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Experience the vibrant energy of NYC as you explore a variety of ensemble classes, from improvisation to scene study, where participants can learn to collaborate, build trust, and ignite their creativity on stage.

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Small Ensemble

New York Jazz Academy @ 15 W 39 St, New York, NY

Join a dynamic and diverse group of musicians in the heart of New York City as you explore a wide range of jazz repertoire. Enhance your skills and collaborate with other talented individuals in an intimate and supportive environment. Take your musical journey to the next level with the Small Ensemble course at the renowned New York Jazz Academy.

(2) All levels 18 and older
$690

8 sessions

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Introduction to the Traditional Irish Session

Irish Arts Center @ 726 11th Ave, New York, NY

Join us for a guided journey into the heart of traditional Irish music, where you'll learn the art of playing in a group setting with ease and confidence. Led by experienced musicians, this session promises a relaxed atmosphere and a focus on foundational skills, perfect for those ready to take their musical journey to the next level.

(51) Intermediate 18 and older
$204

9 sessions

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Slow Air Boot Camp 2 for All Instruments w/ Bill Ochs

Irish Arts Center @ 553 W 51st St, New York, NY

Along the way students will acquire all the essential techniques of slow air playing such as slides, scoops, casadhs, vibrato, and more. By popular demand following the success of last year's sold-out Slow Air Boot Camp, Bill Ochs, their residents wind instrument expert, will lead another workshop devoted entirely to the slow airs of Ireland — love songs, laments, songs of remembrance and farewell, and compositions of the harpers.  This...

(51) Intermediate 18 and older
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Jalopy Jr. Folk Beginner Summer Camp (Ages 6-11)

The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY

At the Jalopy Jr. Folk Summer Camp, every day will be packed with singing, crafts, small group lessons, ensemble playing, and concerts by amazing guest performers. Our goal is to make music education approachable, fun, and accessible to any student regardless of their previous experience or financial situation. With our light-hearted, song-based teaching style, students will begin playing songs immediately and will perform them at week’s end....

(41) Beginner 6 - 11 years old
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$600

5 sessions

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Jalopy Jr. Folk Intermediate Summer Camp (Ages 10-15)

The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY

At the Jalopy Jr. Folk Summer Camp, every day will be packed with singing, crafts, small group lessons, ensemble playing, and concerts by amazing guest performers. Our goal is to make music education approachable, fun, and accessible to any student regardless of their previous experience or financial situation. With our light-hearted, song-based teaching style, students will begin playing songs immediately and will perform them at week’s end....

(41) Intermediate 10 - 15 years old
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$600

5 sessions

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Jr. Folk Beginner Ensemble

The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY

Instrumental skills and technique are taught, but an emphasis is placed on how to be part of a band, how to interact and support each other, and how to solo and improvise as well as building upon repertoire. Students will also learn to sing while playing, and harmonize with other musicians. Music will be learned by ear, but sheet music and tab will also be provided. The goal of every session is a 35-60 minute final performance in the Jalopy Theatre...

(41) All levels 15 and older
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$300

10 sessions

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New Moon Sitar + Restorative Yoga

Sacred Arts Research Foundation @ 107 Green St, Brooklyn, NY

Celebrate and honor the new moon time with a deep restorative yoga practice accompanied by the healing vibrations of live sitar. A restorative yoga practice during the New Moon and Vata phase of the lunar cycle is best for balancing an overworked mind, hormones, emotions and energy. Once a month surrounding the new moon time at SARF we host a deep restorative practice as part of our Community Yoga series. A restorative practice is truly meant for...

(9) All levels 12 and older
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Recordistas

92nd Street Y

Join this recorder ensemble and play arrangements of classical and popular music with emphasis on pitch, rhythm and breath control. Provide your own recorder. Call 212.415.5580 to schedule an audition.

(1061) All levels 18 and older
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Adult Rock Band 101

New York City Guitar School

Expert instructors guide you through every step of your first band, from plugging in and using amps to arranging songs and creating a set list. You rehearse in professionally equipped rooms in NYC's iconic Music Building and finish with an exhilarating open studio performance of 2-3 songs. Most 101 bands continue into our Custom Band program! Spots available for Vocals, Keys, Bass, Drums, and up to 3 Guitars. If there is not a bassist or drummer...

(60) Beginner 18 and older
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Traditional Music Ensemble (For All Instruments)

Irish Arts Center @ 244 W 54th St, New York, NY

This is a repertoire building class, for mixed instruments, that will focus on learning tunes from recordings of celebrated Irish traditional music. Tunes will be taught by ear and sheet music will be provided if requested. All instrumentalists are welcome.  

