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Ready to up your acoustic guitar skills, add some sophistication to your guitar playing; perhaps learn something new chords, songs and ways to play? Join us as we explore guitar-based music of our roots—folk, 60’s-70’s classic songs and old faves. Instruction is song and strum based, and is designed for intermediate players. Instruction is based upon playing with a pick and will cover Advanced Chords, Right Hand Strum Techniques, Reading Tabs, “Licks,” “Intros,” “Outros,” Double Stops, Acoustic Lead Play. Looking for performance opportunities within the OLLI community and beyond

The more advanced recorder players participate in a group. Students will analyze and interpret the music and improve their playing!

Join us as we progress along the “path to perfection”.

This class is for “beyond beginners”. Bring your own recorder, either soprano or alto.

Learn to play the Recorder. Stay and listen in or keep practicing with the Intermediate group.

Bring your own recorder to class.

Contact Fran Wenger at olli@csulb.edu for details.

From 1892 -1895 Antonin Dvorak was director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York City and became acquainted with and enamored by an African American style of music that he described in this way: “These beautiful and varied themes are the product of the soil. They are American.” Join us to explore the contributions and influence of African American musicians on genres of jazz and classical from 16th century America to present-highlighting performers and composers such as Scott Joplin, Florence Price, Marian Anderson, Jon Batiste and Carlos Simon.

Increase your Guitar playing skills with this group of musicians. Peer learning with a Focus on The Fundamentals.

Questions?? Contact frankswatek@hotmail.com

Whether you are an experienced singer or have always desired to sing, this creative chorus is for you. Together we will gain confidence in our natural singing abilities and musicianship. Performances will be scheduled when we are fully prepared.

Fee for music scores. A pencil w/eraser and a 1” BLACK 3 ring binder are required

Learn the fundamentals of finger style, Travis picking, finger rolls, thumb independence, and chord melodies. Review knowledge of chords and positions. Learn a variety of song styles, including: traditional, folk, country, blues, and jazz.

We will begin the class learning guitar nomenclature and how to tune the guitar. Learn strumming techniques next, and then basic chord structures and how to change from one chord to another. Finally, we will work on playing a favorite song.

Students need a guitar-steel or nylon string (preferred) guitar and a smile!

Join an introductory course to understand the music language and learn how to read and perform rhythms and pitches, chords, circle of fifths.

Materials: $5.00 for printed pages; a three-ring binder or folder and pencil with eraser.

We are a group of amateur musicians and vocalists, beginner to experienced, gathering to have fun and make music. We play and sing together to develop our personal instrumental skills. Song sheets with chords of favorite Folk, Blues, Country and Pop tunes are compiled in a Song-book, and provided digitally. The Jam class is built around guitar and ukulele; but diverse instruments (bass, banjo, harmonica) are welcome.

This class is designed to take your skills to the next level, It is not a beginning ukulele class. You will expand your chord Knowledge and speed in changing chords. In addition, you will learn new strumming patterns and fingerpicking to enhance your joy of playing music. We will also continue to work on tablature.

Previous completion of Beyond Beginner Ukulele, or a solid understand of chords, several strumming patterns and the ability to transition between chords.

You will need a music stand, tuner and capo.

New students – there is a $10 fee for your songbook unless you download it to your tablet.

Learn to play the Ukulele as an Accompaniment Instrument. Learn and understand chord structures with melody. Focus on songs with chord structures and melodies (in multiple positions) that support the melody or lead. Prerequisites: Know the chords, shapes and notes especially in the first and second positions. This is not intended as an entry level course. Questions? 714-789-4790