Group Classes & Workshops
Intro to Celtic Repertoire
Celtic cellist Ellen Gira leads a monthly repertoire class where you’ll learn a groovy Celtic tune and create a fun arrangement as an ensemble. This class will also offer ideas to take your playing further and improve your session playing.
$30 Bluegrass Repertoire Class with Justin Heath
1:00 - 2:30 PM EST This class will help students expand their repertoire while honing the skills required to play with others and be creative while doing it.
$30 per Session Jazz Repertoire Class with Noah Gitlis
Each month Noah Gitlis teaches a different Jazz Standard emphasizing the skills needed to play in jazz jam sessions. Learn the melody, harmony, accompaniment, and rhythm to your favorite jazz standards. All instruments are welcome.
$30 Ukulele for All!
Leave with one new song under your belt and a whole lot of happiness! This class meets once a month.
$30 Vocal Technique and Harmony Workshop
In this monthly workshop, students learn the fundamentals of proper vocal technique and practice singing in harmony with others.
Folk Choir I - Fall Session
In this all-levels audition-free ensemble, you will learn to use basic vocal technique to sing in harmony with your fellow musicians. Drawing on repertoire from bluegrass, oldtime, folk, and Justice Choir, the Folk Choir will embolden you to make a joyful noise with the instrument you were born with.
$250 Folk Choir II - Fall Session
If you're ready for 3 to 4-part harmony singing in a folk music setting, Folk Choir II is for you! With a focus on bluegrass stacked harmony, sacred harp, and adjacent traditions this ensemble will be great ear training, and you'll have a blast while you're at it. *Limited to 12 participants*
$250 Bluegrass Ensemble Class with Justin Heath
Learn to play and perform in a Bluegrass band! With the help of multi-instrumentalist and teacher Justin Heath, students will arrange popular bluegrass songs, learn instrument specific parts, rehearse as a group, and after several sessions, engage/help lead a bluegrass jam!
$280 Bluegrass Guitar Class with Justin Heath
This class is designed to help aspiring flatpickers learn essential skills, concepts, techniques and repertoire for Bluegrass Guitar. Whether you are new to bluegrass guitar or you already play and you are looking for strategies to improve, this class will be great for you.
$200 Taylor Unplugged: A Taylor Swift Acoustic Ensemble
Take your Love Story with Taylor to the next level and make Wednesdays The Best Day! Celebrating one of the greatest songwriters of all time, this Enchanted ensemble class will comprise of songs we know All Too Well as we reimagine the pop princess in acoustic Style.
$250 Celtic Ensemble Class with Ellen Gira
Ever wanted to be in a Celtic band? Join Celtic cellist Ellen Gira for a fun, welcoming class where we'll learn and arrange Celtic tunes and songs as an ensemble. Throughout several sessions, we'll develop a short set of arrangements, culminating in a potluck concert for friends and family.
$270 Carter Family Band with Bryan McDowell
Join Bryan McDowell, alumnus of John McCuen’s “Circle Band” as he guides you through the seminal catalogue of the first family of country music.
$360 Jazz Ensemble Class with Noah Gitlis
Take your Jazz playing to the next level by joining a Jazz band! Guitarist, teacher and Berklee Alum Noah Gitlis will coach rehearsals and help the band develop, arrange and practice a repertoire of Jazz standards in preparation for a performance.
$310 All Together Now - Beatles Ensemble Class with Ian Riggs
In this third edition of this ensemble we’ll have fun learning and playing songs selected from the early, middle and late periods of the Beatles catalog.
$240 Carole King Lunchtime Band
“You’ve got a friend” every other Thursday from 12-1pm, when we come together to play Carole King classics, culminating in a concert potluck performance with friends and family! Lead by Executive Director Maureen Andary.
$240 Blues Ensemble Class with Luke Chohany
Join guitarist and teacher Luke Chohany for our 6-week Blues Ensemble Class at the School of Musical Traditions! Open to all instruments, this class will focus on 5–6 classic blues standards while building the skills to play confidently with others.
$250 Guitar Skills Workshop
Fine tune your technique while learning essential skills and concepts. Each class will cover different topics on an accessible level, creating a good foundation for further exploration and practice.
Jamming and Improvisation with Luke Chohany
Do you want to get better at playing with others in open-ended jam situations? Tired of playing things the same way every time? Join us as we open the door to freedom of expression using improvisation.
Youth Bluegrass Ensemble Class with Mari Carlson
Our Youth Bluegrass Ensemble Class is designed for aspiring musicians ages 6 to 12 who are ready to play music together.
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Student Cancellation and Refund Policy
All cancellation requests must be submitted in writing to lessons@schoolofmusicaltraditions.com.
If you cancel your registration:
- 5 days or more before the workshop: full refund or full credit towards a future workshop or
individual lessons
- 4 days and up to 24 hours in advance of the workshop: 50% refund or 50% credit towards a future
workshop or individual lessons
- Less than 24 hours in advance: no refunds or credits will be processed
For multi-session classes, students register for all sessions. We do not prorate the registration fee if
you
have to miss one or more sessions. Please note that some multi-session classes have a per-session or
“drop-in” rate specified. We do not offer a retroactive change your registration if you switch between a
drop-in or full-class purchase.
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School of Musical Traditions Cancellations
If the School of Musical Traditions cancels a workshop or class due to instructor emergency,
insufficient registration, inclement weather, or other situation that is out of our control, we will
attempt to reschedule the class.
If we do not reschedule the class, or if you are unable to attend the rescheduled date, we will
offer
registered participants the choice between a full refund, credit for individual lessons, or credit
for a
future workshop.
