Classes

Classes and Specialized Instruction

We periodically offer group classes and specialized instruction for more advanced players and music subjects. These offerings represent our teachers’ areas of expertise. Even very accomplished players may find an opportunity to expand their musical knowledge and experience. If you wish to stay informed of new classes and offerings, then please let us know and we will put you on our mailing list.

Group Classes

We are pleased to offer several group classes. Registration and payment for group classes is usually handled via EventBrite and PayPal.

Beginning Guitar

Instructor: Said Tinat

Next session dates are TBA. Please register online to get on our waiting list.

Course Description:

Do you think the guitar may be right for you? Enroll in Beginning Guitar class at the Maryland Academy of Music and find out! Beginning Guitar is an 8 week course designed to introduce basic guitar playing to beginners, with no previous music study needed. Emphasis is placed on learning guitar skills through playing classic pop songs. Essential guitar skills and basic note-reading are taught in a fun, supportive setting that allows students to develop at their own pace. Classes are formed by age group, and class materials are flexible to accommodate the interests of each class group.

Course Tuition: $225 (plus nominal registration/processing fees)

Add $50 for temporary use of a student classical guitar during the class. (including take-home use for practice!)

Add $120 to purchase and keep the guitar.

Materials (all INCLUDED in tuition!): Hal Leonard Guitar Method – Book 1 by Will Schmid and Greg Koch, Music Folder, Blank Notation/Tab Sheets, Chord Chart

Specialized Private Instruction

Guitar Course in Brazilian Music
Instructor: Said Tinat

Sooner or later any student of guitar will come across Brazilian music and fall under its spell. As in Spain, the guitar is Brazil’s national instrument and many major Brazilian composers of the past and present (classical or popular) rely heavily on the guitar as the primary means of their musical expression. The following course is designed for those who would like to play Bossa Nova and other forms of Brazilian music in a manner consistent with the style, using the right hand fingers and not a pick. Use of tape recorders or recording devices during the class is highly encourged. As a pre-requisite, students should have a basic understanding and facility with the guitar that is usually achieved after about a year of previous study.

This course will cover:

- Study of guitar technique, right hand and left hand
- Study of musical notation
- Study of different rhythms of accompaniment (Bossa Nova, Samba, Choro, Baiao, etc.)
- Study of chords and their different voicing and inversions
- How to harmonize the same melody in many different ways
- How to accompany other musicians (vocal or instrumental)
- How to improvise in the Brazilian style
- As a solo instrument: How to play the melody and accompaniment at the same time
- General principals of harmonic embellishment, chord substitution, and arrangement
- Study of repertoire (music of Antonio Carlos Jobim, Joao Gilberto, Baden Powell, Ary Barroso, Villa-Lobos, Egberto Gismont, Dilermando Reiss, Jorge Morel, etc.)

Course Tuition: Regular Private Lesson Rates Apply

The material in this course of study will be completed in approximately 9 weeks with 60-Minute lessons, or 12 weeks with 45-Minute lessons.

Please complete a regular private lessons registration form and specify “Brazilian Guitar” in the specific goals or special offers section.

Exploring Jazz Piano (for Non-Beginners)
Instructor: Kevin Rose

Any well-rounded pianist should learn jazz and explore one of the largest and most varied musical genres of our modern times. Kevin Rose holds a Bachelors in Jazz and Commercial Performance from Towson University and has been a freelance jazz pianist in the Baltimore/Washington area for over 15 years. He has compiled a set of materials and a study plan designed to introduce experienced piano players to the world of Jazz.

Pre-Requisites:
Students who wish to study Jazz Piano should have at least 2-3 years of previous and serious piano study. Players should have achieved very solid note-reading skills on both clefs, and have a good basic playing technique. Knowledge of some basic music theory concepts like intervals and chords is suggested. (Even if you think you may not meet these requirements, you can always take regular lessons with Kevin and then he can start introducing the jazz material when you are ready.)

Possible areas of focus for Jazz Piano study include:

- How to create your own solo piano arrangements from fake books.
- How to “comp” in a jazz combo or big band setting.
- How to improvise over jazz chord progressions.
- Study of chords and voicings.

Course Tuition: Regular Private Lesson Rates Apply

Depending on your individual areas of interest and lesson length, basic Jazz Piano material and concepts can usually be introduced in approximately 10 to 14 weeks of study. Students, of course, have the option to continue studying and exploring more advanced material in depth.

Please complete a regular private lessons registration form and specify “Jazz Piano” in the specific goals or special offers section.

Italian Opera Coaching
Instructor: Simeone Tartaglione

Mr. Tartaglione is available to provide private vocal coaching specifically for Italian Opera repertoire. He has helped singers win auditions and prepare roles for major Festivals, Concerts, Competitions, and Opera performances in Europe and the USA.

Individual coaching will cover:

- Deep understanding of words
- Emotion of text and music
- Vocal and physical reaction to meaning
- Style
- Tradition
- Regional accents for special repertoire

Course Tuition: $85 per 1-hour session

Please click HERE to register.

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