Early bird registration begins 12/1, and this will be our first camp in our brand-new rehearsal space Studio A.
Mark your calendars 📆!
June 10-14
June 17-21
July 15-19
July 22-26
We are excited to hear all of our students perform at our Kids Winter Recital on 12/2!
Registration opens on 11/1 so now is a good time to talk to your teachers and settle on a piece to play. Can’t wait to hear what everyone comes up with 
Tickets are available on City Winery’s website. Individual performers do not need to buy tickets from City Winery’s website, a $10 charge will be added to your account when you register in the Student Portal to confirm your spot.
Once October rolls around in Atlanta, there seems to be an endless amount of festivities packed into one month, all culminating in the biggest holiday of the year for our younger students… Halloween. We used to give out chocolate after each lesson at Guitar Shed. As we grew as a school, our chocolate bill grew, but we also began to take the chocolate for granted. Candy after a music lesson (or any activity for that matter) is a beautiful thing, but wouldn’t it be so much more special if we only had it for one month out of the year? Alas, we have candy at the front desk through the entire month of October. And to tide you over until next October, we’ll have some more candy around Valentine’s Day.
While you are deciding between fall festivals to attend, pumpkin patches to visit, and everything that Atlanta has to offer, I hope you mark your calendar for this Saturday, October 14th, Oakhurst Porchfest. Oakhurst is one neighborhood over from us, and we have several Oakhurstian(?) students offering up their porches this weekend. For those of you unfamiliar with the event, it is a gathering of over 200 bands playing 1 hr. sets throughout the day. There is a level playing field and a true sense of camaraderie between performers and attendees. Teenage garage bands, hipster dad bands, massive Pink Floyd tributes, energetic brass bands, first-time buskers. and seasoned veterans reuniting for a one-off show. Audiences are welcome and encouraging as sound permeates throughout the neighborhood. We have a few performances on our radar this year, but if you know anyone in the Guitar Shed family that is not listed please let us know, and we’ll be sure to spread the word. This is a completely volunteer-run event, with the coordinators, hosts, and musicians all donating their time and talents to one day of musical revelry. Most of all it serves as a reminder that music is alive and well in Atlanta. Check out the Oakhurst Porchfest website for addresses and set times!
Just like the candy, it won’t be here for long, so let’s enjoy it while it’s here.
Keep Shedding!
Parker
Christo Case and the Porch Pirates – featuring teachers Chris and George
Max and Maggie – featuring teacher, Max
Cosmik Debris – Guitar Shed Rock Ensemble
In Cahoots – featuring teachers Chris, George, Will, and Parker
Riff Kats – featuring members of our Guitar Shed Blues Ensemble
We are excited to announce four new Adult Ensembles this fall! Contact the front desk to sign up today!
AMERICANA ENSEMBLE
Back by popular demand, our Americana Ensemble, The Bullfrogs is returning to Guitar Shed. The group will focus on a wide variety of music that falls under the Americana moniker, country, roots, bluegrass, and folk. However, this is not a traditional music group and they will incorporate newer covers alongside the classics you know and love. Open to acoustic instruments.
Tuition is $32.50 per rehearsal, and the group is led by Max Godfrey. Contact the front desk today if you are interested in joining!
If you like: Wilco, Rhiannon Giddens, Willie Nelson, Gillian Welch
When: Mondays 8:15-9:15
Where: Guitar Shed Lobby
JAM ENSEMBLE
Ready to take your noodling to the next level? Jam Ensemble is currently enrolling students who are looking to improvise with like-minded musicians in a group setting. Tuition is $32.50 per rehearsal, and the group is led by Zach Judsen. Contact the front desk today if you are interested in joining!
If you like: The Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers Band, Phish, Widespread Panic, Medeski Martin and Wood
When: Mondays 8:15-9:15
Where: Studio A
JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Jazz Ensemble will focus on improvisation techniques, learning to play in a combo setting, listening exercises, and building a jazz vocabulary. The group will primarily focus on material from the Blue Note era. Open to all instruments.
Tuition is $32.50 per rehearsal, and the group is led by Craig Cunningham. Contact the front desk today if you are interested in joining!
If you like: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Joe Henderson, Wes Montgomery, Grant Green, Wayne Shorter
When: Wednesdays 8:15-9:15
Where: Studio A
R&B ENSEMBLE
Announcing our newest group, R&B Ensemble. This group is open to adults only, and all of our guitar spots are already full. We are now enrolling keys, drums, and vocals. Rehearsals are Fridays from 6:30-7:30 starting 8/11/2023.
Tuition is $32.50 per rehearsal, and the group is led by Sean McMorris. Contact the front desk today if you are interested in joining!
If you like: The Isley Brothers, Frankie Beverly and Maze, Aretha Franklin, Beyonce, Tony! Toni! Toné!
When: Fridays 6:30-7:30
Where: Studio A
Announcing our newest group starting in mid-August, R&B Ensemble. This group is open to adults only, and all of our guitar spots are already full. We are now enrolling keys, bass, drums, and vocals. Tuition is $32.50 per rehearsal and the group is led by Sean McMorris. Contact the front desk today if you are interested in joining!
We are excited to announce our group piano class, Piano Shed 🎹 is returning in August. Sign up before July 1st, and the first class is FREE!
We have 2 afternoon sections and a dedicated room for group piano lessons. The cost for Piano Shed is $32.50 per class.
No experience is required, we are using a multi-tiered curriculum that is great for complete beginners to intermediate students ages 7-12. One of the things we have learned over the past few years is the importance of playing music together!
In Piano Shed, the students will learn how to use musical structure to inform their improvisational direction, read charts, and learn chords and scales. There will also be opportunities to explore different keyboard sounds and use auxiliary percussion to accompany the jam. Space is limited, so sign up today by calling or emailing the front desk.
Another great recital in the books! Bravo and congratulations to all of the excellent performers. We enjoyed sets from two of our teen bands, a variety of string instruments, voice students, and piano performers. As always, City Winery, provided a top-quality performance venue.
We look forward to the next opportunity to see our students play at the Fall Showcase!
Please join us as we celebrate the life of Anna McDaniel Sunday, April 30th at 2:00 pm at The Lost Druid. Anna’s band Cosmik Debris (Guitar Shed’s Rock Ensemble) will perform a benefit concert with all proceeds going to the Anna McDaniel Scholarship Fund – a fund established in her memory to award lesson scholarships to aspiring vocalists.
The Teen Bands have been invited back to perform Morningside Farmers Market on Saturday, April 29th at 10:00 am! Come by to support local music and local vendors!
The Spring Drum Recital will be Sunday 4/23 at 6:30 pm here at the Shed! Check with your teacher about performing and then register online via the student portal.
