16 Week Core Classes
Fall ~ September to January
Spring ~ February to June
Campfire Guitar Bootcamp 101 for Adults
Students enrolled in Campfire Bootcamp 101 will be given the opportunity to play and sing fun, varied songs with other people and will be given instruction for various ways to approach accompaniment. The songs will be kept simple to afford greater, relaxed expression and more material.
Summer 2024 | Tuesdays 8p ~ REGISTRATION OPEN
Fall 2024 | Tuesdays 5:30p ~ REGISTRATION OPEN
Fall 2024 | Thursdays 8p ~ REGISTRATION OPEN
Adult Men's choir
Introducing the men’s choir at Asylum for Art, a choir where “guys can be guys” while singing together. We’re a male tenor/bass choir who focus on singing popular music (pop/rock/country) in harmony and having a great time.
Fall 2024 | Mondays 8:00 ~ REGISTRATION OPEN
The Tuneless Choir
Science shows that group singing has physical, emotional and social benefits for those who do it. Everyone has a right to sing, no matter their voice! We sing purely for the pleasure of it—no pressure to improve. So if you LOVE to sing but can’t get all the right notes… this is the choir for YOU! We only aim for everyone to leave feeling better then when they came in.
Tuneless Choir focuses on popular music of all kinds, especially pop, rock, and country
Fall 2024 | Mondays 7:00 ~ REGISTRATION OPEN
Jazz Class
Fall 2024 | Wednesdays 7:30p ~ REGISTRATION OPEN
Garage Band Revival for Adults
This isn’t a class as much as it is a great place to get together in small groups to play and share music. It will complement the Campfire Guitar Bootcamp 101 well in that there will only be 1 meeting/month and rather than learning a pile of songs and riding the wave in a big group weekly. There will only be a handful of songs, small groups and proper arrangements. Experiment with songwriting and learn the ins and outs of making arrangements.
2024-25 | September to June | Saturdays 4:30p | 1/mo
Composition for Adults
The composition class for adults is formed as a workshop that concentrates on the melodic, harmonic and formal structures of different genres. Every class, there will be a composition assignment due next class. The final concert piece will be one of the assignment pieces chosen and performed by the students.
The students are required to have some knowledge on music theory and, is expected to play an instrument (minimum Grade 4 is advised).
Fall 2023 | Tuesdays 7:30p ~ REGISTRATION CLOSED
Spring 2024 | Tuesdays 7:30p ~ REGISTRATION OPEN
Session Classes
Fall ~ September to December
Winter ~ January to March
Spring ~ April to June
4 Tunes in 4 weeks Beatles Vocal ExtraVaganza
Like the title says, we will learn 4 Beatles tunes in 4 weeks. Class will start with a warmup and some technique. Then, off to the land Strawberry fields and Yellow Submarines to sing a cappella from the legendary Songbook of the Fab 4. The class will end with an appearance at the Super Sunday Sessions to perform.
Winter 2024 | Tuesdays 8p ~ REGISTRATION OPEN
FingerPicking w/ Tim Williams
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Fall 2024 | Thursdays 7:00p ~ REGISTRATION OPEN
FingerStyle Guitar w/ Tim Williams
The course will touch on Blues, Rockabilly, Travis Picking, Hawaiaan Slack Key, Classic Singer-Songwriter accompaniment styles, and much more. Students need to be competent with first position chords and open to learning new variations, and willing to put in the time to “divorce” the picking thumb from the fingers (sometimes referred to as thumb independence). A sense of fun and musical adventure is also always an asset.
Fall 2024 | Thursdays 7:00p ~ REGISTRATION OPEN
Beginner Guitar
How many strings does this thing have? You will learn this and so much more in this class.
This class is for the adult complete beginner who has never picked up the guitar or only knows a few chords and is having trouble making it sound like something anyone but your mother can love.
Fall 2024 | Tuesdays 7p ~ REGISTRATION OPEN
Fretboard Harmony