Group Classes - Blue Bear School of Music

Acoustic Guitar Electric Guitar Voice Piano/Keys Bass Drums Sax/Clarinet Ukulele

Spring Session Class Schedule (View a PDF) Sliding Scale Information

Courses start the week of April 8 and run 11 weeks except where noted. (Blue Bear Calendar)
Blue Bear "hours" are 55 minutes with a 5-minute passing period. (Refund and Drop Policies)

3-Pay Tuition Option: pay at enrollment, week 4 and week 7

Voice Classes :: Bass Classes :: Band Workshops :: Kids and Teens :: Short Seminars :: Blue Bear @ Lennon

Theory, Songwriting, Ukulele, Jam and More

Class Descriptions • How To Sign Up: New Students : Returning Students

Class	Day/Time	Fee 1x/3x	Teacher
Music Theory, with a Little Help from The Beatles	Wed 8-9pm	$245/$85	Brian Gire
Beginning Ukulele	Mon 7:30-8:30pm	$245/$85	Matt Driscoll
Ukulele II	Tue 7-8pm	$245/$85	Matt Driscoll
Ukulele III	Mon 6:30-7:30pm	$245/$85	Matt Driscoll
Ukulele VI	Mon 8:30-9:30pm	$245/$85	Matt Driscoll
Acoustic Jam Basics II	Tue 6:30-8pm	$345/$120	Brian Gire
Acoustic Jam Basics IV	Mon 6:30-8pm	$345/$120	Brian Gire
Intermediate Acoustic Jam	Thu 8:30-10pm	$345/$120	Brian Gire
Advanced Acoustic Jam	Thu 7-8:30pm	$345/$120	Brian Gire
Your First Band @ Lennon	Tue 8:45-10:15pm	$300/$105	Janak Ramachandran
6-week classes (every other week starting April 10)
Song Analysis with Bonnie Hayes	Wed 6:30-7:30pm	$155/$55	Bonnie Hayes
Intermediate/Advanced Songwriting with Bonnie Hayes	Wed 7:30-9:30pm	$360/$125	Bonnie Hayes

Voice Classes

Class Descriptions • How To Sign Up: New Students : Returning Students

Class	Day/Time	Fee 1x/3x	Teacher
Singing for People Who Can't Sing	Thu 7:30-8:30pm	$245/$85	Claire Plumb
Beginning Voice	Wed 8:15-9:30pm	$300/$105	Janak Ramachandran
More Singing for People Who Can't Sing	Mon 6-7:15pm	$300/$105	Claire Plumb
Voice II @ Lennon	Tue 7:30-8:45pm	$300/$105	Janak Ramachandran
Continuing Voice with Claire Plumb	Mon 7:15-8:30pm	$300/$105	Claire Plumb
Voice III	TBA	TBA	Janak Ramachandran
Voice IV	Wed 6-7:15pm	$300/$105	Janak Ramachandran
Singing for People Who Can Sing	Tue 8:15-9:30pm	$300/$105	Claire Plumb
Vocal Technique with Raz Kennedy 10 week class	Thu 6:30-7:30pm	$270/$95	Raz Kennedy
Continuing Voice with Raz Kennedy 10 week class	Thu 7:30-8:30pm	$270/$95	Raz Kennedy
R&B Vocal Performance Master Class with Raz Kennedy 10 week class	Thu 8:30-10pm	$450/$155	Raz Kennedy
Pop Vocal Harmonies	Tue 7-8:15pm	$300/$105	Claire Plumb
Rock/Pop Vocal Performance	Thu 8:30-9:45pm	$300/$105	Janak Ramachandran
Jazz Vocal Performance 11 weeks plus performance	Sat 1:30-3pm	$390/$135	Sharman Duran
Guitar Party (singers welcome!)	Thu 8-9pm	$185/$65	Kent Brown
Your First Band @ Lennon	Tue 8:45-10:15pm	$300/$105	Janak Ramachandran
Music Theory, with a Little Help from The Beatles	Wed 8-9pm	$245/$85	Brian Gire

