This exciting combination of country, blues and R&B is where rock guitar began, and it's still as fun and fresh as it was in the '50s. Acoustic and electric players will learn all the basics, including licks, scales, chords and picking patterns for solos and backup in the styles of Carl Perkins, Scotty Moore, Buddy Holly, etc.
Fred Sokolow 1-3 pm Sundays, Sep 7-21 (3 sessions) $90
Finally, learn the "secrets of the pros" that help you play lead and rhythm in all keys, all over the fretboard! You'll understand chord progressions and expand your chord vocabulary. Guitar music theory will make sense out of all those strings and frets and chords and scales.
Fred Sokolow 8-9:30 pm Tuesdays, Sep 9-30 (4 sessions) $110
This class picks up where Cheryl's Beginning Guitar left off. Advanced beginners and premature intermediates welcome. You'll improve on all you've just learned while continuing to explore new guitar skills and songs. Lots of fun and highly recommended.
Cheryl Saunders 8-9:30 pm Tuesdays, Sep 9-Oct 28 (8 sessions) $170
You'll learn ragtime and blues solos in the styles of Delta blues greats and Nashville hotshots from John Hurt to Merle Travis. Taught by Pete Steinberg - 2007 Topanga Banjo-Fiddle Contest Fingerstyle Guitar Champion. Great fun, and highly recommended!
Pete Steinberg 8-9:45 pm Tuesdays, Sep 9-Oct 28 (8 sessions) $170
Learn to play slide in open tunings (E, D, A, G) and standard tuning in the styles of Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton, Elmore James, Duane Allman, and all the great acoustic and electric players. Classic slide licks sound great in blues, rock and country music. Even if you've never played slide before, this will get you off on the right foot.
Fred Sokolow 3-5 pm Sundays, Sep 21-Oct 5 (3 sessions) $90
Improvise in the styles of B.B.King, Buddy Guy, Albert King, Eric Clapton and other greats. Learn rhythm and lead with an emphasis on improvisational playing.
Fred Sokolow 6:30-8pm Wednesdays, Oct 8-Nov 12 (6 sessions) $150
Tired of just strumming the same old chords and banging away with your flatpick? Ever wondered how fingerpickers play separate bass lines and melodies? Let 2007 Topanga Banjo-Fiddle Contest Fingerstyle Guitar Champion Pete Steinberg show you how it's done. And it's simpler than it looks! You'll learn basic patterns, chord inversions, open string runs, banjo rolls and two finger-picking songs. Impress your friends! Be popular! Earn big pay!
Pete Steinberg 2-4 pm Sunday, Date Pending (1 session) $35
For Acoustic Guitar (Class size limited to 10 — enroll early!) Kit Alderson 8-9:45 pm Thursdays, Dates Pending (4 sessions) $110
This intermediate class gives you new ideas for embellishing your playing by learning acoustic fingerpicking and strumming, as well as exact arrangements of Eric Clapton, James Taylor, Fleetwood Mac, etc. Two new songs every week. This is a terrific class!
This is the class that naturally follows Cheryl's "Beginning II" class, and is just a little more challenging (hence the 2 ½ guitar rating). Improve your skills by learning favorite songs, old and new. Hammer-ons, slides, bass runs and basic theory included. No extra charge for barre chords.
Cheryl Saunders 7:30-9:30 pm Tuesdays, Dates Pending (6 sessions) $170
