Shake up your soloing and comping by learning how to do nimble solos of triplets over quick chord changes a la Thelonius Monk, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, and other greats. Take the bebop language and apply it to your music in and outside of jazz. Guitarists and more may participate in the whole session to learn in detail or for select dates for a nibble.

Can't make it every week? Feel free to sign up for a single day, or pick and choose the dates that work for you.

Registrants must register by the Friday beforehand at 12:00 PM MT.

Prerequisites: Guitar, piano, banjo, violin, mandolin, whatever you play, come on through if you're comfortable playing maj7, min7, and 7th chords. All attendees should be comfortable playing a major scale and a minor blues scale.

Check out this free lesson with Thomas below!

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To support our teachers and better accommodate the needs of our classes, we ask that students register at least 24 hours in advance of the class, lesson, and/or workshop.

Thomas Jennings

GUITAR

Ipswich MA native | Lamont School of Music | B.M. in Jazz Performance | member of Mama Magnolia | Apple nerd | passionate photographer

Teaching style: Thomas focuses on soloing, improvisation, music theory, playing by ear, along with learning and breaking rules of music. Teaching genres are centered around jazz and rock.

Please read through our guidelines below, so that you are prepared to visit us. Our policies are subject to change at any time based on CDC guidelines and mandates from city, state, or federal agencies.

We do not have any mask or vaccine mandates for patrons, volunteers, and staff.

Performing artists may require vaccination, a negative Covid test, and/or masks to be worn by patrons, volunteers, and staff for their performances. Please make sure to check the event listing on our website and your email for any communications regarding these requirements.

We will continue to provide N95 and KN95 masks for those who would like them into the foreseeable future.

Our policies are subject to change at any time based on CDC guidelines and mandates from city, state, or federal agencies.

Refunds/Credits:

School: Refunds or account credits will follow our school cancellation guidelines, which states students may receive a full refund or account credit if the class is dropped before the start date. Students may drop a 6-8 week class and receive a partial, pro-rated credit or refund if the class is dropped at least 72 hours before the start of the 3rd class. After this deadline, students cannot drop and the credit/refund option is no longer available. Students may drop a 4-5 week class and receive a partial, pro-rated credit or refund if the class is dropped at least 72 hours before the start of the 2nd class. After this deadline, students cannot drop and the credit/refund option is no longer available.

Requests after those dates/timeframes will not be honored.