Fort Mason Center 2 Marina Blvd. Bldg. D San Francisco CA 94123
bluebearmusic.org | 415.673.3600
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Each year, Blue Bear brings inspired talent to San Francisco in support of the school’s annual fundraising event. Each ticket purchased will help to grow the school’s programs. The bands are often joined on stage by the youth All-Star students. It’s a feel-good moment for the bands, a once-ina-lifetime experience for the students, and awe-inspiring for the audience.
$30 for GA $150 for VIP
SPRING QUARTER 2017 CALENDAR Short Seminars
April 3-6
Adult Classes start
April 10-16
Little Bears Classes start
April 17-22
Youth Rockcital
April 29
Spring Band Showcases
June 26-29
Adult Rockcital
June 29
PRIVATE LESSONS guitar voice piano ukulele
Blue Bear is closed for Memorial Day on May 29, but open on Saturday May 27.
BOA R D O F T RU S T E E S Maria Cardamone, Chair Steve Savage, President Jay R. Shah, CPA, Vice Chair Brett May, Treasurer Richard Harpham Bonnie Hayes
Tom O’Connell Jim Peterson Richard Strauss Ariel Sutro Paul Winston Julie Omran
BECOME A VIP! Join us at 7 pm for food & drinks, a
• one-of-a-kind silent auction items and packages designed with a music-lover in mind, located in the legendary and timeless Fillmore Poster Room • special show access to a VIP area in the balcony
Purchase tickets at bluebearmusic.org
Most instruments
Voice, Offsite Drums
1 lesson
$65
$70
4 lessons
$245
$265
10 lessons
$570
$625
P RI VATE H A L F-H O U R O R SH A RED -W I TH-A-F RI EN D H O U RS (PER STUDENT)
silent auction, and special access to our VIP lounge.
• awe-inspiring entertainment as we celebrate April Fool’s Day . . . but no foolin’, it will be a great time!
theory songwriting recording and more . . .
P RI VATE H O U R L ESSO N S
Blue Bear staff
• limited hosted bar, sweet and savory bites, and specialty coffee drinks
sax flute clarinet music
Want something tailored to your interests, schedule and pace of learning? Private lessons are the way to go! Blue Bear teachers are experienced professionals, and you have flexible payment and scheduling options. We have a two-day cancellation policy for private lessons.
VIP door at 7 pm GA door at 8:30 pm Show at 9 pm
Exclusive VIP event includes:
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Steve Savage, Executive Director Kristina Melendez, Dennis Criteser, General Office Manager Manager/Program Director Nazan Atkas, Desk Staff Cole Odin Berggren, Tennessee Mowrey, Community Programs Ghost in the Machine Tanya Yule, Little Bears Director Genesis Valentine, Renee Richardson, Marketing Assistant Development Director Michael Chulada, Alycia Moore, Manager of Youth Program Assistant Individual Giving Sandy Lange, Finance Director
Most instruments
Voice, Offsite Drums
1 lesson
$37
$40
4 lessons
$135
$145
10 lessons
$315
$340
Students from ages 5 to 90 and up can start anytime. New students—try a teacher for just $40 for an hour or $20 for a half-hour (excluding Raz Kennedy, Libby Lavella and Shaun McGonegal). Speak with our Program Director to learn about the best teachers for your goals—415.673.3600 or bluebearmusic.org. BLUE BE ARMUS I C.O RG | 4 1 5.67 3.3 600
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T U I T I O N O PT I O NS 1. $415 for the Workshop and Performance. Students may also take one private lesson at a discounted rate of $40 to work on their material outside of class. 2. $615 for the Workshop and Performance plus four private lessons. (Private lessons will help you get the most out of your workshop experience!)
ADULT BAND WORKSHOPS
To enroll, students must be current with their annual $35 Member Fee. Three-pay options available.
Our band workshops are the heart and soul of Blue Bear— student bands that rehearse and then perform a 40-minute set of material at a San Francisco club. Workshop offerings include the following:
PR E R EQU I S I T E S
RO C K & B LUES
Intermediate level bands require at least a year of previous band experience along with the ability to read chord charts and learn parts by ear.
