory for Guitarists 1 $244

This class is for guitarists who would like to improve their understanding of music theory and how it applies to the guitar. Topics will include scale construction, modes, key relationships, intervals, triads, chords, harmonic analysis and chord progressions. 15 wks.

Prospect Ave. • TUE. 7-7:55pm • Starts 2/2/10
7918 Instructor: George Lindquist

Music Theory for Guitarists 2 $244

This course is a continuation of Level I. Level II continues with a discussion of such topics as extended harmonies, non-harmonic tones, cadences, modes, harmonics, transcriptions from guitar tablatures, harmonic analysis and musical forms. Musical examples from guitar literature will be used. Prerequisite: Level 1 or consent of instructor. 15 wks.

Prospect Ave. • TUE. 8-8:55pm • Starts 2/2/10
7919 Instructor: George Lindquist

Predecessors of the Guitar $60

Quick Class! Discover the roots of the Guitar! This class will survey the music and study the tablatures of the lute, vihuela, and baroque guitar. Recently built instruments based on historic designs will be used along with recordings to demonstrate how the music actually sounded. Students will have an opportunity to play from the various tablatures on their own instruments. 6 wks.

Prospect Ave. • THU. 7-7:55pm • Starts 2/11/10
7920 Instructor: George Lindquist