PERFORMING ARTS

“Amy [Kucharik] was personable, knowledgeable, and she made the class fun. She was very responsive to the needs of individuals in the class.”

—LINDA L., INTRODUCTION TO UKULELE

All music students must provide their own instruments . Students will need to rent an instrument if they do not own one .

THEATER

STAND UP COMEDY WRITING AND PERFORMANCE

Joshua Filipowski | Comedy Instructor Have you ever thought about trying stand-up comedy? Or do you want to take your stand-up and comedy writing to the next level? This workshop will help you find your inner comedic voice, whittle down to find the funny, or punch-up what already is. Students will also be given several opportunities outside of class to perform .

COURSE CODE: IMPR Sec. 01: 6 Mondays, 5:30-7pm. Begins Apr. 5 | $225 No class Apr. 19

SKETCH COMEDY: CREATING AND PERFORMING YOUR OWN REVUE!

Alexa Albenese Sketch comedy allows an artist to create wacky characters, draw from personal experiences, and hold a mirror to society in 60 minutes . Students will makeup both the cast and writer’s room for a completely original, completely virtual, sketch comedy revue . This class will learn the foundations of writing, formatting, and editing sketches, as well as the structure of a revue . There will also be brainstorming sessions and improvisational games to generate a collaborative, fun-filled environment.

COURSE CODE: SKET Sec. 01: 8 Tuesdays, 6-7:30pm. Begins Apr. 6 | $240

EXPLORING VOICEOVERS WORKSHOP

Nancy Halpin | Voice Talent & V.O. Producer Have you been told you have a great speaking voice? Have you wondered how to monetize it working in voice-over, but don’t know how to begin? Join us to learn essential strategies for pursuing the craft of voice over . You’ll get candid, insider tips on working as a VO actor . We’ll discuss VO acting techniques, making great VO demos, home studios with marketing strategies . You’ll have an opportunity to perform a commercial and get professional feedback in a nurturing, fun, no-pressure environment . You’ll leave the workshop with an action-oriented game plan!

COURSE CODE: OICE Sec. 01: Monday, 7:45-9:45pm. Jun. 7 | $50

ACTORS AND THE METHOD: LEVEL 1

Parisa Bayenat | Theater Artist In the class, we will explore the fundamentals of acting, followed by an introduction of the methods of Stanislavski, Chekov, Lee Strasberg, and the Meisner technique . Students will be assigned a monologue to work on, using the methods learned in class, and prepare a final Zoom video piece of their performance. You will receive feedback from the instructor and from students in the class . You will learn about character development by accessing the various acting methods and techniques taught in this class . In addition, you will have a final videotaped performance as the material used for auditioning .

COURSE CODE: PLAN Sec. 01: 9 Thursdays, 1-2:30pm. Begins Apr. 8 | $225

STORYTELLING AS PERFORMANCE

Dewayne Nelson | Actor on Stage, Film & TV We all have a unique story inside us and this is your opportunity to tell yours! The key to successful storytelling lies not just in the well-crafted story itself but in how the story is presented to make an intimate connection with your listeners . Voices, movement, nuance are skills critical to the actor are key and they can be taught! Join us in exploring this exciting art form and release the hidden actor in you .

COURSE CODE: TELL Sec. 01: 9 Wednesdays, 6-7pm. Begins Apr. 7 | $150

MUSIC

MUSIC APPRECIATION

MUSIC AMERICANA: AARON COPLAND AND LEONARD BERNSTEIN

Ryan Noe | Northeastern University, Adjunct Professor of High Brass Within the 20th century two composers helped to define a truly “American” sound in classical music. In this course we will discuss how Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein shaped classical music in America. From “Appalachian Spring” to the infamous “Lenny Hop” these two put America on the classical music world map .

COURSE CODE: BECO Sec. 01: 5 Mondays, 7:30-8:45pm. Begins Apr. 5 | $125 No class Apr. 16

THE ERA OF LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Maria Felicita Fichera | Musicologist Widely regarded as the greatest composer who ever lived, Ludwig van Beethoven dominates a period of musical history as no one else before or since . In this class we will discuss how he redefined the ideals of the French Revolution with its passionate concern for the freedom and dignity of the individual and how he revealed more vividly than any of his predecessors the power of music to convey a philosophy of life .

COURSE CODE: BEET Sec. 01: 5 Wednesdays, 11am-12:30pm. Begins Apr. 7 | $150

LISTENING TO BRUCKNER AND MAHLER

Michael Frank | Ph.D. Cornell University Anton Bruckner and Gustav Mahler are often placed alongside each other in discussions of the development of the symphony . But, other than the fact that they both wrote symphonies on a previously unheard-of Gargantuan scale there are few similarities between them . This course will focus on three symphonies by each composer—Bruckner’s 4th, 8th, and 9th and Mahler’s 1st, 3rd, and 9th—noting the important differences between them and placing them in the context of earlier symphonies by Beethoven and later compositions by Schoenberg . The emphasis will always be on carefully listening to and learning the music itself, and not on background information or music history .

COURSE CODE: BRUC Sec. 01: 8 Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30pm. Begins Apr. 7 | $240

THE EXOTIC & THE EROTIC: SEEING, HEARING, AND UNDERSTANDING DIAGHILEV’S BALLET RUSSES

Matthew Heck | Instructor We will explore the Parisian Ballet company, the Ballet russes, considering the Russian roots of its founding impresario, Sergei Diaghilev, as well as the mythologized and exoticized images and sounds of Russia that he sold to the West . We’ll address Diaghilev’s prestigious collaborators (Kandinsky, Braque, Benois, Picasso, Matisse, Chanel) and choreographers (Fokine, Nijinsky, Nijinska, Balanchine), but we will focus on the music, examining works by Stravinsky, Debussy, Milhaud, and Satie .

