District 196 Community Education

Do you love to play classical guitar in a group setting? Join this unique ensemble for weekly rehearsals to play and perform a variety of music scheduled throughout the year. Intermediate to advanced level music reading skills are recommended. No auditions. Bring your six-string classical guitar and plan to join the fun!

Do you love to play classical guitar in a group setting? Join this unique ensemble for weekly rehearsals to play and perform a variety of music scheduled throughout the year. Intermediate to advanced level music reading skills are recommended. No auditions. Bring your six-string classical guitar and plan to join the fun!

Learn one of music’s deepest mysteries: how to play songs without relying on music. A very practical presentation of music theory that includes predicting chord progressions, learning from recordings and transposing -- all expressed in everyday language. This is an ideal follow-up to the “Instant Piano” class and is open to anyone who has a basic understanding of chords on any instrument. Expand your musical horizons, free yourself from sheet-music dependence and be the life of the party! Prior experience with chords recommended. Fee includes the online book, online follow-up lessons, a recording of the class and an optional monthly question and answer session.

Learn one of music’s deepest mysteries: how to play songs without relying on music. A very practical presentation of music theory that includes predicting chord progressions, learning from recordings and transposing -- all expressed in everyday language. This is an ideal follow-up to the “Instant Piano” class and is open to anyone who has a basic understanding of chords on any instrument. Expand your musical horizons, free yourself from sheet-music dependence and be the life of the party! Prior experience with chords recommended. Fee includes the online book, online follow-up lessons, a recording of the class and an optional monthly question and answer session.

Have you ever wanted to learn the guitar, but simply find it difficult to find the time? In just a few hours learn enough about playing the guitar to give you years of musical enjoyment, and you won’t have to take private lessons to do it. This crash course will teach you some basic chords and get you playing your favorite songs. Bring your acoustic guitar.

Some music teachers may not want you to know this, but you don’t need years of weekly lessons to learn piano. In just a few hours, learn enough secrets of the trade to give you years of musical enjoyment. How do we do it? While regular piano teachers teach note reading, piano professionals use chords. Learn all the chords needed to play any song in this one session. Any song. Any style. Any key. If you can find middle C and know the meaning of Every Good Boy Does Fine, you already know enough to enroll in this workshop.