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Summer I Session Class Schedule   (View a PDF)   Sliding Scale Information

Courses start the week of June 18 and run 7 weeks except where noted. (Blue Bear Calendar)
Blue Bear "hours" are 55 minutes with a 5-minute passing period. (Refund and Drop Policies)

New 2-Pay Tuition Option: pay at enrollment and week 4

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

Theory, Songwriting, Ukulele and More

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

Class
Day/Time
Fee 1x/2x
Teacher
Chord Theory for Guitar Tue 9-10pm $160/$85 Mark Schuh
Write Your First Song (6 weeks) Wed 6:45-8pm $165/$87.50 Eve Fleishman
Beginning Ukulele Mon 7:30-8:30pm $160/$85 Matt Driscoll
Ukulele II Mon 8:30-9:30pm $160/$85 Matt Driscoll
Ukulele III Tue 6-7pm $160/$85 Matt Driscoll
Ukulele IV Wed 7-8pm $160/$85 Matt Driscoll
Ukulele VI Tue 7-8pm $160/$85 Matt Driscoll
Songfest for Ukes Wed 8-9pm $160/$85 Claire Plumb
Acoustic Jam Basics II Tue 8-9:30pm $220/$115 Brian Gire
Intermediate Acoustic Jam Thu 8:30-10pm $220/$115 Brian Gire
Advanced Acoustic Jam Thu 7-8:30pm $220/$115 Brian Gire

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Voice Classes

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

Class
Day/Time
Fee 1x/2x
Teacher
Singing for People Who Can't Sing Tue 7-8:15pm $190/$100 Claire Plumb
More Singing for People Who Can't Sing Mon 6-7:15pm $190/$100 Claire Plumb
Continuing Voice with Claire Plumb Mon 7:15-8:30pm $190/$100 Claire Plumb
Singing for People Who Can Sing Tue 8-9:30pm $220/$115 Robert Blake
Beginning Voice
(10 weeks, starts July 11)		 Wed 6-7:15pm $270/$140 Janak Ramachandran
Voice II
(10 weeks, starts July 11)		 Wed 8:15-9:30pm $270/$140 Janak Ramachandran
Voice IV
(10 weeks, starts July 12)		 Thu 7-8:30pm $315/$162.50 Janak Ramachandran
Vocal Technique with Raz Kennedy Thu 6-7pm $190/$100 Raz Kennedy
More Vocal Technique with Raz Kennedy
 Thu 7-8pm $190/$100 Raz Kennedy
Continuing Voice with Raz Kennedy Thu 8-9pm $190/$100 Raz Kennedy
Yoga For Singers
(7 weeks, starts July 21)		 Sat 10-11am $160/$85 Eve Fleishman
Rock Vocal Performance
(10 weeks, starts July 12)		 Thu 8:30-9:45pm $270/$140 Janak Ramachandran
Jazz Vocal Performance
(10 weeks, starts July 7)		 Sat 1:30-3pm $360/$185 Sharman Duran

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Band Workshops

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

10-week Band Workshops start July 2-11, with performances Sept. 16-19
Class
Day/Time
Fee
Teacher
Basic Rock & Blues Mon 6-8:30pm $340 Jim Peterson
Basic Rock & Blues @ Lennon Mon 6-8:30pm $340 Sean Leahy
Basic Rock, Soul & R&B Mon 8:30-11pm $340 Jim Peterson
Intermediate Rock & Blues @ Lennon Mon 8:30-11pm $340 Sean Leahy
Basic Rock & Blues Tue 6-8:30pm $340 Steve Kirk
Intermediate Rock & Blues Tue 8:30-11pm $340 Steve Kirk
Basic Rock & Blues Wed 6-8:30pm $340 Mark Schuh
Basic Rock & Blues @ Lennon Wed 6-8:30pm $340 Sean Leahy
Contemporary Bands Wed 8:30-11pm $340 Mark Schuh
Classic Rock @ Lennon Wed 8:30-11pm $340 Sean Leahy
Intermediate Rock & Blues Thu 6-8:30pm $340 Colin Hayes
Jazz Workshop @ Lennon Thu 8:30-11pm $340 Jim Peterson
Intermediate Rock & Blues Sat 3-5:30pm $340 Steve Kirk
The Blues on Sunday @ Lennon Sun 4-6:30pm $340 Randy Clark

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Blue Bear @ Lennon (SOMA)

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

Class
Day/Time
Fee 1x/2x
Teacher
Beginning Guitar
(10 weeks, starts July 10)		 Tue 8:30-9:30pm $225/$117.50 Janak Ramachandran
Acoustic Guitar II
(10 weeks, starts July 10)		 Tue 6:30-7:30pm $225/$117.50 Janak Ramachandran
Acoustic Guitar III
(10 weeks, starts July 10)		 Tue 7:30-8:30pm $225/$117.50 Janak Ramachandran
Basic Rock & Blues Mon 6-8:30pm $340/NA Sean Leahy
Intermediate Rock & Blues Mon 8:30-11pm $340/NA Sean Leahy
Basic Rock & Blues Wed 6-8:30pm $340/NA Sean Leahy
Classic Rock Wed 8:30-11pm $340/NA Sean Leahy
Jazz Workshop Thu 8:30-11pm $340/NA Jim Peterson
The Blues on Sunday Sun 4-6:30pm $340/NA Randy Clark

