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    Bagpiping (Southwest)

    Become introduced to the wonderous bagpipe instrument. You will work on fingering of the instrument, learn simple tunes, history of the instrument, focus on modern pipe bands, and gain information on the process of getting onto and purchasing a full set of pipes. You will spend the class learning pipes with a practice chanter and tutor book, which is purchased and owned by you. If you do not want to keep the chanter and book after class, the instructor will buy back any materials at a reduced rate. If class is full, please enroll for the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available or we are able to add additional sections.
  • Clawhammer Banjo (Seward)

    Learn to play five string banjo in the traditional clawhammer style. You will learn the basic downstroke “bum-ditty” pattern and how to enhance the music with hammer-ons, pull-offs and slides. You will learn simple old time tunes as well as practice licks. Julie will show you the basic chord structures, ways to practice switching chords and various resources for continued learning. Taught in a fun and accessible manner this course is designed for people with little or no banjo experience. Please bring a banjo (preferably open-back), a tuner and capo. Students can also bring a recording device or use their phone to record the lesson. Your instructor, Julie Jao, has been playing Clawhammer Banjo for over 25 years. Her passion for the instrument is contagious, and she’s eager to share the joy of playing with everyone!
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    Clawhammer Banjo (Summer)

    Learn to play the banjo in a fun and supportive class designed for adults. Old time Clawhammer Banjo is played by hitting down on the strings with the back of the fingernail usually followed by a strum of all the strings and a pluck on the fifth with the thumb. This class will introduce the basic bum-ditty stroke, hammer ons, pull offs and slides. No experience necessary. Bring your banjo and let’s make music!
  • Clawhammer Banjo 2 (Seward)

    This class is for students who have a pretty good grasp on the basic bum-ditty and ditty-ditty patterns, know hammer-ons and pull-offs at least in theory and are working on the drop thumb. We will learn new songs especially ones that are popular in local jams. We will play in various tunings G, A, D, and C. Each session ends with 30 minutes of playing songs that we know. This helps develop speed and is just plain fun. Please bring a banjo, a tuner and a capo. Your instructor, Julie Jao, has been playing Clawhammer Banjo for over 25 years. Her passion for the instrument is contagious, and she’s eager to share the joy of playing with everyone!
  • Guitar 1 (Edison)

    Let’s start at the very beginning. Learn basic chords, scales, and basic guitar technique so you can start playing your favorite songs. Please be prepared with an acoustic guitar.
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    Guitar 1 (Ella Baker)

    Join Colin Monette, guitarist/performer/singer/songwriter/instructor, for Guitar 1. Where he will walk you through the basics of a 12 Bar Blues, a Blues Bass Line, I-IV-V chord progression and use of the Pentatonic/Blues Scale. You'll learn a few chord shapes, and simple scale patterns that will hopefully motivate and inspire your musical journey.
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    Guitar 1 (Southwest)

    Learn a variety of basics: chords, strumming skills, finger-picking, and some simple tunes. You’ll also learn how to read the notation systems and diagrams to get you playing independently. Bring your own nylon or steel string guitar (no electric guitars). No prior music knowledge is necessary. If class is full, please enroll for the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available or we are able to add additional sections.
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    Guitar 1 (Washburn at Justice Page)

    Learn a variety of basics: chords, strumming skills, finger-picking, and some simple tunes. You’ll also learn how to read the notation systems and diagrams to get you playing independently. Nylon and steel string guitars are provided, or you may bring your own acoustic guitar.
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    Guitar 2 (Edison)

    Play with more finesse, learning alternate-thumb picking, further strumming techniques, scales and basic blues. Bring an acoustic guitar. Prerequisite: Guitar 1 or Guitar experience.
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    Guitar 2 (Ella Baker)

    Please join Colin Monette and we’ll continue learning the basic building blocks of music theory as applied to the guitar. We’ll learn triads, chord theory, and common chord progressions, so you can learn many songs and even make up your own.
  • Guitar 2 (Washburn at Justice Page)

    Learn more challenging tunes, advanced finger-picking technique, a broader chord vocabulary, and the notation systems and diagrams required to learn them. Nylon and steel string guitars are provided, or you may bring your own acoustic guitar. Prerequisite: Guitar 1, or recent guitar experience. Note reading experience helps.
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    Harmonica (Seward)

    Learn how to play, jam, and harmonize with the Harmonica! Beginner friendly, no prior experience required. Bring your own Harmonica.
  • How Do I Get That Sound? Recording Workshop at Minnehaha Recording Company (Roosevelt)

    The Recording Workshop at Minnehaha Recording Company is a welcoming and inclusive class designed for attendees of all backgrounds and experience levels. It focuses on a software and gear-agnostic approach, making it suitable for anyone interested in record and mixing. The workshop's personalized approach involves gathering information from participants to tailor the class to their specific needs, covering topics like microphone placement, recording space optimization, decision-making in the recording process, and assistance with equipment and software recommendations. Attendees also have the opportunity to bring their own music tracks for discussion and troubleshooting, creating an intimate, interactive, and collaborative learning environment. No discounts. This class meets at Minnehaha Recording Company:4501 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis MN 55406 Additional Information: Attendees do not have to have any specific background or experience. We may be demonstrating things in Pro Tools, but this is meant to be software (and gear) agnostic. We are not teaching a specific software at this time. We intend for this to be as beneficial to attendees as possible. Because of this, we’ll gather some info about you once you’ve signed up. Once we have this info from all participants, we can decide what might be best to focus on as class- specific styles of music, instruments, microphone placement, preamps/compression/EQ, mixing, working with artists, etc. Attendees will have the option to bring in a track of their own music or something they might have recorded to talk through the process and any challenges they may be having with it. Our goal is to keep this intimate, interactive, and collaborative. Instead of memorizing a list of high-end equipment or large format console signal flow like most audio schools teach, we want to discuss and refine things like: Basic microphone placement Making the most of your recording space Context in recording and mixing Mindful decision making and tone-seeking How do I get that sound? Is this tonal or arrangement decision actually helping the song? Assistance with any general equipment/software recommendations.
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    Improv 1 & 2 (Northeast)