(51) All levels 18 and older
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$175

8 sessions

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The Who (Specifically, in the 1960s)

Beacon Music Factory

The Who! For this British Invasion roundup of early WHO we'll be concentrating on material from The Who's 1960s albums, My Generation, Happy Jack, Sell Out, and Tommy. Clanging guitars, great harmonies, rollicking piano, womping bass lines, and unstoppable drums. Our NYC Adult Boot Camps meet once-a-week for a significant number of weeks and culminate in a public performance. There are no makeups for missed classes. These classes are intimate...

All levels 18 and older
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Wanna Rock?

Brooklyn Conservatory of Music

Students attending this class will polish up their instrumental and vocal techniques and get you jamming with other like minded folks under the guidance of a seasoned professional coach. Remember your teenage dream to become a rock star? Do you still have that dream? At the end of the class your culminating performance will be recorded! Come and rock! Some experience on an instrument or voice required.

Beginner 18 and older
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Old Time String Band Ensemble

The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music

This class focuses on the sounds made by rural American string bands in the pre-bluegrass era (that is the era from Colonial times up through WWII). This music features the interaction of fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin, Jews harp, spoons, bones, washboard, autoharp, ukelele, harmonica, etc. Students will learn about the sound of "Old Time Music" which is another name for rural American folk music from both the Euro-American and Afro-American tradition....

(41) Beginner 16 and older
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Player's Choice Ensemble: Jazz Standards

New York Jazz Academy

Students will learn and focus on a mix of classic standards of the Great American Songbook selected by the participants themselves. This ensemble is open to intermediate - advanced players. This is your chance to air out your performance with other strong players, all under the guidance of a professional ensemble coach. Player's Choice Ensemble is to include only one on a part (four horns max, guitar, piano, bass, drums).  Required supplies...

(2) Intermediate 13 and older
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Legacy Named Ensembles

New York Jazz Academy

Students attending this class will be able to take their music to the next level. This course is an 8-week session about the Legacy named ensembles. Each session will not only cover the  music of the composer of a specific named ensemble, rather,they delve into a cross-section of jazz repertoire as determined by the ensemble coach and participants. These are the Legacy named ensembles and their summary: Art Blakey Legacy Ensemble   "Art...

(2) Intermediate 18 and older
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Shifting & Scales: Early Intermediate (Virtual)

NYC Violin Studio

Attend this 60-75 min class 1-2x per week on Wednesdays at 6:05 pm and Sundays at 10:05 am in Midtown West or Online  In this class you will: Learn All the Notes Review where every single note is on the violin, and WHICH FINGER you should use to play it. Access carefully crafted flashcard games guaranteed to help you feel more comfortable reading notes on the staff, even the super high notes! Learn How and When to...

(2) Intermediate 15 and older
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Late Beginner Fiddle

NYC Violin Studio @ Virtual Classroom

So you've mastered the basics. Now it's time to let loose and up your violin game with some good old-fashioned fiddle! Our Fiddle Group Class will take you on a musical tour of the northern hemisphere as we explore the traditions of fiddle playing across the United States, Canada, Ireland, Scotland, and Great Britain. You'll be having so much fun, you won't even know you're really learning how to navigate across keys, play chromatic scales, conquer...

(2) Intermediate 15 and older
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Shifting & Scales: Early Intermediate (In Person)

NYC Violin Studio

Attend this 60-75 min class 1-2x per week on Wednesdays at 6:05 pm and Sundays at 10:05 am in Midtown West or Online  In this class you will: Learn All the Notes Review where every single note is on the violin, and WHICH FINGER you should use to play it. Access carefully crafted flashcard games guaranteed to help you feel more comfortable reading notes on the staff, even the super high notes! Learn How and When to...

(2) Intermediate 15 and older
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Chamber Orchestra: Intermediate (In-Person)

NYC Violin Studio

Attend this 60-80 min class 1-2x/week on Tuesdays at 7:30 pm and Saturdays at 11:30 am The pieces we play will be highly dependant on the students who sign up.  Typically Antoinette will take into considering each person's current playing level, decide how hard the V1, V2, Viola and Cello parts need to be, and based on that choose which compelling song choices will make the final cut. Requests will be taken into heavy consideration. Note:...

(2) Intermediate 15 and older
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Late Beginner Fiddle & Early Intermediate Technique

NYC Violin Studio @ 260 W 35th St, New York, NY

Learn some of the most popular jigs, reels and dances in American Old-Time, Irish, Scottish & Bluegrass fiddle like: ♫  Soldier's Joy  ♫  Swallowtail Jig  ♫  Drowsy Maggie  ♫  Stone's Rag  ♫  Neil Gow's Lament for his Second Wife  ♫ Gear up for your next Fiddle Jam. Learn all the key parts: The basic melody An embellished version of the melody The chance to practice soloing!...

(2) Intermediate 15 and older
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