Wide open to style, material may range from oldies to blues, alternative to Top 40— you name it!
BLU E S, SOU L & ROOTS Covers classic electric blues and its influences, including roots rock and roots country.
RO C K , S OUL AND R& B
SU M M E R OF LOV E
Includes material from classic artists like James Brown and Aretha Franklin.
Here’s your chance to fashion a set of songs to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love. Whether you were there or wished you could have been there, it’s never too late to wear some flowers in your hair!
M O D ER N RO CK & CO N T E MPO RARY BANDS You’ll perform material from a broad range of artists and bands with releases from the past ten to fifteen years.
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HALL & OATE S There are plenty of great tunes to choose from amongst their 34 chart hits— this workshop is gonna be seriously fun!!
Basic level bands do not require any previous band playing experience, though being able to learn parts by ear or with the help of a private instructor is best.
Guitar players should be able to move easily between open and barre chords. Drummers should be able to play steadily at fast and slow tempo, fill comfortably, and play both rock and blues grooves. Bass players should be able to play various grooves easily and lock with the drummer. Singers should be able to sing in tune and have a strong enough sense of time so that song entry points and phrasing can be consistently executed. Keyboard players should be able to form major and minor triads without notation.
PE R FO R MA NC E S Performances will be held June 26-29. Be sure to check out our Winter Quarter Band Showcases at the Boom Boom Room on April 3-6.
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ADULT GUITAR CLASSES C L A S S ES FOR ACO U S T IC PL AYE RS FRO M S QUAR E- ONE TO S QUAR E 13! A great way for beginners to learn guitar and for everyone else to keep getting better. Our classes are small enough (3-7 students) to allow for personalized attention, and the social aspect of learning with others keeps you motivated and engaged. With many different levels, we probably have a class that’s right for you!
ACO U S T IC JAM C L A S S ES In a relaxed setting, learn tunes from folk, bluegrass, Celtic, and rock traditions, take solos and sing if you’d like, or just play rhythm with the group. Lots of instruction in how to improvise—open for players of acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle and ukulele.
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E LECTRIC GUI TAR CL ASSE S For intermediate players, Electric Rhythm Guitar focuses on timing, muting and accenting techniques, and overall strengthening of your right hand chops. Electric Lead Guitar is for those who want to develop soloing abilities in rock and blues styles. More experienced players can check out Blues/Jazz Guitar.
M U SIC THEORY F OR GU ITARIS T S Blue Bear offers a class for guitarists who want to learn music theory. If you’ve been playing for a while, you probably know bits and pieces of theory—this class will fill in the holes and apply it all in a practical way to the guitar fretboard.
ADU LT BA S S C L A S S The bass is really fun to play, and you can be band-ready faster than with any other instrument. So what’s holding you back? Our Square One Beginner class will have you groovin’ in no time!
ADULT U K U L EL E C L A SSES Beginning Ukulele is for the square-one beginner—you’ll learn to play songs in rock and folk styles and build a basic vocabulary of chords and simple strums. Level 2 and 3 classes will help you continue learning new songs and more complex strumming patterns.
ADULT SONGWRITING CLASSES For songwriters with a few songs under their belt, the Peter Case Songwriting Workshop is a great place for information and inspiration. Peter is a threetime Grammy-nominated, performing singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer who brings over 25 years of songwriting experience to his popular workshops. Songwriting for Beginners will teach the basics of how to write a piece of music: generating melodies, chord progressions, experimenting with song formats (such as verse, chorus, bridge), lyric schemes, and more.
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ADULT VOICE CLASSES TECHNIQUE
ADULT VOICE CLASSES SINGING
For those with little or no singing experience, Blue Bear offers two very similar classes: Singing for People Who Can’t Sing and Learn to Sing: Group Singing for Beginners. You’ll learn the basics of how to produce a good tone, with lots of in-class exercises and songs, mostly singing as a group. Choose what best suits your schedule and location.
