Music Classes in Boston, MA

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Alan will be teaching a workshop on tune-writing.

This class is a continuation of Guitar 4 and I’ve been offering it at the request of my students. In this class we continue our journey making friends with barre chords (we’re past the first coffee date and have moved on to dinner and a movie…) plus spend time working on ensemble arrangements. As always, all theory and technique is taught in...

Max will be teaching a workshop on techniques for accompanying fiddle tunes -- in particular reels and jigs -- for guitars and other strumming instruments.

This workshop will cover all aspects of song-writing. Nationally touring singer-songwriter Antje Duvekot has been writing songs for two decades. In the first half of the class, Antje will share and demonstrate some songwriting secrets from within her arsenal using examples of her own writing process to demonstrate the anatomy of an Antje song. In the...

This is an introductory workshop for backing Celtic music in the DADGAD tuning. We'll start with right hand technique and basic chord shapes, and go on to backing some tunes in DADGAD. We'll focus on techniques that will allow students to get their heads around the tuning quickly, while also providing lots of room to grow. Recommended listening will...

At the first class I always ask my students what inspired them to register. When it was David's turn to share at the beginning of Folk Guitar Ensemble he said, "I just wanna be the guy with the guitar who's playing and singing with the rest of the crowd at a party." Can you relate? Learn how to create guitar and vocal arrangements while learning...

The Beginning Fiddle course is geared toward students with a basic knowledge of the fiddle. Students must know how to: hold the fiddle hold the bow should have at least a few months playing experience. In this class, we will be learning traditional fiddle tunes, primarily from the Celtic repertoire, and we'll begin working on grace notes,...

Music theory is an intimidating topic, but in this class we approach it with a guitarist’s mind and with the unique terrain of our instrument's fingerboard. We'll learn the fundamentals of melody and harmony, see how scales and chords are built, and leave you with more information than you thought you'd ever understand--all within the context of...

A dynamic and versatile musician, Màiri, from the Isle of Skye in Scotland is making her name at the cutting-edge of the contemporary traditional music scene. Having made her home in Boston, she tours internationally with fiddler Jenna Moynihan, progressive-folk band Aerialists, Darol Anger & The Furies and the Brìghde Chaimbeul Trio. Though...