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.
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!
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!
Our Sunday Teen Band “Cellophane Flowers” will be performing in this year’s Lanta Gras Parade! They’ll be on the float graciously provided by Sara Thurston and the Calavera Krewe.
Lanta Gras provides music scholarships and instruments to kids within the Jackson Cluster and we’re so thankful to continue our partnership with them.
The parade starts at 1:00 pm on 1/28. Hope to see you there! ⚜️ 🎉
The Adults Winter Recital is around the corner! The show will be at 8:00 pm on 1/24 at Eddie’s Attic.
If you are interested in performing, you can register via the student portal. Both performers and attendees are required to purchase tickets either at the door or online.
The Fall Drum Recital is a week away ! This will be held here in the lobby at Guitar Shed at 6:30 pm. We ask that everyone aim to arrive here by 6:15. There will be light refreshments following the performance.
The Fall Student Showcase is next month! This showcase will be held again at Waller’s Coffee Shop in Decatur and will feature many of our talented students and bands.
To register for the showcase, please talk with your teacher and then sign-up through the student portal. Please contact the front desk if you have any questions!
Thanks to everyone who came out to ShedFest! ShedFest was held at a great new Atlanta music venue, The Garden Club at Wild Heaven West End, with music inside The Garden Club and the artist market outside in the Wild Heaven lawn area. The music lineup featured four great local bands: Voodoo Visionary, Casual Cadenza, Rujen, and The Norm. There was a little something for everybody with genres spanning from indie to rock to hip-hop to funk!
We look forward to the continual growth of this event for years to come! We raised $1000 for Lanta Gras this year, and we will continue our efforts through ShedFest to provide access to instruments and music lessons for kids in our community. You can donate to Lanta Gras year-round in support of this great initiative!