If you’re satisfied with your understanding of vocal technique, Blue Bear offers three classes where you can sing and get individualized coaching on your songs. Beginning Jazz Vocals with Lea Centauri introduces the art of singing lyrics: increase vocal range and confidence, learn vocal runs, build a repertoire and performance skills, find your soul note and color. In Jazz Vocal Performance, teacher Sharman Duran provides great piano accompaniment and the class culminates in a club performance with backing trio. In Janak Ramachandran’s Rock/Pop Vocal Performance you’ll receive technique and performance coaching in any style of music you’d like to sing, and perform at our Adult Rockcital at the end of the quarter.
Blue Bear also offers beginning voice classes for those with previous singing experience—choirs, bands, musical theater, etc.—but no formal voice instruction: Singing for People Who Can Sing and Vocal Technique with Raz Kennedy. Classes include group singing and some individual work. Raz’s class introduces the Complete Vocal Technique, of which Raz is the only certified teacher on the West Coast. Most of our technique classes offer higher levels for students who finish the introductory class. Singers with previous technique instruction may be able to join a higher level class, although some private instruction with the teacher may be recommended.
And remember, there are singing spots available in all of our Band Workshops (pages 2 and 3). There are no voice class prerequisites if you can sing in tune and have a good sense of timing.
Seminars for Guitar, Voice, Harmonica and Songwriting During the week before each quarter, Blue Bear offers one-night classes in a variety of topics of interest to singers, guitarists and perhaps to others as well. As a benefit for your annual Member Fee, you can take one Short Seminar for free anytime during the year—you’ll need to call the school to enroll. April seminars include Beginning Diatonic Harmonica, Beginning Chromatic Harmonica, Stage Two Harmonica, Voice!, Jamming with Others, Acoustic Jam Fundamentals, Chord-Scale Relationships, and more.
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CREATING AND RECORDING MUSIC CAMP
SUMMER CAMPS
For young songwriters and musicians who want to learn the ropes of the digital studio recording process, campers will work on song arrangements and recording preparation, tracking and mixing, while learning about the roles of a producer in recording. Creating and Recording Music Camp grades 9-12 $495 June 26-30 w/Erin Tadena, 10 am-3 pm
Blue Bear’s summer camps are the elite music camps of the Bay Area. Led by experienced music educators, and with very high teacher-to-student ratios, campers can expect an intense week of learning and fun!
GUITAR CAMPS Our Guitar camps are for kids who really want to dive deep into mastering their instrument. There will be lots of work on lead and rhythm playing, along with mastering your understanding of the fretboard.
ROCK BAND CAMPS
Jazz Guitar Camp grades 8-12 July 5-7 w/ab Menon, 10 am-3 pm
Our Rock Band camps will rehearse and perform a set of songs that campers choose. Includes lots of hands-on instruction throughout the week in addition to ensemble playing.
Guitar Camp grades 7-11 $495 July 17-21 w/J.T. Locke, 10 am-3 pm
Girls Rock!! grades 4-7 $495 Get Ready to Rock grades 4-7 $550 Rock U 1 grades 6-8 $550 Rock U 2 grades 7-10 $550 Rock U 3 grades 8-12 $550
June 12-16 & July 31-August 4 July 10-14 June 19-23 & July 24-28
$300
VOICE CAMP Our voice camp is for young singers who want to explore improvisation, movement and creating melodies and songs. grades 3-6 $250 Voice Camp July 24-28 w/Molly Ann Graceland, 1-3:30 pm
June 12-16 & July 17-21 July 31-August 4
SONGWRITING CAMPS Our Songwriting camps are incredibly dynamic and exciting for participants, who will create, rehearse and perform an all-original set of material by week’s end. Includes collaborative writing and lots of band playing. Songwriting 1 Songwriting 2
grades 6-9 grades 8-12
$575 $575
June 26-30 August 7-11
Rock Band and Songwriting Camps: Monday-Friday, 10 am-3 pm, with a longer day on Friday for a performance.
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WHO AND WHAT ARE LITTLE BEARS? !
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Simply put, Little Bears bobble, weave and dance to their own beat.
