In-person Group Guitar Lessons are back!
Special thanks to the Ridglea Presbyterian Church which provides a home for CMC Guitar classes in Fort Worth, Texas. Members of the Ridglea Presbyterian Church will be offered free CMC membership discounts for all Group Guitar Lessons held at the church!
August 15, 2024 - September 19, 2024
October 17, 2024 - November 21, 2024
(Note: the November 7, 2024, class is likely to be rescheduled)
December 5, 2024 - January 9, 2025
Note: The schedule and location is subject to change.
Please call Mark at 682-233-1692 to confirm.
October 17, 2024 - November 21, 2024
(Note: the November 7, 2024, class is likely to be rescheduled)
December 5, 2024 - January 9, 2025
Note: The schedule and location is subject to change.
Please call Mark at 682-233-1692 to confirm.
LEARN
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Three Courses of Affordable Group Guitar Lessons
for ages 8 to Adult and Families! Friendly group instruction with a family atmosphere taught by Mark W. Batchelder since 2008. Learn by playing songs. Parents are encouraged to participate with or to assist their children. Kids, Teens, Adults, and Seniors are all welcome! |
"The amazing and wonderful aspect of these group guitar classes is that people of all ages, races, and backgrounds can participate together in harmony. I often have kids with a parent, teens, adults, and seniors - all in the same classes! All participating and working well together. I am a very patient teacher and I use a positive and joyful attitude when working with my students. I want each of them to understand the joy of performing music!" |
This video features a song from a Panther City Rounders concert joined by Group Guitar students of all ages.
We sometimes call this 12-bar blues "The ADAA-DDAA-EDAA Song" in our classes.
We sometimes call this 12-bar blues "The ADAA-DDAA-EDAA Song" in our classes.
Location and Schedule for
CMC Group Guitar Lessons
Live! In-person CMC Group Guitar Lessons
Thursday evening classes:
Beginner Group Guitar Lessons 6 pm - 7 pm
Next Step Group Guitar Lessons 7 pm - 8 pm
3rd Stage Group Guitar Lessons 8 pm - 9 pm
Thursday evening classes:
Beginner Group Guitar Lessons 6 pm - 7 pm
Next Step Group Guitar Lessons 7 pm - 8 pm
3rd Stage Group Guitar Lessons 8 pm - 9 pm
Location:
Ridglea Presbyterian Church 5000 Southwest Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas 76116 The Ridglea Presbyterian Church is just west of the intersection of Southwest Boulevard (Texas 183) and W Vickery Boulevard in Fort Worth, Texas. The parking lot can be accessed near the intersection of Valhalla Road and Wycliff Street. Some GPS devices have trouble with the official address of the church, so entering the intersection of Valhalla and Wycliff may work better. Classes are held in one of the meeting rooms down the hall from the sanctuary. |
View of the Ridglea Presbyterian Church from the intersection of Valhalla Road and Wycliff Street. Enter the door marked by the arrow.
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Closer view from the parking lot of the entry door of the Ridglea Presbyterian Church.
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Each course of Group Guitar Lessons will be scheduled to run one hour per week for 6 weeks (not including holidays or other days off).
In the event that one of these courses does not have sufficient participation, that course may be combined with another course and the class times for the courses are subject to change up to one hour. If a class is canceled due to a weather or health emergency, the class may be made up during the time of a later different class. CMC will not issue refunds if any CMC activity is missed or canceled due to adverse weather, health concerns, or other reasons.
Participants must provide their own guitar. Guitars may be either acoustic or electric with an amplifier. Bass guitars are also welcome.
Cost for one course of 6 once-per-week one-hour sessions:
Same price for either Beginner, Next Step, or 3rd Stage Group Guitar Lessons:
$55.00 CMC member price for one 6-week course
$65.00 non-member price for one 6-week course
Special Discount for Families:
If one person pays full price (either the CMC member or non-member price), then a parent of that person, a child of that person, a spouse of that person, or another resident of that person's same household may register for the same course with a $15 discount. The discount may be taken from either the CMC member or non-member price!
No charge for a parent (or other mature family member) without a guitar to assist a child with a guitar.
Example: A CMC member registers for an 6-week course and pays the full CMC member price of $55. Then that person's sister, who lives in the same household, may register for the same course for $40 if she is also a CMC member or for $50 if she is not a member.
Cost for a single one-hour session of the 3rd Stage Group Guitar Lessons (Drop In Jam):
$14.00 CMC member price
$17.00 non-member price
All payments should be made payable to "Community Music Connection".
Beginner
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Next Step
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3rd Stage
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Drop In Jam
Group Guitar Lessons
Drop In to a single session of our
3rd Stage Group Guitar Lessons
3rd Stage Group Guitar Lessons