Registration Now Open For Spring 2026 Group Classes
Semester runs April through June
Blues Guitar For Adults – Jazz Guitar For Adults – Youth Jazz Ensemble
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Blues Guitar For Adults - Spring 2026 Semester
12 Week Group Class - Saturdays 2:30 PM
April 4th through June 27th
This course by our instructor Enzo gives intermediate adult guitar students an opportunity to focus on this staple genre in a small group setting. This is not a "from scratch" type course for absolute beginners.
This course takes place over 12 consecutive weeks, (excluding Memorial Day Weekend,) 75 minutes per class. Students will work with the same peer group for the entire course, learning and improving as one unit!
Tuition is a flat rate for the course, not per session.
Self-enroll below, or give us a call at (503) 850-8086!
Active Student Tuition $250
General Public Tuition $350
Payment Options:
Payment in Full or
Billed Monthly ($50 Deposit + 3 Monthly Payments);
Enrolled students, please make sure to use the same email address we currently have attached to your account.
Using a different email or spelling of your name will generate a duplicate profile for you in the scheduling system. Thank You.
Jazz Guitar Programs
Intro to Jazz Guitar (Adult Ensemble)
Saturdays, April 4th through June 27
Intro to Jazz Guitar is a place for intermediate adult guitarists who want to put their skills to use in a live band setting. Students will learn the basics of playing in an ensemble and improvising while exploring a challenging, but highly rewarding style of music.
This class takes place with the same peer group who will learn and progress together over the course of 3 months. Classes are 75 Minutes each (4:00-5:15 PM). Tuition is flat rate per semester, not per class.
Class size will be limited to 5 Guitarist, or 4 Guitarists + 1 Bassist. See below for more information.
Tuition:
$275 For Enrolled Students
$375 For General Public
Youth Jazz Ensemble, Ages 14-18
Wednesdays April 1st through June 17
The youth jazz ensemble is a place for guitar and bass students who have learned some of the fundamentals to put their skills to use in a live band setting. Students will learn the basics of playing in an ensemble and improvising.
This class takes place with the same peer group who will learn and progress together over the course of 3 months. Classes are 75 Minutes each (5:30-6:45 PM). Tuition is flat rate per semester, not per class.
Class size will be limited to 5 Guitarist, or 4 Guitarists + 1 Bassist. See below for more information.
Tuition:
$275 For Enrolled Students
$375 For General Public
General Skill Level Guidelines For Beginner Jazz Ensembles
➔Ability to play the 5 basic “jazz” chords: Major 7th, Minor 7th, Dominant 7th, Diminished, and Minor 7th♭5
➔General familiarity with pentatonic and/or major scale
➔For bass players: memorization of the names of the notes on the E and A strings
➔Note that an ability to read music in standard notation is NOT required, nor is any prior knowledge of music theory
Students will learn to:
➔Interpret a “lead sheet”
➔Understand the guitarist and bassist’s roles in the “rhythm section,” and provide the accompaniment that helps create the atmosphere of jazz music
➔Perform the melodies of essential pieces of jazz repertoire
➔“Keep The Form”
➔Improvise a solo
➔Analyze basic harmonic structures (determine the “key” of a song using music theory and context clues)
➔Listen to the band and work together to craft a new story every time
The typical class structure will include:
➔Chord, scale, and arpeggio studies to develop the fundamental materials of great music
➔Rhythmic studies to learn the language of jazz
➔Sight reading - learning songs on paper
➔Listening, transcribing - learning songs by ear and going beyond the paper
➔Group rehearsal to hone these concepts into improvisational collective performances