Little Bears instructors are working musicians who know how early childhood music education helps develop speech, hand-eye coordination and creativity. w
Little Bears offers classes to suit any kid and their accompanying parent or caregiver (we want to make this fun for everyone in the classroom). Music affects all people of all ages; that’s why we began teaching classes for children as young as four months.
WHY LITTLE BEARS? 1. Our teachers are actual musicians who love making music. 2. Singing helps children with vocal and speech development. 3. Dancing and instrument play help children develop motor skills. 4. Aural training helps children build listening and concentration skills. 5. Because kids and adults LOVE to rock. So let your little ones sing their hearts out, move to the music, and make some noise!
ENROLL ONLINE! bluebearmusic.org/littlebears San Francisco Locations: Fort Mason Center; Noe Valley Ministry; Children's Creativity Museum (SOMA) Mill Valley Location: Sweetwater Music Hall 12-week classes start April 17 * drop-in classes start April 24.
GROUP CLASSES BA BY BE AR S ( 4 M ON T H S- 1 Y EA R )
This class will introduce your child to the wonderful world of music. Parents in this class learn to sing a variety of playful and soothing rhythms and melodies to bring home and use for bath time, dinner time, play time and sleepy time. Please bring a blanket.
BO U NC Y BE AR S ( 1 TO 2 Y EA R S )
Children in this class will create musical sounds and rhythms with their voices and bodies. Parents be warned: there will be lots of jumping, bouncing, moving, grooving and playing in this class!
BO PPI N' BE A R S ( 2 TO 3 Y EA R S )
For the active and tubular two and three year olds that want to pump up the volume! SHOUT! and Rock, Rattle & Roll! This class is great for our
Bouncy Bear graduates and will help prepare your kiddo for pre-school and more instruction-based classes.
B O O G I E B EA RS (3 -5 YEARS)
These preschoolers are ready to rock and roll, raise the roof and jam out! Children will discover their own talking and singing voices, dance to the beat, and explore rhythm with real musical instruments. Let’s make some music and boogie down to it!
M I X ED B EA RS (6 MONT HS-5 YEARS)
This class is specially designed for parents with more than one child. Babies, toddlers, and big kids all join in the music making fun, watching and learning from one another. There will be plenty of music, movement and instrument play for children of all ages.
LI T TLE BE ARS FAQ What if it's not a good fit? If you decide to discontinue a class for any reason, please contact us at 415.673.3600 two days prior to the second class meeting for a full refund. After the second class, no refund shall be given. Can I do make-ups? Yes! We offer two make-ups for kids enrolled full-time, you will receive codes that can be used to book them starting the second week of class. Sliding Scale: Blue Bear wants to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to participate in music education. We offer from 20%-85% off. For more information or to see if you qualify, please call 415.673.3600. Gotta question? Email the Little Bears Program Director: tanya@bluebearmusic.org
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COMMUNITY PROGRAMS The benefit of a music education runs far and wide. It is proven that learning to play music boosts brain function, improves academic comprehension, teaches discipline, increases coordination, and provides a positive outlet (among other wonderful benefits). Blue Bear has made it a priority to ensure communities citywide have access to those benefits. Through partnerships with public and private schools and community centers, and with generous contributions from our donors, we have been able to grow our outreach efforts while arts funding is being cut. You can now find Blue Bear programming in the YMCA, Glide Memorial Church and in the SF Public Library. We hope to expand our program into YOUR neighborhood because everyone deserves to play!
Blue Bear’s community programs are not limited to music instruction (including songwriting, theory, and instrument lessons), but also include Digital Audio Production, a vital tool in today's digital world. With something for everyone, regardless of ability, we have found that Blue Bear's outreach programs are changing lives for the better. Here are our current partner sites: • St. Vincent DePaul Society • GLIDE Youth Ministries • Bayview Opera House • Bayview YMCA
• The Brandeis School of San Francisco • Marshall Elementary School • Flynn Elementary School
• Creative Arts Charter School • Rooftop School
• The Ranch Community Center • Bel Aire Elementary School
• The Mix at the SF Public Library
• Le Port Elementary School
• Tenderloin Recreation Center
Help fund Blue Bear's community music programs at bluebearmusic.org/donate.
