Group Classes - Blue Bear School of Music

Acoustic Guitar Electric Guitar Voice Piano/Keys Bass Drums Sax/Clarinet Mandolin/Fiddle

Winter Session 2012 Class Schedule (View a PDF) Sliding Scale Information

Courses start the week of January 16 and run 10 weeks except where noted. (Blue Bear Calendar)
Blue Bear "hours" are 55 minutes with a 5-minute passing period. (Refund and Drop Policies)

New 3-Pay Tuition Option: pay at enrollment, week 4 and week 8

Voice Classes :: Bass Classes :: Band Workshops :: Kids and Teens :: Short Seminars :: Blue Bear @ Lennon

Theory, Songwriting, Ukulele and More

Class Descriptions • How To Sign Up: New Students : Returning Students

Class	Day/Time	Fee 1x/3x	Teacher
Music Fundamentals for Guitar	Wed 6-7pm	$225/$80	Steve Kirk
Music Fundamentals II for Guitar	Wed 7-8pm	$225/$80	Steve Kirk
Beginning Ukulele	Tue 6-7pm	$225/$80	Matt Driscoll
Ukulele II	Thu 6-7pm	$225/$80	Matt Driscoll
Ukulele IV	Tue 7-8pm	$225/$80	Matt Driscoll
Intermediate Acoustic Jam (section 1)	Tue 8-9pm	$225/$80	Brian Gire
Intermediate Acoustic Jam (section 2)	Thu 8:30-9:45pm	$270/$95	Brian Gire
Advanced Acoustic Jam	Thu 7-8:30pm	$315/$110	Brian Gire
Your First Band @ Lennon	Tue 8:30-9:45pm	$270/$95	Janak Ramachandran
Five-week Classes:
Beginning Songwriting with Bonnie Hayes (every other week, starts Jan. 24)	Tue 6:30-8pm	$260/NA	Bonnie Hayes
Intermediate/Advanced Songwriting with Bonnie Hayes (every other week, starts Jan. 24)	Tue 8-9:30pm	$275/NA	Bonnie Hayes

Voice Classes

Class Descriptions • How To Sign Up: New Students : Returning Students

Class	Day/Time	Fee 1x/3x	Teacher
Singing for People Who Can't Sing	Mon 7-8:15pm	$270/$95	Claire Plumb
More Singing for People Who Can't Sing	Mon 8:15-9:30pm	$270/$95	Claire Plumb
More Singing with Claire Plumb	Tue 7:30-8:45pm	$270/$95	Claire Plumb
Singing for People Who Can Sing	Tue 8-9:30pm	$315/$110	Robert Blake
Beginning Voice	Wed 6-7:15pm	$270/$95	Janak Ramachandran
Voice II	Thu 7-8:30pm	$315/$110	Janak Ramachandran
Voice for Guitarists Who Sing	Tue 6:15-7:30pm	$270/$95	Claire Plumb
Vocal Technique with Raz Kennedy	Thu 6-7pm	$270/NA	Raz Kennedy
Vocal Technique II with Raz Kennedy	Thu 7-8pm	$270/NA	Raz Kennedy
Continuing Voice with Raz Kennedy	Thu 8-9pm	$270/NA	Raz Kennedy
Vocal Performance Workshop	Wed 7-8:30pm	$375/$130	Lynn Asher
Rock Vocal Performance	Thu 8:30-9:45pm	$270/$95	Janak Ramachandran
Your First Band @ Lennon	Tue 8:30-9:30pm	$225/$80	Janak Ramachandran
Jazz Vocals	Sat 1:30-3pm	$360/$125	Sharman Duran
Five-week Class:
Vocal Performance Workshop (every other week, starts Jan. 17)	Tue 7-8:30pm	$190/NA	Lynn Asher

