Music & Dance

In just a few hours, you can learn enough secrets of the trade to give you years of musical enjoyment.  Learn to play piano the way professionals do - using chords. 

As this class is being held online with ZOOM, you will be able to sit at your piano or keyboard at home and take this course with no pressure at all.  This course also includes an online book and online follow up video lessons, so you will be able to continue your practice and study on your own.  An optional periodic online question and answer session is also included, along with a recording of the class. 

The course is partly lecture/demonstration and partly hands-on instruction. 

Topics include:

• how chords work in a song;
• how to get more out of sheet music by reading less of it;
• how to form the three main types of chords;
• how to handle different keys and time signatures;
• how to avoid “counting” and
• how to simplify over 12,000 complex chords.

This is a live online class.

Ukulele time is now! Learn to play the ukulele! It's never been more popular. Join our no-stress four week beginner's program. No need to read music, Duncan Perry, our popular instructor, will ease you into the fundamentals of playing the uke using a graduated system teaching chords, rhythm and strumming, and some fingerpicking. And by the time the program is over, you will have a “toolbox” brimming with foundational skills and knowledge. Beginner classes will repeat every month so you can choose the class that suits your schedule best. Following registration, you will receive the link to the Zoom session you have chosen to attend. If you don’t own a ukulele, please contact us for guidance about buying one. Let your musical journey begin!  This is a live online class using ZOOM.

Duncan Perry, a multi-instrumentalist, has been playing and teaching ukulele for 14 years. 

A Ukulele Buying Guide  We are currently reaching out to Mainely Music in the hopes we can add this local option to our list.  We LOVE supporting local businesses! 

This winter we are offering a workshop covering the lively Lindy Hop and the smooth, romantic Slow Waltz.  The Lindy Hop, the original partner swing dance, is an American dance which was born in the African-American communities in Harlem, New York City, in 1928.  The dance was very popular during the swing era of the late 1930s and early 1940s. Lindy Hop was named after Charles Lindbergh’s flight to Paris in 1927, when the newspaper headline read “Lindy Hops The Atlantic”. It is a joyful and energetic dance, danced to Jazz and Big Band Music.  The Waltz is a dance in which two dancers move in triple time together in circles and flow across the dance floor.  The Waltz is the origin of modern ballroom dance and the basis for many dances. It’s one of the most popular dances at folk dances, weddings and black tie functions. 

Dance shoes (even inexpensive ones) make learning dance much easier.  They are strongly recommended.  This is an in-person class.  Masks and social distancing required.  

Make-up class, if needed, 03/09/22.

Ukulele time is now! Learn to play the ukulele! It's never been more popular. Join our no-stress-4-week beginner's program. No need to read music - Duncan Perry, our popular instructor, will ease you into the fundamentals of playing the uke using a graduated system teaching chords, rythem and strumming, and some fingerpicking. By the time the program is over, you will have a "toolbox" brimming with foundational skills and knowledge. Beginner classes will repeat every month so you can choose the class that suits your schedule best. Following registration you will receive the link to the ZOOM session you have chosen to attend. If you don't own a ukulele, please contact us for guidance about buying one. Let your musical journey begin!  This is a live online class using ZOOM. 

Duncan Perry, a multi-instrumentalist, has been playing and teaching the ukulele for 14 years.

A Ukulele Buying Guide  We are currently reaching out to Mainely Music in the hopes we can add this local option to our list.  We LOVE supporting local businesses! 

Have you ever wanted to learn the guitar but simply find it difficult to find the time?  In just a few hours, you can learn enough about playing the guitar to give you years of musical enjoyment, and you won’t have to take private lessons to do it.  This crash course will teach you some basic chords and get you playing along with your favorite songs right away. 

As this class is being held online with ZOOM, you will be able to sit at home with your guitar and take this class without any pressure at all.  The class includes an online book and online follow-up video lessons, so you will be able to continue your practice and study on your own.  An optional periodic online question and answer session and a recording of the class are included as well.  Class limited to 15 students. 

Topics include:

• how chords work in a song;
• how to form the three main types of chords;
• how to tune your guitar;
• basic strumming patterns;
• how to buy a good guitar (things to avoid); and
• how to play along with simple tunes.

This is a live online class using ZOOM.