Band Workshops

Class Descriptions • How To Sign Up: New Students : Returning Students

Class	Day/Time	Fee 1x/3x	Teacher
10-week Band Workshops start April 8-15, with performances June 23-26
Basic Rock & Blues	Mon 6-8:30pm	$375/$130	Jim Peterson
Basic Rock & Blues @ Lennon	Mon 6-8:30pm	$375/$130	Sean Leahy
Basic Rock, Soul & R&B	Mon 8:30-11pm	$375/$130	Jim Peterson
Intermediate Rock & Blues @ Lennon	Mon 8:30-11pm	$375/$130	Sean Leahy
Basic Rock & Blues	Tue 6-8:30pm	$375/$130	Steve Kirk
Your First Band @ Lennon	Tue 8:45-10:15pm	$300/$105	Janak Ramachandran
Intermediate Rock & Blues	Tue 8:30-11pm	$375/$130	Steve Kirk
Basic Rock & Blues	Wed 6-8:30pm	$375/$130	Mark Schuh
Basic Rock & Blues @ Lennon	Wed 6-8:30pm	$375/$130	Sean Leahy
Contemporary Bands	Wed 8:30-11pm	$375/$130	Mark Schuh
Classic Rock @ Lennon	Wed 8:30-11pm	$375/$130	Sean Leahy
Intermediate Rock & Blues	Thu 6-8:30pm	$375/$130	J.T. Locke
Jazz Workshop @ Lennon	Thu 8:30-11pm	$375/$130	Jim Peterson
Blues, Soul and Roots @ Lennon	Sun 4-6:30pm	$375/$130	Randy Clark

Kids and Teens

Class Descriptions • How To Sign Up: New Students : Returning Students

Class	Day/Time	Fee	Teacher
Community Youth Band 8 week class	Mon 4:30-6pm	$250/sliding scale	J.T. Locke
Songwriting Band 8 week class	Wed 4:30-6pm	$250	J.T. Locke
Your Rock Band (1 hr/wk) 10 week class	Call to schedule	$225	TBD
Your Rock Band (1.5 hrs/wk) 10 week class	Call to schedule	$315	TBD
Also see All-Star Band, Summer Camps and Little Bears

Acoustic and Electric Guitar Classes

Class Descriptions • How To Sign Up: New Students : Returning Students

Class	Day/Time	Fee 1x/3x	Teacher
Beginning Guitar (section 1)	Tue 8-9pm	$245/$85	Brian Gire
Beginning Guitar (section 2)	Wed 6-7pm	$245/$85	J.T. Locke
Beginning Guitar @ Lennon	TBA	$245/$85	Janak Ramachandran
Acoustic Guitar II (section 1)	Wed 7-8pm	$245/$85	J.T. Locke
Acoustic Guitar II (section 2)	Wed 7:15-8:15pm	$245/$85	Janak Ramachandran
Acoustic Guitar II (section 3)	Thu 8:30-9:30pm	$245/$85	Matt Driscoll
Acoustic Guitar II @ Lennon	Tue 6:30-7:30pm	$245/$85	Janak Ramachandran
Acoustic Guitar III (section 1)	Mon 9-10pm	$245/$85	Mark Schuh
Acoustic Guitar III (section 2)	Thu 6-7pm	$245/$85	Janak Ramachandran
Acoustic Guitar IV	Tue 8-9pm	$245/$85	Mark Schuh
Acoustic Guitar V (section 1)	Tue 7-8pm	$245/$85	Kent Brown
Acoustic Guitar V (section 2)	Wed 7-8pm	$245/$85	Brian Gire
Acoustic Guitar VI - Big Group	Tue 8-9pm	$185/$65	Kent Brown
Acoustic Guitar VII (section 1)	Mon 9-10pm	$245/$85	Brian Gire
Acoustic Guitar VII (section 2)	Wed 7-8pm	$245/$85	Kent Brown
Acoustic Guitar VIII	Mon 7-8pm	$245/$85	Kent Brown
Acoustic Guitar X	Thu 7-8pm	$245/$85	Kent Brown
Acoustic Guitar XIII	Mon 8-9pm	$245/$85	Kent Brown
Acoustic Guitar XVI	Tue 7-8pm	$245/$85	Mark Schuh
Guitar Party	Thu 8-9pm	$185/$65	Kent Brown
Acoustic Jam Basics II	Tue 6:30-8pm	$345/$120	Brian Gire
Acoustic Jam Basics IV	Mon 6:30-8pm	$345/$120	Brian Gire
Intermediate Acoustic Jam	Thu 8:30-10pm	$345/$120	Brian Gire
Advanced Acoustic Jam	Thu 7-8:30pm	$345/$120	Brian Gire
Electric Rhythm Guitar II	Tue 6-7pm	$245/$85	Randy Clark
Electric Guitar XI	Wed 7-8pm	$245/$85	Mike Rao
Electric Guitar XVII	Wed 8-9pm	$245/$85	Mike Rao
Jazz Guitar XVIII	Mon 8-9pm	$245/$85	Brian Gire
Music Theory, with a Little Help from The Beatles	Wed 8-9pm	$245/$85	Brian Gire
Your First Band @ Lennon	Tue 8:45-10:15pm	$300/$105	Janak Ramachandran
5-week class (meets every other week starting April 17)
The Music of James Taylor	Wed 8-9:30pm	$170/$60	J.T. Locke