Band Workshops

Class Descriptions • How To Sign Up: New Students : Returning Students

Class	Day/Time	Fee	Teacher
10-week Band Workshops start Jan. 16-22, with performances April 1-4
Basic Rock & Blues	Mon 6-8:30pm	$340	Jim Peterson
Basic Rock & Blues @ Lennon	Mon 6-8:30pm	$340	Sean Leahy
Basic Rock, Soul & R&B	Mon 8:30-11pm	$340	Jim Peterson
Intermediate Rock & Blues @ Lennon	Mon 8:30-11pm	$340	Sean Leahy
Basic Rock & Blues	Tue 6-8:30pm	$340	Steve Kirk
Offsite Intermediate Rock & Blues	Tue 7-9:30pm	$340	Sean Leahy
Intermediate Rock & Blues	Tue 8:30-11pm	$340	Steve Kirk
Basic Rock & Blues @ Lennon	Wed 6-8:30pm	$340	Sean Leahy
Basic Rock & Blues	Wed 8:30-11pm	$340	Mark Schuh
Classic Rock @ Lennon	Wed 8:30-11pm	$340	Sean Leahy
Intermediate Rock & Blues	Thu 6-8:30pm	$340	Colin Hayes
Teen Rock & Blues (also see Kids and Teens)	Sat 3-5:30pm	$340	Steve Kirk
The Blues on Sunday @ Lennon	Sun 4-6:30pm	$340	Randy Clark

Blue Bear @ Lennon (SOMA)

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

Class	Day/Time	Fee 1x/3x	Teacher
Beginning Guitar	Tue 7:30-8:30pm	$225/$80	Janak Ramachandran
Acoustic Guitar II	Tue 5:30-6:30pm	$225/$80	Janak Ramachandran
Your First Band	Tue 8:30-9:45pm	$270/$95	Janak Ramachandran
Basic Rock & Blues Workshop	Mon 6-8:30pm	$340/NA	Sean Leahy
Intermediate Rock & Blues	Mon 8:30-11pm	$340/NA	Sean Leahy
Basic Rock & Blues Workshop	Wed 6-8:30pm	$340/NA	Sean Leahy
Classic Rock Band Workshop	Wed 8:30-11pm	$340/NA	Sean Leahy
The Blues on Sunday Workshop	Sun 4-6:30pm	$340/NA	Randy Clark

Kids and Teens

Class Descriptions • How To Sign Up: New Students : Returning Students

Class	Day/Time	Fee	Teacher
Teen Rock & Blues Workshop	Sat 3-5:30pm	$340	Steve Kirk
After School Rock Band (1 hr/wk)	Call to schedule	$225	TBD
After School Rock Band (1.5 hrs/wk)	Call to schedule	$315	TBD
Also see Little Bears Music Program