To set up programming at a location near you please reach out! Cole Berggren—cole@bluebearmusic.org.
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Blue Bear thanks the many individuals and organizations providing contributions received between January 1st, 2016 – December 31st, 2016. SUPER HEROES ($50,00 0 +) Anonymous The Bently Foundation Maria Cardamone & Paul Matthews Chauncey & Marion D. McCormick Family Foundation
HEROES ($1 0,00 0+) Anonymous The Bothin Foundation The Drumstick Fund Walter & Elise Haas Fund The Libra Foundation Tom O’Connel
SUPER BENEFACTORS ($5,000 - $ 9 9 9 9 ) Anonymous (2) Robert Emery Ira & Leonore Gershwin Philanthropic Fund Tricia Gibbs Sam Mazza Foundation The Rex Foundation
BENEFACTORS ($2, 500 - $ 4,9 9 9 ) Graham Green Law Rocks Brett May Julie Omran The pH Fund Jeffrey Shaw - to Jim Peterson for all his hard work and dedication
SUPERSPONSORS ( $ 1 ,0 0 0 -$ 2 ,4 9 9 ) Block Communications, Inc. Mark Brueckman Heather Combs D’Addario Music Foundation John Dains Paul Goldman & Monterey International The Grey Family Foundation Elisabeth & Howard Jaffe Kinder Morgan Foundation Mr. Christopher Lord & Ms. Coltrane C. Lord Byron Mellberg The Arch & Stella Rowan Foundation Ned and Robin Selfe SFT Endowment for Technology, Education and the Arts Zalman Stern Tamyra Thomas The Walther Foundation Paul Winston
SPONSORS ( $ 50 0 -$ 9 9 9 ) Anonymous Matthew Cava James Dilley Richard Drozd Mike & Pat Evans Mark Mayper Kevin McCarthy
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Julie & Jonathan Meyer Josina Reddy Renee Richardson Gary Schaumburg Jay Shah, CPA Ariel Sutro Pauline Ayako Uyeda
DONORS ( $ 2 5 0 -$49 9 ) William Bondy Nicholas Casagrande Michael Downing Brian Gifford Peter Glikshtern Mark Gunther & Anne M. Krantz Dominic Haigh Adrienne Hirt & Jeff Rodman Jocelyn Kane & Kevin B. Casey Michael Keys Gerald Lee Susan & Gregg Lustig Alissa Madden Pat and Lori Martinez Charlotte Sophia Moatti Kevin Modzelewski Alison Murdock Stephen N. Rosenfield Paul Saraceni Steve Savage & Tamara Bock Richard Strauss Thomas Stricklen John Violet Mark Williams Mathew Wyman Zachary & Marlies Zeisler
SUPPORTERS ($100- $249 ) Kit Anderton Susan Gracie Atherton Keysha Bailey Warren Bellows & Will Kent Wendy Bolker Bill Bradford Jeffrey Briss Ted Chin Thomas E. Churchill II John Close Janet Clyde Genevieve Conaty David Covell & Susie McMullan Joycelin Craig & Conrad Lopez Susan and Ed Croft Crosby & Kaneda Cecelia de Leon Gerry Ehrmann Catherine Federico in support of the work of Maria Cardamone Elizabeth Finlayson & Jim Nadel Anne & Mason Flemming Michael Fortunato Rick Foster Dustin Frazier Michael Gallagher Ermanno Gallegioni, Jr. Theresa Garcia Brian Gifford Kevin Gill Matthew Goodman Patricia Hammond Bonnie Hayes Linda Heiniger Brenda Hillman Judith Hill-Weld Robert S. Hodas Henry Hooker & Janine Roeth Sue Hubbard Amy Johnson
