Registration opens Monday, December 4, for members and Thursday, December 14, for non-members.
Winter classes are a mix of in-person, Zoom only, or hybrid. Each class is labeled with an icon to help you see the format at a glance.
Log on information for Zoom and hybrid classes will be emailed to registered participants.
Space is limited in some classes. Please register early.
Avenidas reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for students registering for in-person classes.
Avenidas is closed December 25 through January 1, January 15, and February 19. Most classes and clubs are not scheduled to meet.
New at Avenidas!
Exploring Watercolors
Wednesdays, January 10 to February 14, 10am to 12pm, $120/$150 #10178
Instructor: Carmen Lax
Location: Avenidas@450 Bryant
Students will have fun learning different techniques of painting with watercolors. The instructor will share guidelines, and each session will focus on a specific technique of watercolor painting that builds each week. This class is open to students at all experience levels of drawing and painting. Join the fun exploring watercolors!
Beyond Strumming
Thursdays, January 11 to February 8, 10:30 to 11:30 am, $60/$75 #10177
Instructor: Mike Bechler
Location: Avenidas@450 Bryant
Take your basic guitar skills to the next level! This course will teach you four specific techniques that will make you a more interesting and accomplished guitar player. These techniques can be applied to almost any song in any key, whether you are leading it or accompanying somebody else.
Techniques include (please see our online schedule for more details):
- Fingerboard Literacy
- Three-Finger Voiced Chords
- Beginning Lead Guitar
- Fingerpicking 101
In the end, you will learn how to merge these techniques to create varied and interesting arrangements on even the simplest songs. Join us for the final, optional class “Follow-up: Putting it into practice.” This will be an opportunity to fill in any gaps and to put what you learned into practice while playing with other musicians.