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Summer 2009 Class Schedule

Acoustic and Electric Guitar :: Voice Classes :: Bass, Piano and Keyboard :: Mandolin and Fiddle :: Band Workshops
Songwriting :: Theory and More :: Blue Bear @ Lennon :: Blue Bear @ Berkeley :: Short Seminars

HOW TO SIGN UP    (Refund and Drop Policies)

Blue Bear "hours" are 55 minutes with a 5-minute passing period.

Courses start the week of June 29 and run 10 weeks except where noted.
Sliding scale tuition support is available for lower income students.

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Theory, Songwriting, Mandolin, Fiddle and More

Class Descriptions

Class
Day/Time
Fee
Teacher
Music Theory for Guitar Tue 7-8pm $215 Matthew Montfort
Get Rhythm! Tue 6-7pm $215 Matthew Montfort
Songwriting with Bill Spooner
 Tue 8-9:30pm $325 Bill Spooner
Mandolin V Mon 7-8pm $215 Brian Gire
Acoustic Jam Thu 7-8:30pm $310 Brian Gire
Basic Recording Techniques for Musicians - See THEORY and MORE

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Voice Classes

Class Descriptions

Class
Day/Time
Fee
Teacher
Singing for People Who Can't Sing Thu 7-8pm $215 Masha Campagna
More Singing for People Who Can't Sing Thu 6-7pm $215 Masha Campagna
Beginning Voice Wed 7-8:30pm $310 Janak Ramachandran
More Beginning Voice Mon 7-8pm $215 Janak Ramachandran
Intermediate Voice Tue 8-9:30pm $310 Robert Blake
Jazz Vocal Performance Sat 1:30-3pm $430 Sharman Duran
5-week Classes:
Vocal Technique with Raz Kennedy
Class starts July 2		 Thu 8:30-9:30pm $145 Raz Kennedy
Circle Singing
Class starts July 11		 Sat 4-5:30pm $145 Pollyanna Bush

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Bass, Piano and Keyboard

Class Descriptions

Class
Day/Time
Fee
Teacher
Beginning Bass TBA $215 TBA
Bass II Wed 6-7pm $215 Janak Ramachandran
Acoustic Jam Thu 7-8:30pm $310 Brian Gire

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Band Workshops

Class Descriptions

Class
Day/Time
Fee
Teacher
Basic Rock and Blues (section 1) Mon 6-8:30pm $325 Lindsey Boullt
Basic Rock and Blues (section 2) Tue 8:30-11pm $325 Steve Kirk
Basic Rock and Blues (section 3) Wed 6-8:30pm $325 Mark Schuh
Basic Rock and Blues (section 4) Sat 10:30-1pm $325 Bill Spooner
Basic Rock and Blues @ Lennon (SOMA) Mon 6-8:30pm $325 Sean Leahy
Basic Rock, Soul and R&B Tue 6-8:30pm $325 Steve Kirk
Contemporary Bands Sat 3:30-6pm $325 Bill Spooner
Classic Rock @ Lennon (SOMA) Mon 8:30-11pm $325 Sean Leahy
Great Bands: Bowie and Radiohead
@ Lennon (SOMA)		 Wed 7-9:30pm $325 Bill Spooner
The Blues on Sunday @ Lennon (SOMA) Sun 4-6:30pm $325 Johnny Nitro
Intermediate Rock & Blues Thu 6-8:30pm $325 Bill Spooner
Hard Rock/Alternative Mon 8:30-11pm $325 Lindsey Boullt
Great Bands: Talking Heads Wed 8:30-11pm $325 Mark Schuh
Intermediate Rock and Blues Thu 6-8:30pm $325 Bill Spooner
Jazz, Latin & Funk @ Lennon (SOMA) Thu 7-9:30pm $325 Bob Menchaco
Summer School Rock Band See KIDS and TEENS

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Short Seminars

Seminar Descriptions

Class
Day/Time
Fee
Teacher
The Blues Side of Jazz Monday, June 22, 6:30-8:30pm $30 Brian Gire
Shred II Monday, June 22, 6:30-8:30pm $30 Lindsey Boullt
How to Sing and
Play Guitar Together		 Tuesday, June 23
6:30-8:30pm		 $30 Janak Ramachandran
Basic Guitar Set-Up and Repair Wednesday, June 24
6:30-8:30pm		 $30 Johnny Nitro
From Grit to Grease:
Rock Vocal Texture		 Wednesday, June 24
6:30-9pm		 $35 Janak Ramachandran
Intro to Speech Level Singing Thursday, June 25
6:30-8:30pm		 $30 Masha Campagna
The Minor Blues Side of Jazz Thursday, June 25
6:30-8:30pm		 $30 Brian Gire
Intro to Drums Saturday, June 27
10:30am-12:30pm		 $30 Shaun McGonegal

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Blue Bear @ Berkeley

Julia Morgan Center for the Arts - 2640 College Ave. near Derby in Berkeley

Class
Day/Time
Fee
Teacher
Acoustic Guitar III Tue 7-8pm $215 Brian Gire
Acoustic Guitar V Tue 8-9pm $215 Brian Gire
Acoustic Guitar VI Tue 6-7pm $215 Brian Gire
 

