Continuing Education Online Summer Classes

Guitar and Ukulele Virtual Workshops!

Guitar Workshop Tuesday, June 8 from 6-7pm
Ukulele Workshop Thursday, June 10 from 6-7pm
Cost: $25 per workshop
Join us for our Continuing Education Guitar and Ukulele Workshops with Mark Simons! These workshops will cover strumming patterns, fingerstyle techniques, chord symbols, and explore a wide array of musical styles from rock to pop to classical to folk!

Introduction to Guitar

Instructor: Mark Simons
Dates: June 22 - July 27; Tuesdays from 6 - 7:30 PM (6 classes)
Tuition: $195
Assuming no prior experience with the guitar, this course will take students on a journey through a wide variety of guitar styles. Using fingerstyle based technique (classical), we will learn strumming and fingerpicking patterns, learn to read rhythms, tablature, chord diagrams and notes as well as build a basic chord and single note vocabulary. We will apply these techniques and others to learning easy songs and enjoyable short pieces.

Requirements: acoustic instrument preferred, tuner, music stand, music manuscript notebook, and ability to print or visibly display PDFs while also being visible to everyone in Zoom sessions.

Introduction to Ukulele

Instructor: Mark Simons
Dates: June 24 - July 29; Thursdays from 6 - 7:30 PM (6 classes)
Tuition: $195
In recent years, the ukulele has become immensely popular and for good reason. It’s small size and the fact that it has only four nylon strings make it easy to learn, take anywhere, and pleasant to listen to. The ukulele makes a delightful accompaniment instrument but is also very capable on it’s own. We will learn several strumming and fingerpicking patterns, build a basic chord and single note vocabulary and apply these techniques to easy songs and enjoyable short pieces in a variety of styles.

No prior experience needed!

Requirements: acoustic soprano, concert, or tenor ukulele, tuner, music manuscript notebook, and ability to print or visibly display PDFs while also being visible to everyone in Zoom sessions.
The required text for this class will be the Hal Leonard Ukulele Method Book 1 by Lil’ Rev, ISBN: 9780634079863