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Acoustic and Electric Guitar Classes

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

Class
Day/Time
Fee 1x/2x
Teacher
Beginning Guitar (section 1) Mon 6-7pm $160/$85 TBA
Beginning Guitar (section 2) Wed 7-8pm $160/$85 Brian Gire
Beginning Guitar @ Lennon
(10 weeks, starts July 10)		 Tue 8:30-9:30pm $225/$117.50 Janak Ramachandran
Beginning Guitar - Big Group Tue 7-8pm $120/$65 Kent Brown
Acoustic Guitar II @ Lennon
(10 weeks, starts July 10)		 Tue 6:30-7:30pm $225/$117.50 Janak Ramachandran
Acoustic Guitar II - Big Group Tue 8-9pm $120/$65 Kent Brown
Acoustic Guitar III Mon 9-10pm $160/$85 Brian Gire
Acoustic Guitar III @ Lennon
(10 weeks, starts July 10)		 Tue 7:30-8:30pm $225/$117.50 Janak Ramachandran
Acoustic Guitar III - Big Group Wed 7-8pm $120/$65 Kent Brown
Acoustic Guitar IV
(10 weeks, starts July 11)		 Wed 7:15-8:15pm $225/$117.50 Janak Ramachandran
Acoustic Guitar IV - Big Group Mon 7-8pm $120/$65 Kent Brown
Acoustic Guitar V (section 1) Mon 6-7pm $160/$85 Matt Driscoll
Acoustic Guitar V (section 2) Wed 8-9pm $160/$85 Brian Gire
Acoustic Guitar VI - Big Group Thu 7-8pm $120/$65 Kent Brown
Acoustic Guitar VII (section 1) Tue 7-8pm $160/$85 Brian Gire
Acoustic Guitar VII (section 2) Wed 8-9pm $160/$85 Kent Brown
Acoustic Guitar IX Mon 8-9pm $160/$85 Kent Brown
Acoustic Guitar X (section 1) Mon 7-8pm $160/$85 Brian Gire
Acoustic Guitar X (section 2) Thu 8-9pm $160/$85 Kent Brown
Acoustic Guitar XII (section 1) Tue 7-8pm $160/$85 Mark Schuh
Acoustic Guitar XII (section 2) Wed 6-7pm $160/$85 Brian Gire
Acoustic Jam Basics II Tue 8-9:30pm $220/$115 Brian Gire
Intermediate Acoustic Jam Thu 8:30-10pm $220/$115 Brian Gire
Advanced Acoustic Jam Thu 7-8:30pm $220/$115 Brian Gire
Electric Guitar II Tue 8-9pm $160/$85 Mark Schuh
Electric Guitar VII Wed 6-7pm $160/$85 Mike Rao
Electric Guitar XIII Wed 8-9pm $160/$85 Mike Rao
Electric Blues Guitar Tue 6-7pm $160/$85 Brian Gire
Jazz Guitar XIV Mon 8-9pm $160/$85 Brian Gire
Chord Theory for Guitar Tue 9-10pm $160/$85 Mark Schuh

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Bass Classes

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

Class
Day/Time
Fee 1x/2x
Teacher
Beginning Bass Sat 11am-12pm $160/$85 Kai Chu

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Short Seminars

Seminar Descriptions • Sign Up

Class
Day/Time
Fee
Teacher
Songwriting from the Inside Out

Saturday, May 19,
11am-1pm

 $30 Adam Levy
Songwriter Meditations Tuesday, June 12,
6:30-8:30pm		 $30 Eve Fleishman
Intro to Jamming for Guitar Tuesday, June 12,
7-9pm		 $30 Brian Gire
Yoga for Musicians Wednesday, June 13,
6:30-8:30pm		 $30 Eve Fleishman
Acoustic Guitar Accompaniment Styles Wednesday, June 13,
7-9pm		 $30 Brian Gire
Yoga for Singers Thursday, June 14,
6:30-8:30pm		 $30 Eve Fleishman
Intro to Mandolin Thursday, June 14,
7-9pm		 $30 Brian Gire
GarageBand for Beginners Thursday, June 14,
7-9pm		 $30 Cole Berggren
Intro to Drums Saturday, June 16,
10:30am-12:30pm		 $30 Shaun McGonegal

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Kids and Teens

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

Class
Day/Time
Fee
Teacher
Summer Rock Band (1 hr/wk) Call to schedule $225 TBD
Summer Rock Band (1.5 hrs/wk) Call to schedule $315 TBD
Also see Summer Camps and Little Bears Music Program

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