Dan Kane & Katherine Emery Stephen Kaus Ruth Kirschner Elisabeth Lewis Boris Lieberman Gail J. & Robert B. Loveman Fund Tim Lynch The Mahon Family Susan McGarry Hilda Mendez & Bruce Ackley David G. & Sheree L. Meyer Andrew Moore Matthew Naythons Lisa Nelson Teresa Odom Rachel Packer Carey Perloff Janis Reed Richard Robbins Jill Robinson Dianne Younger Rosse Woodford Rowland Matt Rozen Linda Schurer Leigh Sealy Dimitri Serafimides The Singers Workshop Richard Sloan Jane Smith Miles V. Smith Charitable Fund Katherine & Andrew Stephens Jim Tepperman William Thurber Bill Tiedeman, L.C.S.W. Ashley Valentine Debra Walker Hailey White Dr. Richard Wolitz Melvin Wong, Blackbird Music Albert Yee Matthew Zlatunich in honor of Max Zwerin
ASSOCIATES ( $60 -$99) Ian & Joanie Crombie Katherine Hinds Josh Norek
FRIENDS ( $1 -$59) Adrienne Justin Bass & Marisa Rolland Joyce Cohen Debbie Cucalon Anna Dorian Michael Drew in honor of Johnny Nitro Andrea Himes David & Debra Hoiem Brianne Huang Tim Hughes Leslie Ann Jones Michael Juster Beverly Kaeintz David Lehr Paul Lei The LeMaitre Cunningham Family Craig Lipton Peter Logan Julian Lopez Patrick & Donna McAllister Linda Muller Bernice Musante Jim Peterson Michael Rao, Monica McCrary & Family Jim Semitekol in Honor of Richard Smith Carol Snow & David Matchett Carol Wong
SCHOL ARSHIP SPONSORS Anonymous Mike Kappus—The Rosebud Agency Henry E. Martens in memory of Harold Baxter Reade Bonnie Raitt
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Ted O’Connell Scholarship Fund Anonymous The Arch & Stella Rowan Foundation Keith Allen Scholarship Fund Patricia & Thomas Allen Charles Felsenthal Ned & Robin Selfe Bill Graham Memorial Scholarship Fund Bill Graham Supporting Foundation of the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund The Walther Foundation Steve Strauss Founders Fund Joan Barnes Richard Strauss
CORPORATE GIFTS & EMPLOYER MATCHING GRANTS Action Donation Services Adobe Matching Gift Program Apple Business Wire Matching Grants GE Foundation Provident Credit Union Provident Financial Management WhereWeLive
IN-KIND INDIVIDUAL DONORS Anonymous (3) Keith Anderson Kirstin Ault Ariel Castro
Andy Coblentz Jean Pierre Conte Christopher Day Brooks Frank Brian Gingerich Waleed Haddad Beverly Kaeintz David Lehr Ronald Light Alexa Madrid Keith Manson Jay Margolis Ansaria Mohammed Cristophe Moskalonek Xuemei Ouyang Susan Pritzker Michael Rao Renee Richardson Hamilton Rowan III Julia Segrove James Seivert Tony and Marcie Stais Jim Stricker Adel Taslimi Jane Tobin Joe Torrano Benjamin Tracy Todd Traina
IN-KIND CORPORATE DONORS 1300 on Fillmore Absinthe Group Adventure Cat AEG Management Oakland, LLC Alycia Moore Photography & Videography Another Planet Entertainment Bare Escentuals Bay Aquarium Cadence Cavalier CavalloPoint Chaya D’Addario Music Foundation
Dress Fender Musical Instruments Corporation Focusrite Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture Galileo Learning Center Geras Tousignant Gallery Glama-Rama Hair Salon Guitar Center JBL Jonathan Rachman Design Joshua Ets-Hokin Photography KFOG Kyser Musical Products, Inc. Latham & Watkins LLP Latitude 38 Entertainment LiveNation Luxe Neiman Marcus New Delhi Restaurant Novation Margaret O’Leary Orin Swift Outerlands Pellegrini Wineries Phoenix Hotel The Progress Prospect Rocker Oysterfeller’s Kitchen + Saloon Slims State Bird Provisions Sweetwater Music Hall Urban Putt Voodoo Catbox