COURSE CODE: EXOT Sec. 021: 8 Thursdays, 11am-12:30pm. Begins Apr. 8 | $180

STRINGS

INTRODUCTION TO UKULELE

Amy Kucharik | amykucharik.com The approachable ukulele, more popular than ever, is the instrument of choice for great-sounding, portable music . You’ll learn the basics quickly so you can start playing songs you love right away . Simple chords will have you sounding great after just one class, and you’ll soon have a repertoire ranging from Tin Pan Alley ukulele classics to current pop hits . You will learn tricks for hunting down ukulele song chord charts online and adapting them for your own strumming and singing pleasure! No prior experience necessary; Bring Your Own Uke .

COURSE CODE: UKE1 Sec. 01: 8 Thursdays, 6-7:30pm. Begins Apr. 8 | $205

BEATLES FOR UKULELE

Anne Ku | Ukulele Instructor Learn the unique riffs and strum patterns for the most popular Beatles songs most suitable for the ukulele: Eight Days a Week, Hey Jude, Imagine, Let It Be, Love Me Do, Obladi Oblada, Yellow Submarine, You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away . Bonus: bespoke warm-up exercises to help you with these songs . Prerequisite: Can read and play from chord diagrams with basic strum patterns .

COURSE CODE: BEAT Sec. 01: 5 Wednesdays, 4:30-5:30pm. Begins Apr. 7 | $135

BILLBOARD COUNTDOWN WITH UKULELE: 60’S

Anne Ku | Ukulele Instructor Learn the hits that reached the bill board number one in April in the sixties such as Blue Moon, Runaway, I Will Follow Him, Something Stupid, Happy Together, and Honey . Bonus: bespoke warm-up exercises to help you with these songs . Prerequisite: Can read and play from chord diagrams with basic strum patterns .

COURSE CODE: BILL Sec. 01: 5 Tuesdays, 4:30-5:30pm. Begins Apr. 6 | $135

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SONGS FROM THE BRITISH INVASION FOR UKULELE

Anne Ku | Ukulele Instructor Learn the unique riffs and strum patterns for top hits of The Kinks, The Hollies, The Seekers, Donovan, Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Animals, Manfred Mann . Bonus: bespoke warm-up exercises to help you with these songs . Prerequisite: Can read and play from chord diagrams with basic strum patterns .

COURSE CODE: INVA Sec. 01: 5 Tuesdays, 4:30-5:30pm. Begins May 11 | $135

SONGS OF FEMALE ARTISTS FOR UKULELE

Anne Ku | Ukulele Instructor Learn the unique riffs and strum patterns for songs made famous by female artists such as Dusty Springfield, Helen Reddy, Nancy Sinatra, Adele, Madonna, and Lady Gaga . Bonus: bespoke warm-up exercises to help you with these songs . Prerequisite: Can read and play from chord diagrams with basic strum patterns .

COURSE CODE: DUST Sec. 01: 5 Wednesdays, 4:30-5:30pm. Begins May 12 | $135

INSTANT GUITAR FOR BEGINNERS

Chris Brenne | Musician & Composer, B.A. Berklee College of Music This is a guitar class for beginners on steroids! We’ll use innovative practice methods to get faster and better results without taxing your valuable time . Anyone can buy a chord book, look up songs on YouTube, or download a tab, but this class will show you how to make use of these resources . We’ll focus on how to put a chord progression together with rhythm and expression in order to play songs using strumming and some fingerpicking. You’ll walk out of the first lesson having started playing your first song!

COURSE CODE: GTB1 Sec. 01: 8 Tuesdays, 6-7:30pm. Begins Apr. 6 | $230

INSTANT GUITAR FOR ADVANCED BEGINNERS

Chris Brenne | Musician & Composer, B.A. Berklee College of Music This is a continuing guitar on steroids! We’ll make use of practice methods that will get faster and better results without taxing your valuable time . Moreover, we’ll explore the transitions between chords and tricks that will help you navigate a song . We’ll cover all the basic chords, strums, and even some fingerpicking and melody/leads! We will also talk about and try some of the ways that musicians use to make a song come alive! The Digital-PDF file of the book is included in the fee .

COURSE CODE: GTB2 Sec. 02: 8 Tuesdays, 7:45-9:15pm. Begins Apr. 6 | $230

PIANO

Jane Hua | Pianist Joseph Miterko | Pianist Do you have a piano or keyboard at home but you don’t know how to play? Do you want to play your favorite songs on the piano? During these unprecedented home-staying times, how about making some piano music at home! Online piano class will teach you how to read music, how to play both hands together, and how to learn a new song more quickly . Join us to master the basics of beginning level piano playing . Requirement: you need to have a keyboard or piano at home . Textbook: Alfred’s Basic Adult All-in-One Course, Book 1 .

BEGINNER LEVEL 1

COURSE CODE: PNO1 Sec. 01: 9 Tuesdays, 6-7pm. Begins Apr. 6 | $225 | Jane Hua

BEGINNER LEVEL 2

Level 2 is for those who can play with two hands together and read the grand staff.

COURSE CODE: PNO2 Sec. 02: 9 Mondays, 5:30-6:30pm. Begins Apr. 5 | $225 | Joseph Miterko No class Apr. 19 & May 31

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