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Period
Period 1
9 - 10:15 am
Period 2
10:30 - 11:45 am
Period 3
1 - 2:15 pm
Period 4
2:30 - 3:45 pm
Period 5
4 - 5:30 pm
Evening Events
6:45 pm +
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Period 1
Class Spans
1 Period
Basic Swing Rhythm Guitar with Marv Reitz
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
Learn the basics of the rhythm guitar for swing.
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Period 2
Class Spans
1 Period
Beginning Blues Guitar with Sparky Rucker
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
B
There's no better way to get started with blues guitar than by learning with Sparky Rucker! For those with basic guitar skills who are ready to get blue.
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Period 4
Class Spans
1 Period
Beginning Guitar with Amy Ferebee Week 1
Available:
Week 1
Skill Level:
N/A
A
Get to know your guitar and learn some simple tunes.
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Period 1
Class Spans
1 Period
Beginning Guitar with Amy Ferebee, Week 2
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
A
Get to know your guitar and learn some simple tunes.
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Period 3
Class Spans
1 Period
Beginning Resophonic Guitar with Carter Giegerich
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Learn the fundamentals of resophonic guitar and its role in traditional music and beyond.
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Period 2
Class Spans
1 Period
Bluegrass Guitar I with Chris Luquette
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
B
Students who know the basics of playing the guitar can get started down the road to bluegrass bliss with Chris Luquette.
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Period 3
Class Spans
1 Period
Bluegrass Guitar II with Chris Luquette
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
B/C
IBMA Momentum Award winner Chris Luquette will take your bluegrass guitar to the next level!
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Period 3
Class Spans
1 Period
Blues Electric Guitar with Harry Orlove
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Learn to play in the styles of B.B. King and others. Get a chance to explore gear and learn how your favorite players get their sound.
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Period 4
Class Spans
1 Period
Blues Guitar with Guy Davis
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
B
There's no one better at teaching the blues than Grammy nominated, Handy Award winning blues master Guy Davis!
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Period 2
Class Spans
1 Period
Flatpick Guitar with Bryan McDowell
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
Learn flatpick guitar from a national champion musician
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Period 2
Class Spans
1 Period
Folk Songs of Bohemia, Moravia and Slovakia with Bob Rychlik
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Singers and musicians (guitar and ukulele especially) will learn the distinctive melodies and harmonies from the heart of Europe.
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Period 2
Class Spans
1 Period
Intermediate/Advanced Resophonic Guitar
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
B
Students with a strong foundation in acoustic lap steel playing will find all the tools necessary to take their playing to the next level
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Period 3
Class Spans
1 Period
Latin Connections World String Ensemble w N Carter, R Gordon, M Ronstadt, S Bloom
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
B
Come explore Latin rhythms, melodies and improvisation, making connections with many styles of music around the world.
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Period 3
Class Spans
1 Period
Making Sense of Guitar Scales w Joe Selly
Available:
Week 1
Skill Level:
N/A
A/B
Everything you wanted to know about scales but were afraid to ask!
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Period 1
Class Spans
1 Period
Slide Guitar with William Lee Ellis
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
B
Get to know slide, or bottleneck, guitar styles, including technique, phrasing, tone and interpretation.
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Period 4
Class Spans
1 Period
Southwest Guitar with Michael Ronstadt
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
From Mariachi to traditional songs like La Bamba and Guantanamera, learn the style, rhythms and chord progressions so you can play along!
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Period 2
Class Spans
1 Period
The Reverend Gary Davis Guitar with William Lee Ellis
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
B
Dive into the repertoire of Reverend Gary Davis, including favorite keys and singing approaches.
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Period 2
Class Spans
1 Period
Understanding the Fretboard with Chris James
Available:
Week 1
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Get to know your instrument's fretboard!
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Something For Everyone
Schedule a week or two, or three! Or, just sprinkle some classes in between other commitments.
Week 1
6/24/24
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6/28/24
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Week 2
7/7/24
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7/12/24
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