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SCHEDULE ADULT ACOUSTIC GUITAR
$275 for 11 weeks Guitar for the Square-One Beginner Tue 6-7 pm @ Lennon (SOMA) w/Janak Ramachandran Wed 7-8 pm w/J.T. Locke Thu 8-9 pm w/Kent Brown
Acoustic Guitar II Mon 7:30-8:30 pm @ Noe Valley w/Devin Lane Mon 8-9 pm w/J.T. Locke
Acoustic Guitar III Mon 6:30-7:30 pm @ Noe Valley w/Devin Lane Mon 8:15-9:15 pm w/Janak Ramachandran Wed 7-8 pm w/Brian Gire
Acoustic Guitar IV Wed 8-9 pm w/J.T.Locke
Acoustic Guitar V Tue 7-8 pm @ Lennon (SOMA) w/Janak Ramachandran Wed 8-9 pm w/Kent Brown
Acoustic Guitar VI Mon 7-8 pm w/Brian Gire Thu 6-7 pm w/Kent Brown
Acoustic Guitar VIII Wed 7-8 pm w/J.T. Locke
Acoustic Guitar IX Mon 6-7 pm w/Kent Brown
Acoustic Guitar X Mon 8-9 pm w/Kent Brown
Acoustic Guitar XIII Tue 8-9 pm w/Kent Brown
ADULT ACOUSTIC JAM 11 weeks w/Brian Gire Acoustic Jam Basics Wed 8-9:15 pm ($340)
Intermediate Acoustic Jam I Thu 8:30-10 pm ($400)
Intermediate Acoustic Jam II Tue 7-8:30 pm ($400)
Intermediate Acoustic Jam III
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ADULT ELECTRIC GUITAR $275 for 11 weeks Electric Rhythm Guitar
Tue 6-7 pm w/Randy Clark
Electric Lead Guitar Thu 8:30-9:30 pm w/J.T. Locke
Electric Lead Guitar II Thu 7:30-8:30 pm w/J.T. Locke
Electric Lead Guitar IV Mon 9-10 pm w/J.T. Locke
Intermediate Blues/Jazz Guitar Wed 7-8 pm w/Mike Rao
ADULT MUSIC THEORY FOR GUITAR CLASSES
$275 for 11 weeks Music Theory for Guitar Wed 9-10 pm w/Kent Brown
Music Theory II for Guitar Wed 7-8 pm w/Kent Brown
Chord Magic for Guitarists Tue 9-10 pm w/Mark Schuh
ADULT BASS CLASS
$275 for 11 weeks w/Mark Schuh Beginning Bass Mon 8:30-9:30 pm
ADULT UKULELE CLASSES
$275 for 11 weeks Beginning Ukulele Tue 8-9 pm Ukulele II Tue 7-8 pm Ukulele III Mon 7:30-8:30 pm
SONGWRITING CLASSES Songwriting for Beginners Wed 6:45-8 pm w/Molly Ann Graceland ($340)
Songwriting Workshop w/Peter Case Tue 7-10 pm ($425 for 6 weeks)
ADULT VOICE CLASSES $340 for 11 weeks Singing for People Who Can’t Sing
Thu 7-8:15 pm @ Noe Valley w/Joe Morgan
Singing II w/Joe Morgan Thu 8:15-9:30 pm @ Noe Valley w/Joe Morgan
Learn to Sing I: Group Singing Thu 7:15-8:30 pm w/Janak Ramachandran
Learn to Sing II: Group & Solo Wed 8-9:15 pm w/Janak Ramachandran
Learn to Sing IV: Style & Mic Use Mon 7-8:15 pm w/Janak Ramachandran
Singing for People Who Can Sing Thu 8-9:15 pm w/Lauren Ona
Vocal Technique w/Raz Kennedy Tue 8-9 pm ($305 for 10 weeks)
Vocal Technique II w/Raz Tue 7-8 pm ($305 for 10 weeks)
Rock/Pop Vocal Performance Thu 6-7:15 pm w/Janak Ramachandran
Beginning Jazz Vocals Wed 6-7:15 pm w/Lea Centauri
Jazz Vocal Performance Thu 8-9:30 pm w/Sharman Duran ($475 for 10 weeks + show)
BAND WORKSHOPS
$415 for 10 weeks plus show Fort Mason Center Basic Rock & Blues Mon 6-8:30 pm w/Jim Peterson Mon 8-10:30 pm w/Amanda VanderMeer Tue 8:30-11 pm w/J.T. Locke
Basic Rock, Soul and R&B Mon 8:30-11 pm w/Jim Peterson
Intermediate Rock & Blues Tue 6-8:30 pm w/J.T. Locke Wed 8:30-11 pm w/Mark Schuh
Intermediate Contemporary Bands Wed 6-8:30 pm w/Mark Schuh
Lennon (SOMA) Basic Rock & Blues Mon 6-8:30 pm w/Sean Leahy Wed 8:30-11 pm w/Sean Leahy
Basic Modern Rock
where tots come to rock!
