Summer
Summer guitar weeks
Here for a week or the whole season? Take a daily lesson for a week, or a weekly one until Labor Day.
- Late June to early September
The whole season
One teacher and one steady time
For visitors who stay for the summer and for locals who want a regular time. One teacher, a practice room on your lesson day and a place in Friday's band lab if you want one.
- Ages 13 and up
- One lesson a week, at the same time
- Late June
Week 1: Starting out
First chords on a guitar or a bass
A lesson a day with one teacher and time in a practice room around it. Borrow a guitar or a bass, or bring your own.
- Ages 13 and up
- Monday to Friday, a 45-minute lesson each day
- Early July
Week 2: Chords and rhythm
Strum patterns, barre chords and a steady beat
For players who know a few open chords and want them to move. Friday ends with an open room for friends.
- Ages 13 and up
- Monday to Friday, a 45-minute lesson each day
- Mid July
Week 3: Riffs and lead
Scales, bends and short solos
A daily lesson on lead playing with Sterling, on electric guitar. Join the waitlist and we text you if a time opens.
- Ages 13 and up
- Monday to Friday, a 45-minute lesson each day
Waitlist - Late July
Week 4: Bass week
Grooves and bass lines
For bass players of any level, and guitar players who want to learn what the bass is doing. Friday ends with a short play-through.
- Ages 13 and up
- Monday to Friday, a 45-minute lesson each day
- Early August
Week 5: Play together
A band lab for visitors
A lesson and a rehearsal each day, and a Friday evening for friends and family. This week is full for the season.
- Ages 13 and up
- Monday to Friday, a lesson and a band lab each day
Full
Sample sessions.
Weeks and times can change. The enrollment page has the latest.
A summer week
How a week goes
Monday to Friday, in the same room with the same teacher.
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Step 1: A daily lesson
Forty-five minutes at a time you choose when you book, with one teacher.
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Step 2: Practice in the room
A practice room on the days you have a lesson, so what you learned stays in your hands.
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Step 3: A friendly Friday
On Fridays we open the band room to friends and family, and you play what you have been working on.
The season
Staying all summer?
Take a weekly lesson at the same time until Labor Day, and join a Friday band lab if you want to. When you go home, ask your teacher for a practice plan and a list of what to try next.
Planning a summer with a guitar?
Tell us which weeks you are here and we will find a time.