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Summer Group Classes

Theory & More | Songwriting | Guitar Classes | Voice Classes | Band Workshops
Bass & Keys | Blue Bear @ Lennon Studios | Short Seminars

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Note regarding schedules: Blue Bear "hours" are 55 minutes with a 5-minute passing period.

Classes start the week of September 25 and are 10 weeks except where noted
Sliding scale tuition support is available for lower income students.
Tailor-made group classes are now available at the school.

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Theory & More

Class Descriptions

Class Day/Time Fee Teacher
Music Theory for Guitar Tues 7-8 pm $195  
Hot Licks (and a Side of Theory) Mon 8-9 pm $195  
Musicianship Skills for Singers (* 15 off when taken with Intermediate Voice) Tues 7-8 pm $195  
Ear Training for Singers with Raz Kennedy Wed 7-8:15 pm $295  
Get Rhythm Tues 6-7 pm $195  
Blues/Jazz Improv Workshop @ Lennon (SOMA) Thurs 6:30-8 pm $195  
Beginning Mandolin Mon 6-7 pm $195  
5-Week Classes:
Major/Minor Made Simple (starts Oct. 14) Sat 11 am-12:30 pm $180  

After School Classes   See KIDS&TEENS

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Songwriting

Class Descriptions

Class Day/Time Fee Teacher
Beginning Songwriting Workshop with Bonnie Hayes Wed 6-7 pm $350 Bonnie Hayes
Guitar Workshop for Songwriters with Bill Spooner Tues 8-9 pm $205 Bill Spooner
Songwriting and Styles for Guitar Mon 6-7 pm $195 Alexi Glickman
5-Week Classes:
Intermediate/Advanced Songwriting Workshop
   with Bonnie Hayes (section 1, starts Sept. 27)		 Wed 7:30-9 pm $195 Bonnie Hayes
Intermediate/Advanced Songwriting Workshop
   with Bonnie Hayes (section 2, starts Oct. 4)		 Wed 7:30-9 pm $195 Bonnie Hayes

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Voice Classes

Class Descriptions

Class Day/Time Fee Teacher
Singing for People Who Can't Sing Thur 7-8 pm $195 Vicki Burns
Beginning Voice Wed 6-7:30 pm $285 Natalia Bortolotti
Intermediate Voice (section 1) Tues 8-9:30 pm $285 Vicki Burns
Intermediate Voice (section 2) Sat 10:30 am-Noon $285 Sharman Duran
Continuing Voice Mon 8-9:30 pm $285 Kudisan Kai
Rock Vocals @ Lennon (SOMA) Tues 8-9 pm $195 Janak Ramachandran
Repertoire and Styles Mon 6:30-8 pm $295 Kudisan Kai
Beginning Jazz Vocals Thur 8:30-10 pm $320 Vicki Burns
Jazz Vocal Performance Sat 2-3:30 pm $415 Sharman Duran
5-week Classes:
Vocal Technique with Raz Kennedy Wed 8:30-9:30 pm $130 Raz Kennedy
Vocal Technique II with Raz Kennedy (starts Aug. 3) Wed 8:30-9:30 pm $130 Raz Kennedy

Musicianship Skills for Singers   See THEORY & MORE
Ear Training for Singers with Raz Kennedy   See THEORY & MORE

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Band Workshops

Class Descriptions

Class Day/Time Fee Teacher
BASIC workshops
Basic Rock & Blues (section 1) Mon 6-8:30 pm $275  
Basic Rock & Blues (section 2) Mon 8:30-11 pm $275  
Basic Rock & Blues (section 3) Wed 6-8:30 pm $275  
Basic Rock & Blues (section 4) Sat 10:30 am-1 pm $275  
Rock Out In Broad Daylight Tues Non-2:30 pm $275  
Contemporary Bands Sat 3:30-6 pm $275  
Classic Rock @ Lennon (SOMA) Mon 6-8:30 pm $275  
Intermediate Workshops
Intermediate Blues Tues 6-8:30 pm $275  
Intermediate Funk Tues 8:30-11 on $275  
Intermediate Reggae Sat 1-3:30 pm $275  
Intermediate Rock & Blues Thur 6-8:30 pm $275  
Jazz @ Lennon (SOMA) Wed 8-10:30 pm $275  

