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NEW LOCATION FOR SUMMER

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.

THIS CLASS IS FULL.

The Art of Song: Songwriters’ Circle will be an interactive and collaborative class sharing original material in formative or advanced stages, supported by discussions on writing technique, structure, and process. The goal will be to encourage group interaction, feedback, and mentoring. Instruments will be encouraged in the gatherings, with opportunities to improvise and suggest music development. Both beginning and experienced songwriters are welcomed. The prior songwriting class Art of Song: Songwriting Workbook will be provided as a reference.

THIS CLASS IS FULL.

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

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.

THIS CLASS IS FULL.

We will begin the class learning the guitar nomenclature and how to tune the guitar. Next, we will go through strumming techniques. Then we will go through basic chord structures and how to change from one chord to another. Finally, we will work on playing our favorite song.

THIS CLASS IS FULL.

We are a group of amateur musicians, instrumentalists and vocalists, beginner to experienced, gathering to have fun and make music. We play and sing together while developing our personal instrumental skills. Basic song sheets with chords of favorite Folk, Blues, Country and Pop tunes are compiled in the Session’s Songbook and are provided digitally. The Jammin’ class is built around the guitar and ukulele; but diverse instruments such as acoustic bass, banjo, harmonica, and keyboards are welcome.

THIS CLASS IS FULL.

Have you wanted to know how to play the ukulele and didn’t know where to start? This beginning ukulele class will teach you how to tune and strum your uke and provide you with basic chords that will enable you to play many songs.

This class is designed to take your skills to the next level. It is not a beginning ukulele class.

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, 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.