Acoustic and Electric Guitar Classes

Class Descriptions • How To Sign Up: New Students : Returning Students

Class	Day/Time	Fee 1x/3x	Teacher
Beginning Guitar (section 1)	Mon 9-10pm	$225/$80	Brian Gire
Beginning Guitar (section 2)	Tue 6-7pm	$225/$80	Mark Schuh
Beginning Guitar (section 3)	Sat 11am-12pm	$225/$80	Brian Gire
Beginning Guitar @ Lennon	Tue 7:30-8:30pm	$225/$80	Janak Ramachandran
Beginning Guitar - Big Group	Wed 7-8pm	$165/$60	Kent Brown
Acoustic Guitar II (section 1)	Mon 8:30-9:30pm	$225/$80	Mark Schuh
Acoustic Guitar II (section 2)	Wed 7:15-8:15pm	$225/$80	Janak Ramachandran
Acoustic Guitar II (section 3)	Sat 11:30am-12:30pm	$225/$80	Kai Chu
Acoustic Guitar II @ Lennon	Tue 5:30-6:30pm	$225/$80	Janak Ramachandran
Acoustic Guitar II - Big Group	Mon 7-8pm	$165/$60	Kent Brown
Acoustic Guitar III (section 1)	Mon 6-7pm	$225/$80	Matt Driscoll
Acoustic Guitar III (section 2)	Wed 8-9pm	$225/$80	Brian Gire
Acoustic Guitar IV	Tue 8-9pm	$225/$80	Mark Schuh
Acoustic Guitar IV - Big Group	Thu 7-8pm	$165/$60	Kent Brown
Acoustic Guitar V (section 1)	Tue 7-8pm	$225/$80	Brian Gire
Acoustic Guitar V (section 2)	Wed 8-9pm	$225/$80	Kent Brown
Acoustic Guitar VI	Wed 7-8pm	$225/$80	Brian Gire
Acoustic Guitar VII (section 1)	Mon 8-9pm	$225/$80	Kent Brown
Acoustic Guitar VII (section 2)	Wed 8:15-9:15pm	$225/$80	Janak Ramachandran
Acoustic Guitar VIII (sec. 1)	Mon 7-8pm	$225/$80	Brian Gire
Acoustic Guitar VIII (sec. 2)	Thu 8-9pm	$225/$80	Kent Brown
Acoustic Guitar X (section 1)	Tue 7-8pm	$225/$80	Mark Schuh
Acoustic Guitar X (section 2)	Wed 6-7pm	$225/$80	Brian Gire
Intermediate Acoustic Jam (section 1)	Tue 8-9pm	$225/$80	Brian Gire
Intermediate Acoustic Jam (section 2)	Thu 8:30-9:45pm	$270/$95	Brian Gire
Advanced Acoustic Jam	Thu 7-8:30pm	$315/$110	Brian Gire
Electric Guitar II	Mon 7-8pm	$225/$80	Mark Schuh
Electric Guitar III	Thu 8:30-9:30pm	$225/$80	Matt Driscoll
Electric Guitar V	Wed 6-7pm	$225/$80	Mike Rao
Electric Guitar XI	Wed 8-9pm	$225/$80	Mike Rao
Jazz Guitar XII	Mon 8-9pm	$225/$80	Brian Gire
Your First Band @ Lennon	Tue 8:30-9:45pm	$270/$95	Janak Ramachandran
Music Fundamentals for Guitar	Wed 6-7pm	$225/$80	Steve Kirk
Music Fundamentals II for Guitar	Wed 7-8pm	$225/$80	Steve Kirk

Bass Classes

Class Descriptions • How To Sign Up: New Students : Returning Students

Class	Day/Time	Fee 1x/3x	Teacher
Beginning Bass	Mon 6-7pm	$225/$80	Kai Chu
Bass II	Mon 7-8pm	$225/$80	Kai Chu
Your First Band @ Lennon	Tue 8:30-9:45pm	$270/$95	Janak Ramachandran

Short Seminars

Seminar Descriptions • Sign Up

Class	Day/Time	Fee	Teacher
Intro to Drums	Monday, January 9 7-9pm	$30	Shaun McGonegal
Developing Jazz/Blues Phrasing on Guitar	Monday, January 9 7-9pm	$30	Brian Gire
Overview of Singer/Songwriter/Guitarists	Tuesday, January 10 7-9pm	$30	Brian Gire
Play Like a Drummer	Tuesday, January 10 7-9pm	$30	Alex Nash
Songwriting with the Guitar	Wednesday, January 11 6:30-8:30pm	$30	Brian Gire
How to Sing and Play Guitar Together	Wednesday, January 11 6:30-8:30pm	$30	Janak Ramachandran
Vocal Performance Workshop	Wednesday, January 11 7-9pm	$30	Lynn Asher
Chord-Scale Relationships	Thursday, January 12 6:30-8:30pm	$30	Brian Gire
Grit to Grease: Rock Vocal Texture	Thursday, January 12 6:30-9pm	$35	Janak Ramachandran
Intro to Harmonica	Saturday, January 14 10:30am-12:30pm	$30	Nicco Tyson
Beginning Mandolin	Saturday, January 14 10:30am-12:30pm	$30	Brian Gire
I Plink, Therefore I Am: Ukulele Basics	Saturday, January 14 10:30am-12:30pm	$30	Matt Driscoll

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