After School Classes   See KIDS&TEENS

Guitar Classes

Class Descriptions

Class Day/Time Fee Teacher
Beginning Acoustic Guitar (section 1) Mon 7-8 pm $195  
Beginning Acoustic Guitar (section 2) Wed 6-7 pm $195  
Beginning Acoustic Guitar (section 3) Thur 8-9 pm $195  
Beginning Acoustic Guitar (section 4) Sat 10:30-11:30 pm $195  
Beginning Acoustic Guitar @ Lennon (SOMA) Tues 6-7 pm $195  
Acoustic Guitar II (section 1) Tues 6-7 pm $195  
Acoustic Guitar II (section 2) Wed 8:30-9:30 pm $195  
Acoustic Guitar II (section 3) Thurs 7-8 pm $195  
Acoustic Guitar II (section 4) Sat 11:30 am-12:30 pm $195  
Acoustic Guitar II @ Lennon (SOMA) Tues 7-8 am $195  
Acoustic Guitar III (section 1) Tues 7-8 am $195  
Acoustic Guitar III (section 2) Tues 8-9 am $195  
Acoustic Guitar IV (Fingerstyle) Mon 8-9 pm $195 Chris Haugen
Acoustic Guitar IV (General) Sat 12:30-1:30 pm $195  
Acoustic Guitar V (section 1) Thur 8-9 pm $195  
Acoustic Guitar V (section 2) Sat 10:30-11:30 am $195  
Acoustic Guitar VI (section 1) Thur 6-7 pm $195  
Acoustic Guitar VI (section 2) Sat 11:30 am-12:30 pm $195  
Songs of Dylan Tues 6-7 pm $195 Bill Spooner
Easy Jazz and R&B Songs Thur 6-7 pm $195 Michael Foley
Jamming 101 Mon 7-8 pm $195 Kent Brown
Beginning Electric Guitar Mon 7-8 pm $195 Chris Haugen
Electric Guitar II Mon 7-8 pm $195 Mike Rao
Electric Guitar III Wed 7-8 pm $195 Mike Rao
Electric Guitar IV Thur 6:30- 7:30 pm $195 Mike Rao
Electric Guitar VII Thur 5:30-6:30 pm $195 Mike Rao
Electric Guitar XI Thur 7:30-9 pm $285 Mike Rao
Beginning Jazz Guitar Mon 8-9 pm $195 Brian Gire
Blues Guitar with Johnny Nitro @ Lennon (SOMA) Wed 8:30-9:30 pm $195 Johnny Nitro
Songwriting and Styles for Guitar Mon 6-7 pm $195 Alexi Glickman
Blues/Jazz Improv Workshop @ Lennon (SOMA) Thur 6:30-8 pm $285 Jim Peterson
5-Week Classes:
Blues Borders (starts October 14) Sat 12:30-2 pm $175 Tal Morris

Music Theory for Guitar   See THEORY & MORE
Hot Licks (and a Side of Theory)   See THEORY & MORE
Guitar Workshop for Songwriters with Bill Spooner    See SONGWRITING
After School Classes   See KIDS&TEENS

Major/Minor Made Simple (5-Week Class)   See THEORY & MORE

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Bass & Keys

Class Descriptions

Class Day/Time Fee Teacher
Beginning Bass Tues 6-7 pm $195 Mark Calderon
Bass for Guitar Players Mon 6-7 pm $195 Mark Calderon
Jamming 101 Mon 7-8 pm $195 Kent Brown
Beginning Keyboard Tues 6-7 pm $195 Walter Alexander
Blues Keyboard Tues 7-8 pm $195 Walter Alexander
Blues/Jazz Improv Workshop @ Lennon (SOMA) Thur 6:30-8 pm $285 Jim Peterson

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Blue Bear @ Lennon Studios

Class Day/Time Fee Teacher
Blues/Jazz Improv Workshop @ Lennon (SOMA) Thurs 6:30-8 pm $195  
Beginning Acoustic Guitar @ Lennon (SOMA) Tues 6-7 pm $195  
Acoustic Guitar II @ Lennon (SOMA) Tues 7-8 am $195  
Blues Guitar with Johnny Nitro @ Lennon (SOMA) Wed 8:30-9:30 pm $195 Johnny Nitro
Blues/Jazz Improv Workshop @ Lennon (SOMA) Thur 6:30-8 pm $285 Jim Peterson
Rock Vocals @ Lennon (SOMA) Tues 8-9 pm $195 Janak Ramachandran
Classic Rock @ Lennon (SOMA) Mon 6-8:30 pm $275  

Short Seminars


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