Improvise in the styles of B.B.King, Buddy Guy, Albert King, Eric Clapton and other greats. Learn rhythm and lead with an emphasis on improvisational playing.

Fred Sokolow   8-9:45 pm  Tuesdays, May 6-Jun 10 (6 sessions)   $150

This class picks up where Cheryl's Beginning Guitar left off. You'll improve on all you've just learned while continuing to explore new guitar skills and songs. Lots of fun and highly recommended.

Cheryl Saunders   8-9:30 pm  Tuesdays, May 13-Jul 1 (8 sessions)   $170

Advanced beginners and premature intermediates welcome. Improve your guitar skills by learning favorite songs, old and new. Hammer-ons, slides, bass runs and basic theory included. No extra charge for barre chords.

Cheryl Saunders   7:30-9:30 pm  Thursdays, May 15-Jun 19 (6 sessions)   $170
Cheryl Saunders   7:30-9:30 pm  Tuesdays, Jul 15-Aug 19 (6 sessions)   $170

This exciting combination of country, blues and R&B is where rock guitar began, and it's still as fun and fresh as it was in the '50s. Acoustic and electric players will learn all the basics, including licks, scales, chords and picking patterns for solos and backup in the styles of Carl Perkins, Scotty Moore, Buddy Holly, etc.

Fred Sokolow   1-3 pm  Sundays, Jun 1 & 8 (2 sessions)   $70

Tired of just strumming the same old chords and banging away with your flatpick? Ever wondered how fingerpickers play separate bass lines and melodies? Let 2007 Topanga Banjo-Fiddle Contest Fingerstyle Guitar Champion Pete Steinberg show you how it's done. And it's simpler than it looks! You'll learn basic patterns, chord inversions, open string runs, banjo rolls and two finger-picking songs. Impress your friends! Be popular! Earn big pay!

Pete Steinberg   2-4 pm  Sunday, Jun 15 (1 session)   $35