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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 3
Class Spans
1 Period
Art of Old-Time Backup Guitar with Gabriel Furtado
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Discover the nuances of old-time backup guitar.
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Period 1
Class Spans
1 Period
Beginning Guitar - Week 2 IN PERSON w Amy Ferebee
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
A
Get to know your guitar and learn some simple tunes.
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Period 2
Class Spans
1 Period
Beginning Guitar - Week 3 IN PERSON w Amy Ferebee
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
A
Get to know your guitar and learn some simple tunes.
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Period 4
Class Spans
1 Period
Beginning Guitar with Amy Ferebee - Week 1 VIRTUAL
Available:
Week 1
Skill Level:
N/A
A
Get to know your guitar and learn some simple tunes.
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Period 4
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 4
Class Spans
1 Period
Bluegrass Guitar 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 4
Class Spans
1 Period
Blues Electric Guitar with Harry Orlove
Available:
Week 3
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 3
Class Spans
1 Period
Celtic Guitar with Paul McKenna
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
B/C
Learn the guitar style and some tunes of the Celtic tradition.
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Period 1
Class Spans
1 Period
Delta Blues Guitar & Song with Eleanor Ellis
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
B
Eleanor Ellis will teach you Delta Blues guitar style and a host of great Delta songs
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Period 2
Class Spans
1 Period
Flatpick Guitar with Bryan McDowell
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
B/C
Learn flatpick guitar from a national champion musician
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Period 2
Class Spans
1 Period
Flatpicking Old-Time Melodies with Gabriel Furtado
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
B/C
Discover how to flatpick old-time melodies on the guitar.
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Period 1
Class Spans
1 Period
Folk Songs of Bohemia, Moravia and Slovakia with Bob Rychlik
Available:
Week 3
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
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 3
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 2
Class Spans
1 Period
Jug and Skiffle Band with Slim Harrison
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
If you have something that makes a sound, you can join the band! Let's have a good time!
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Period 1
Class Spans
1 Period
Latin Ensemble with Brasilian Guitar w Patricio Acevedo
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
Patricio Acevedo and his Brasilian guitar will lead the class, forming it into a Latin ensemble.
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Period 1
Class Spans
1 Period
Making Sense of Guitar Scales w Joe Selly
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
A/B
Everything you wanted to know about scales but were afraid to ask!
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Period 3
Class Spans
1 Period
Piedmont Blues Guitar & Song with Eleanor Ellis
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
B
Learn the Country and Piedmont Blues, often defined as more uptempo than Delta Blues
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Period 3
Class Spans
1 Period
Simple Basics of Music with Harry Orlove
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
No matter your instrument, acquire basic musical skills in the simplest way possible, including ear training, chart writing and more.
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Period 4
Class Spans
1 Period
Southwestern Guitar with Michael Ronstadt
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
B
Explore guitar playing from the perspective of the musical melting pot that defines the music in Tucson, AZ.
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Period 3
Class Spans
1 Period
Understanding the Fretboard w Chris James
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
Get to know the fretboard with a series of manageable tasks.
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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
6/23/25
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6/27/25
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Week 2
7/7/25
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7/11/25
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Week 3
7/14/25
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7/18/25
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