Acoustic and Electric Guitar Classes

Class Descriptions

Class
Day/Time
Fee
Teacher
Beginning Acoustic Guitar
(section 1)		 Mon 6-7pm $215 Dwight Roberts
Beginning Acoustic Guitar
(section 2)		 Mon 8-9pm $215 Dwight Roberts
Beginning Acoustic Guitar
(section 3)		 Thu 8-9pm $215 Janak Ramachandran
Beginning Acoustic Guitar
(section 4)		 Sat 11:30am-12:30pm $215 Janak Ramachandran
Beginning Acoustic Guitar
@ Lennon (SOMA)		 Tue 6:30-7:30pm $215 Janak Ramachandran
Beginning Acoustic Guitar
(Big Group)		 Tue 8-9pm $145 Kent Brown
Acoustic Guitar II (section 1) Mon 9-10pm $215 Brian Gire
Acoustic Guitar II (section 2) Wed 8:30-9:30pm $215 Janak Ramachandran
Acoustic Guitar II (section 3) Thu 6-7pm $215 Kent Brown
Acoustic Guitar II (section 4) Sat 12:30-1:30pm $215 Janak Ramachandran
Acoustic Guitar II (Big Group) Mon 8-9pm $145 Kent Brown
Acoustic Guitar III (section 1) Mon 7-8pm $215 Dwight Roberts
Acoustic Guitar III (section 2) Mon 9-10pm $215 Dwight Roberts
Acoustic Guitar III (section 3) Tue 7-8pm $215 Mark Schuh
Acoustic Guitar III (section 4) Wed 6-7pm $215 Brian Gire
Acoustic Guitar III (section 5) Wed 7-8pm $215 Kent Brown
Acoustic Guitar III
@ Lennon (SOMA)		 Tue 8:30-9:30pm $215 Janak Ramachandran
Acoustic Guitar III @ Berkeley Tue 7-8pm $215 Brian Gire
Acoustic Guitar IV (section 1) Mon 7-8pm $215 Mark Schuh
Acoustic Guitar IV (section 2) Thu 8-9pm $215 Kent Brown
Acoustic Guitar IV (section 3) Sat 10:30-11:30am $215 Janak Ramachandran
Acoustic Guitar IV (Big Group) Tue 7-8pm $215 Kent Brown
Acoustic Guitar V (section 1) Mon 6-7pm $215 Brian Gire
Acoustic Guitar V (section 2) Tue 9-10pm $215 Mark Schuh
Acoustic Guitar V (section 3) Wed 8-9pm $215 Brian Gire
Acoustic Guitar V @ Berkeley Tue 8-9pm $215 Brian Gire
Acoustic Guitar VI (section 1) Tue 6-7pm $215 Mark Schuh
Acoustic Guitar VI (section 2) Wed 7-8pm $215 Brian Gire
Acoustic Guitar VI @ Berkeley Tue 6-7pm $215 Brian Gire
Acoustic Guitar VII (section 1) Mon 8-9pm $215 Janak Ramachandran
Acoustic Guitar VII (section 2) wed 8-9pm $215 Kent Brown
Acoustic Guitar VII (section 3) Thu 8:30-9:30pm $215 Brian Gire
Acoustic Guitar VIII (section 1) Mon 6-7pm $215 Janak Ramachandran
Acoustic Guitar VIII (section 2) Thu 7-8pm $215 Kent Brown
Acoustic Guitar X
@ Lennon (SOMA)		 Tue 7:30-8:30pm $215 Janak Ramachandran
Acoustic Guitar XI (section 1) Mon 6-7pm $215 Kent Brown
Acoustic Guitar XI (section 2) Tue 8-9pm $215 Mark Schuh
The Country Side of Rock
@ Lennon (SOMA)		 Wed 6-7pm $215 Bill Spooner
Acoustic Jam Thu 7-8:30pm $310 Brian Gire
Guitar's Greatest Hits Tue 7-8pm $215 Bill Spooner
Beginning Electric Guitar Mon 8-9pm $215 Mark Schuh
Electric Guitar III (section 1) Mon 6-7pm $215 Mark Schuh
Electric Guitar III (section 2) Wed 8-9pm $215 Mike Rao
Electric Guitar VI Wed 6-7pm $215 Mike Rao
Electric Guitar VII Mon 8-9pm $215 Brian Gire
Electric Guitar VIII Wed 7-8pm $215 Mike Rao
Blues Guitar with Johnny Nitro
@ Lennon (SOMA)		 Sun 2:30-4:30pm $215 Johnny Nitro
Music Theory for Guitar See THEORY and MORE

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Blue Bear @ Lennon

Lennon Studios - 271 Dore St. (near Bryant b/t 9th and 10th) in San Francisco

Class
Day/Time
Fee
Teacher
Beginning Acoustic Guitar Tue 6:30-7:30pm $215 Janak Ramachandran
Acoustic Guitar III Tue 8:30-9:30pm $215 Janak Ramachandran
Acoustic Guitar X Tue 7:30-8:30pm $215 Janak Ramachandran
The Country Side of Rock Wed 6-7pm $215 Bill Spooner
Blues Guitar with Johnny Nitro Sun 2:30-4:30pm $215 Johnny Nitro
Basic Rock and Blues Mon 6-8:30pm $325 Sean Leahy
Classic Rock Mon 8:30-11pm $325 Sean Leahy
Great Bands: Bowie and Radiohead Wed 7-9:30pm $325 Bill Spooner
The Blues on Sunday Sun 4-6:30pm $325 Johnny Nitro
Jazz, Latin & Funk Thu 7-9:30pm $325 Bob Menchaco

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