Summer
Group Classes
Get the opportunity to learn and play music in small group-class settings (up to 8) with our talented and fun instructors in an air conditioned comfy studio!
Our 6-week summer classes for 2024: (scroll down for full class descriptions/info)
Kids Keyboards and Music Games with Orion Lackey - (Ages 9-11) Thursdays 3:30p-5p
July 18th - August 22nd (6 week session) - $210 (90 minute sessions)
Beginner Adult Piano with McKenzie Bandy - (Ages 16+) Mondays 7p - 8:30p
July 15th - August 19th (6 week session) - $210 (90 minute sessions)
Bluegrass 101 (CLASS FULL) with Kian Dye - (Ages 11 and up) Tuesdays 6:30p-8p
June 18th- July 23rd (6 week session) - $210 (90 minute sessions)
***Contact desk to get on waitlist for fall session***
Bluegrass 101 w/Kian Dye
Led by local musician and educator Kian Dye, this six-week course will have you learning to play and sing classic bluegrass songs as part of a small group of fellow aspiring pickers. Along with learning some of the most well-known and loved bluegrass songs, we will also be looking into the historical and cultural contexts behind these songs and the artists who wrote and performed them.
Requirements: Ages 11+, at least 1 year of experience on your instrument, ability to play simple melodies and chord progressions. Maximum of 8 people.
Instruments allowed: Fiddle, Mandolin, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Banjo, Dobro
Kids Keyboard and Music Games
This musical group keyboard class will be facilitated by Orion Lackey who has over 6 years of experience teaching group music classes and one-on-one piano lessons. He will help the students in his class learn the basics of playing the keyboard as well as music theory through fun and creative musical games and activities. There will be 8 keyboards provided in this class (for in-class use) and students will learn how to use/explore various tones, scales, chords, music notation, improvisation, and composition. Students will gradually develop musical proficiency throughout this course and will have a celebration in the last week where students can have the option to perform.
Adult Beginner Piano
McKenzie Bandy, a local jazz/funk keyboardist in the Bellingham community will introduce students to piano basics, technique, rhythm and counting, chords and harmony, and improvisation. With 8 keyboards available to students during group lessons, this class is a mixture of hands-on learning, instruction, and group activities! Our last lesson day (August 19th) will be devoted to a celebration and improv jam session showcasing all that we’ve learned over the past 6 weeks! Hope to see you there!