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Music

Beginning Banjo
Instructor:Melvin Airhart (info)

In three easy lessons, learn to strum along with any song. “Open tuning” permits people with no knowledge of music to quickly enjoy this most fundamental instrument of American roots music. The upbeat personality of the banjo can bring years of pleasure.

Supply List

Location: Gallery Room
Date:Wednesdays
November 4, 11, 18
Time:6 - 7 p.m.
Cost:$39/$19 MSU & senior citizen

 

Beginning Guitar
Instructor:Tina Wing

Learn the fundamentals of guitar playing by working together in a small class setting. Through the instructor’s unique teaching method, students will learn fundamental chord structure, methods of picking and strumming and basic music theory as it applies to guitar.

Supply List

Location: Azalea/Gallery Room
Date:Tuesdays
Sept. 15, 22, 29, Oct. 6, 13, 30
Time:7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Cost:$99/$89 includes booklet until Sept. 1

 

Beginning Keyboard Piano
Instructor:Joe Naquin

Have you ever listened wistfully to a piano piece played by a friend, restaurant or radio station and thought, "I wish I could do that!" If you have, then join us for six weeks of introductory piano. Here you will have the opportunity to explore the building blocks that comprise a basic knowledge of piano and sheet music. Whether you are a serious beginner, or just curious about all those black and white keys, you are welcome to join the fun.

Supply List

Location: Farrar 305
Date:Mondays
Sept. 28, Oct. 5, 12, 19, Nov. 2, 9
Time:6:00 - 6:50 p.m.
Cost:$89/$79 until Sept. 14

 

Instant Piano for Hopelessly Busy People--Learn Chords, not Notes!
Instructor:David Haynes (info)

If you yearn to experience the joy of playing piano, but don’t want years of weekly lessons, this short course is for you. In just one enjoyable evening, you can learn enough secrets of the trade to make piano playing a part of your life, learning chords, not notes. You’ll learn all the chords needed to play any pop song, any style and any key. And you’ll get a healthy dose of insider secrets.

This absolutely beginning class in chord piano techniques, and 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.

If not, send a SASE for a free pamphlet to Music Masters, 90 Molly Lane, Ringgold, GA 30736. Then register with confidence. An additional fee of $25 payable to the instructor the first night of the class covers workbook and 60 minute practice CD.

Location: Shearman Fine Arts 222
Date:Wednesday
November 18, 2008
Time:6:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Cost:$55 + $25 supply fee

 

Intermediate Guitar
Instructor:Tina Wing

This course is designed for students who know the basic chords ( Am, C, D7, A7, Em, E, E7, G, A, and D. They will learn more complex chords, lead exercises, scales, songs, and strum patterns using intermediate information.

Supply List

Location: MSU Gallery Rm.
Date:Tuesdays,
Oct. 27, Nov. 3,10,17, Dec. 1,8
Time:7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Cost:$89/$79 until Oct. 13

 

Intermediate Keyboard Piano
Instructor:Joe Naquin

A follow-up to Beginning Keyboard Piano.

Supply List

Location: Shearman Fine Arts 222
Date:Mondays: Nov. 16, 23, 30, Dec. 7, 14, Jan. 4
Time:6:00 p.m. - 6:50 p.m.
Cost:$79 + text

 



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