Fort Mason Center (Marina District) 2 Marina Blvd. Bldg. D, Rm. K Baby Bears (4 mos to 1 yr) Thu 11 am w/Rachel Fri 11 am w/Tara Jean
Bouncy Bears (1 to 2 yrs) Mon 10 am w/Michael Tue 11 am w/Rachel Wed 10 am w/Tennessee Thu 10 am w/Rachel Fri 10 am w/Tara Jean
Boppin’ Bears (2 to 3 yrs) Mon 11 am w/Michael Tue 10 am w/Rachel Thu 3:30 pm w/Michael
Tue 8-10:30 pm w/Janak Ramachandran
Boogie Bears (3 to 5 yrs)
Intermediate Rock & Blues
Thu 4:30 pm w/Michael
Mon 8:30-11 pm w/Sean Leahy
Intermediate Summer of Love Wed 6-8:30 pm w/Sean Leahy
Intermediate Hall & Oates Thu 8:30-11 pm w/Jim Peterson
Intermediate Blues, Soul and R&B Sun 4-6:30 pm w/Randy Clark Lennon (SOMA) is at 271 Dore St., SF.
SHORT SEMINARS
7-9 pm, $25 each April 3 Beginning Diatonic Harmonica April 4 Beginning Chromatic Harmonica Chord-Scale Relationships April 5 Acoustic Jam Fundamentals Jamming With Others Voice! April 6 Stage 2 Harmonica
Starting April 17: 12-Week Spring Session Tuition $275 All classes are 45min. with guardian participation Drop-in $25/class starting April 24 Enroll at: bluebearmusic.org/littlebears
Mixed Bears (6 mos to 5 yrs) Wed 11 am w/Tennessee
Children’s Creativity Museum (SOMA) Yerba Buena Gardens, 221 4th St @ Mission Street Bouncy Bears (1 to 2 yrs) Thu 10 am w/Tennessee
Mixed Bears (6 mos to 5 yrs) Wed 11 am w/Tennessee
Noe Valley Ministry (Noe Valley) 1021 Sanchez Street @ 23rd Street Baby Bears (4 mos to 1 yr) Mon 11 am w/Rachel
Bouncy Bears (1 to 2 yrs) Mon 3:30 pm w/Rachel Wed 10 am w/Rachel
Boppin’ Bears (2 to 3 yrs) Mon 10 am w/Rachel
Boogie Bears (3 to 5 yrs) Mon 4:30 pm w/Rachel
Mixed Bears (6 mos to 5 yrs) Wed 11 am w/Rachel Sat 10 am w/ Michael
The Sweetwater Music Hall (Mill Valley) 19 Corte Madera Avenue Bouncy Bears (1 to 2 yrs) Tue 10 am w/Tennessee
Boppin’ Bears (2 to 3 yrs) Thu 11 am w/Trevor
Mixed Bears (6 mos to 5 yrs) Tue 11 am w/Tennessee Thu 10 am w/Trevor Use Code: Second when signing up more than one child for the same class. Drop-in Classes start April 24, see website for details.
Thu 7-8:30 pm ($400)
Intermediate Acoustic Jam IV Mon 8-9:30 pm ($400)
$35 annual Member Fee required except for Little Bears and All Star Band. B LU E B E A R M U S IC.O R G | 4 1 5.67 3.3 600
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