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Music

W03 Drum Circle

$35

with Vincenzo Carrasco, B.A.

Calendar Jan 7, 2026 at 10:30 am, runs for 6 weeks

Drum Circle is a fun, educational, and accessible musical experience that celebrates diversity, inclusion, and expression! Participants of drum circle will learn about various percussion instruments from all over the world and the proper technique for playing each instrument. The goal is for everyone who participates to discover and share their sense of rhythm which each other, even if just by clapping along! Dancing encouraged!

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W05 Singing on Sight (without “Reading Music”)

$35

with Maretta Hershberger, M.A.

Calendar Jan 7, 2026 at 12 pm, runs for 6 weeks

Can’t read music? Maybe you can...A singer once told me, “When I see the note, I can sing it, but I don’t know what it is.” This class will help you know just that - how to sing the note without necessarily knowing “what it is.” Believe it or not, you do not need to know the name of a note to know how it should sound. This is not music theory, but ear training, learning to hear the notes and their relationship to each other, enabling you to sing what you see. This class is aimed at choral singers who love to sing but learn primarily by ear; however, anyone is welcome. $2.00 copy fee due at first class.

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Mon13 Passion for Piano
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Mon13 Passion for Piano

$55

with Judy Jurrens

Calendar Mar 2, 2026 at 9:30 am, runs for 10 weeks

Age or musical experience should not keep you from exploring your passion for music. We will work together to learn at least one song each week with sheet music and chords. This class is for the beginner student or anyone wanting to learn to play with chords. Please purchase Hal Leonard's "Three Chord Songs-Super Easy Songbook". The first three songs are Ain't No Sunshine, All About That Bass, and All Around The Watchtower (available on Amazon) and bring it to the first session. You will NOT need to bring a piano or keyboard to class but should have one for practicing.

Mon19 Who's Afraid of Opera:  the Richard Wagner Edition
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Mon19 Who's Afraid of Opera: the Richard Wagner Edition

$55

with Mark Beudert, A.Mus.Doc.

Calendar Mar 2, 2026 at 10 am, runs for 10 weeks

Join international operatic tenor, Pavarotti competition winner, and ND professor (retired) Mark Beudert for a free-wheeling exploration of the life and works of the great and complex German composer!

Mon26 Explore Your Voice
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Mon26 Explore Your Voice

$55

with Michael Marquez-Snyder, M.A.

Calendar Mar 2, 2026 at 12:30 pm, runs for 10 weeks

Students enrolled in Explore Your Voice will learn breathing, articulation, and phonation techniques. During the course, students will work on songs they have chosen. Each week, the instructor will work with them on their songs, and by the end of the course they will have learned one to two songs and have improved their speaking and singing voices. Most of all, they will have had fun! The final class will be a recital that is open to the public.

Tue18 Flutes!
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Tue18 Flutes!

$55

with AnneMarie Dawson

Calendar Mar 3, 2026 at 10:40 am, runs for 10 weeks

Have you been yearning to have a reason to pick up your flute again? Join us for flute choir and ensembles; previous playing experience is required. We will have time set aside for those who wish for extra help. You will need a flute in playing condition, a music stand, a tuner, and a metronome. $5.00 copying fee. Contact instructor for reliable flute repair technicians.

Wed15 Drum Circle
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Wed15 Drum Circle

$55

with Vincenzo Carrasco, B.A.

Calendar Mar 4, 2026 at 10 am, runs for 10 weeks

Drum Circle is a fun, educational, and accessible musical experience that celebrates diversity, inclusion, and expression! Participants of drum circle will learn about various percussion instruments from all over the world and the proper technique for playing each instrument. The goal is for everyone who participates to discover and share their sense of rhythm which each other, even if just by clapping along! Dancing encouraged!

Wed18 Silvertones
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Wed18 Silvertones

$55

with Maretta Hershberger, M.A.

Calendar Mar 4, 2026 at 10 am, runs for 10 weeks

Silvertones is a glee club for seniors – no auditions! We welcome anyone who wants to sing. Our focus is on performance of music that is both fun and entertaining, as well as serious; we sing both religious and non-religious music. This spring is our 10th anniversary, so we are celebrating by performing many of our favorite songs from past semesters, going all the way back to 2016! Silvertones gives a free public concert each semester and performs for as many as a half dozen senior groups and retirement centers as well. Participation in performances is expected unless there are extenuating circumstances. Except for the public event, most performances are in the afternoon or for a luncheon. Great camaraderie adds to the fun - we are a very social group. One or two extra rehearsals may be scheduled throughout the semester in order to be fully concert-ready by the third weekend in May





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