Guitar Classes
 
Introduction to Guitar
Instructor: David Kohlhagen
No experience necessary.
For the complete beginner. In this class you will learn basic picking and strumming techniques. By the end of the session, you will have a small repertoire of tunes, and several chords under your belt. You’ll be able to accompany a variety of vocal songs.
 
Guitar I
Instructor: David Kohlhagen
Prerequisite: Introduction to Guitar or experience on other stringed instruments.
Learn how to accompany any bluegrass or stringband song, and "hear" chord changes in a song. In this class, you will learn basic "bass runs" and you will learn basic lead melodies to standard tunes.
 
Guitar II
Instructor: Roy Farwell
Prerequisite: Guitar I or equivalent experience.
For intermediate students with basic skills, sharpen your skills by adding chords, keys, runs, and tunes to your repertoire. Learn old-time and bluegrass runs and leads, and even try some finger-picking. Designed to prepare you for ensembles, jams, flatpicking, and other specialty guitar classes.
 
Bluegrass Flatpick Guitar
Instructor: Dave Montgomery
Prerequisite: Guitar II or equivalent experience. Ability to learn short phrases by ear.
Explore flatpicking techniques, complex fiddle tunes and standard bluegrass songs, and the principles in approaching solos. Develop a “library” of guitar licks.
 
Contemporary Folk Guitar 

Instructor: Ron Hendrix
Prerequisite: Guitar II or equivalent experience. Able to form and change basic first-position chords at moderate speeds.
As the folk movement grew in strength in North America, so did its style and flair. Learn what makes folk music "folk" in today's terms through the music styling of such artists as Joan Baez, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Jim Croce, Tracy Chapman, Simon & Garfunkel and many others.
 
Blues Guitar  
Instructor: Ron Hendricks
Prerequisite: Guitar II or equivalent experience.
Learn the basics of the blues, Chord progressions, riffs and turnarounds, moveable scales, call and response. We will be studying styles of blues such as 12 Bar, Delta, Texas, Chicago and Swing using such artist as BB KIng, John Lee Hooker, Big Bill Broonzy, Albert Collins and many more.