    Geared towards beginner level improvisors [all levels are still welcome!], this class will focus particularly on team and individual growth. We will intentionally implement a culture of Improv's "Yes, And" philosophy to build confidence both in improv/theatrical performance and everyday life. A further point of emphasis in this class will be stage time and getting improv reps on stage. Through consistent instructor feedback to the team and individuals, the class will draw upon foundational improv concepts and exercises from seminal texts, ranging from Keith Johnstone to the UCB to add to the student's skill sets. Students are expected to bring a mindset of learning, continuous improvement, and a "yes, and" attitude. To see maximum progress within the 8 week semester, students are allowed and encouraged to take both classes, Improv 1 & 2 and Improv 3 & 4. Together, we will work as a team getting in a ton of improv repetitions on stage, building trust, and growing as improvisors, performers, and teammates.
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    Improv 1 (Ella Baker)

    Improv is a great way to make new friends, improve your public speaking skills, try something that scares you or just have fun. In this course you will learn the tools that improvisers use to make up comedy on the spot with Becky Hauser, an accomplished comedic improviser, director and instructor with over 14 years of experience. She's best known for her work with HUGE Theater, The Brave New Workshop and Strike Theater among others. If you've been thinking about giving improv a try, this class is for you!
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    Improv 3 & 4 (Northeast)

    Geared towards intermediate level improvisors [all levels are still welcome!], this class will focus particularly on team and individual growth. We will intentionally implement a culture of Improv's "Yes, And" philosophy to build confidence both in improv/theatrical performance and everyday life. A further point of emphasis in this class will be stage time and getting improv reps on stage. Through consistent instructor feedback to the team and individuals, the class will draw upon foundational improv concepts and exercises from seminal texts, ranging from Keith Johnstone to the UCB to add to the student's skill sets. Students are expected to bring a mindset of learning, continuous improvement, and a "yes, and" attitude. To see maximum progress within the 8 week semester, students are allowed and encouraged to take both classes, Improv 1 & 2 and Improv 3 & 4. Together, we will work as a team getting in a ton of improv repetitions on stage, building trust, and growing as improvisors, performers, and teammates.
  • Improv Workshop: One Night Only! (Camden)

    You have Improv experience, even if it’s been a while, and you miss the fun. This workshop is open to all levels beyond newbie and will be a refresher on how to focus on stage work, character work and how to get out of your head and into a scene. Get off the couch and come play with some fun and talented people.
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    Music Production 1 (North)

    Learn from music producer, audio engineer, artist, and educator Medium Zach the basics of making your own music for fun, to learn, and to share. Through demonstration, lecture, Q&A, and group activity, this hour and a half class will cover the fundamentals of recording, editing, arranging, mixing, & ultimately producing your own music over the course of meeting once a week for 5 weeks. This class is for beginners, as in, doesn't have any experience with music production.
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    Music Production 2 (North)

    Learn from music producer, audio engineer, artist, and educator Medium Zach how to make your own music for fun, to learn, and to share. Through demonstration, lecture, Q&A, and group activity, this hour and a half class will cover recording, editing, arranging, mixing, & ultimately producing your own music over the course of meeting once a week for 5 weeks. This class is for learners who have some experience with making their own music, so therefore, this group will move at a slightly more advanced pace than the section for beginners.
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    Musical Theatre Workshop (Southwest)

    Sing, dance, act and connect with fellow artists. Strengthen your personal voice and choreography to new-age and classic shows. All levels welcome.
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    Old Time Fiddle for Beginners (Roosevelt)

    Fiddle has a big role in Old Time music, and is great fun to play. If you're a beginner at fiddle, Old Time, or both, you are welcome to this class and we'll start from zero. We will cover some music theory to help you get started, and touch on the basics of how jams work. The playing techniques are applicable to any kind of music, but we will focus on tunes that get played at jams. All you need to bring is a fiddle, a bow, and a tuner. If class is full, please enroll in the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available. This class is priced on a sliding fee scale. Please pay the price you are able. This helps to ensure that Community Education can provide quality opportunities for all of our participants.
  • Piano 1 (Washburn)

    Learn fundamentals of note reading and keyboard theory, how to play simple tunes for both hands and simple chord patterns.
  • Piano 2 (Washburn)

    Piano 2 is primarily for students who have taken Piano 1 at Washburn HS but is open to anyone with introductory experience. Students will be able to choose from a variety of pieces to build on their ability, and will learn more about chords and how to apply them to pop songs.
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    Stand-Up Comedy (Northeast)

    Always wanted to try stand-up comedy but were too nervous to take the stage? Maybe you’ve braved an open mic or two but failed to get the laughs you were hoping for and want to refine your act? This low-pressure, beginners’ course is for the stand-up comedy curious who want to test the waters and workshop material in a supportive group environment, learn the basics of joke writing, and practice performance skills under the guidance of a veteran stand-up comedian.