Bass Classes

Class Descriptions • How To Sign Up: New Students : Returning Students

Class	Day/Time	Fee 1x/3x	Teacher
Bass II	Sat 11am-12pm	$245/$85	Kai Chu
Bass for Guitar Players	Tue 9-10pm	$245/$85	Mark Schuh
Your First Band @ Lennon	Tue 8:45-10:15pm	$300/$105	Janak Ramachandran
Music Theory, with a Little Help from The Beatles	Wed 8-9pm	$245/$85	Brian Gire

Short Seminars

Seminar Descriptions • Sign Up

Class	Day/Time	Fee	Teacher
First Steps into Jazz Guitar	Monday, April 1 7-9pm	$30	Brian Gire
Intro to Rock/Pop Vocal Performance	Tuesday, April 2 6:30-9pm	$35	Janak Ramachandran
Intro to Harmonica	Tuesday, April 2 7-9pm	$30	Nicco Tyson
Triad Power	Tuesday, April 2 7-9pm	$30	Brian Gire
Getting a Great Guitar Sound	Tuesday, April 2 7-9pm	$30	J.T. Locke
How to Sing and Play Guitar Together	Wednesday, April 3 7-9pm	$30	Janak Ramachandran
Acoustic Jam Basic Training	Wednesday, April 3 7-9pm	$30	Brian Gire
Getting a Great Guitar Sound II	Thursday, April 4 7-9pm	$30	J.T. Locke
Blues Guitar According to Eric Clapton	Thursday, April 4 7-9pm	$30	Brian Gire
Harmonica II	Saturday, April 6 11am-1pm	$30	Nicco Tyson

Blue Bear @ Lennon (SOMA)

Lennon Studios - 271 Dore St. (near Bryant b/t 9th and 10th) in San Francisco

Class	Day/Time	Fee 1x/3x	Teacher
Beginning Guitar	TBA	$245/$85	Janak Ramachandran
Acoustic Guitar II	Tue 6:30-7:30pm	$245/$85	Janak Ramachandran
Voice II	Tue 7:30-8:45pm	$300/$105	Janak Ramachandran
Your First Band	Tue 8:45-10:15pm	$300/$105	Janak Ramachandran
Basic Rock & Blues Workshop	Mon 6-8:30pm	$375/$130	Sean Leahy
Intermediate Rock & Blues Workshop	Mon 8:30-11pm	$375/$130	Sean Leahy
Basic Rock & Blues Workshop	Wed 6-8:30pm	$375/$130	Sean Leahy
Classic Rock Workshop	Wed 8:30-11pm	$375/$130	Sean Leahy
Jazz Workshop	Thu 8:30-11pm	$375/$130	Jim Peterson
Blues, Soul and Roots Workshop	Sun 4-6:30pm	$375/$130	Randy Clark

Blue Bear School of Music does not discriminate according to race, color, or national or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational and admissions policies and in its programs.