Guitar

Beginner Folk Guitar
This course design is an individualized format. Students will learn a new song each week with graduated degrees of difficulty. This is an introduction to folk guitar, focusing on chords, strums, runs, picking patterns, and repertoire development. Students must bring an accoustic guitar (steel or nylon string), 3 ring binder, guitar picks, and music stand to the first class. Also recommended, but not required, is a capo, set of new strings, electronic tuner, and a guitar songbook of the students choice (“easy guitar”) with music they would like to play. A $10-15 materials fee is payable to the instructor at the first class. Taught by Eleanor Dennis. Eleanor Dennis has a B.S. in Music Therapy, is a Board Certified Music Therapist and Licensed Creative Arts Therapist who has taught folk guitar to individuals and groups in many settings, including SUNY New Paltz.
8 Sessions $115 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $86) + $mtls.
Wed., 3/7, 14, 21, 28; 4/4, 11, 25 & 5/2 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.; ERMS

Beginner Folk Guitar II
This is a contination of Beginner Folk Guitar. In addition to study of beginning theory, students will learn open and barre chords while expanding knowledge of strums, runs, and picking patterns. Students will learn a new song each week with graduated degrees of difficulty. Students must bring an accoustic guitar (steel or nylon string), 3 ring binder, guitar picks, and music stand to the first class. Also recommended, but not required, is a capo, set of new strings, electronic tuner, and a guitar songbook of the students choice (“easy guitar”) with music they would like to play. A $10-15 materials fee is payable to the instructor at the first class. Taught by Eleanor Dennis. Eleanor Dennis has a B.S. in Music Therapy, is a Board Certified Music Therapist and Licensed Creative Arts Therapist who has taught folk guitar to individuals and groups in many settings, including SUNY New Paltz.
8 Sessions $115 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $86) + $mtls.
Please call (203) 431-9995 for Spring 2012 dates.

Beginner Folk Guitar III
This is a continuation of Beginner Folk Guitar II with on-going study of theory, open and barre chords, and expansion of right hand techniques. Students will learn a new song each week with graduated degrees of difficulty. Students must bring an acoustic guitar (steel or nylon string), three-ring binder, guitar picks, and music stand to each class. The text is: ”Learn to Play Guitar in 24 Hours” by David Mead (London: Omnibus Press. 2010 ($14.95)--DVD edition. ISBN 978-0-7119-4130-4). Also recommended, but not required, is a capo, set of new strings, electronic tuner, and a guitar songbook of the student’s choice (“easy guitar”) with music they would like to play. A $5 -10 materials fee is payable to the instructor at the first class. Taught by Eleanor Dennis. Eleanor Dennis has a B.S. in Music Therapy, is a Board Certified Music Therapist and Licensed Creative Arts Therapist who has taught folk guitar to individuals and groups in many settings, including SUNY New Paltz.
8 Sessions $115 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $86) + $mtls.
Please call (203) 431-9995 for Spring 2012 dates.