Continuing Education for Adults
At the Colburn Community School of Performing Arts, we offer a wide range of learning and performance opportunities for students ages 18 and up. Whether you’re looking to join an adult ensemble, take private lessons, or learn about music fundamentals so that you can support your child’s music education, our program is the place for you!
Group Classes
Discover the joy of making music with our Adult Beginning Guitar class! Designed for beginners, this engaging course helps you build your skills, explore different styles, and play with confidence.
- Schedule: Meets once a week on Tuesday evenings, perfect for busy adults.
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Fall & Spring Semesters: 16 weekly sessions for a comprehensive learning experience.
- Summer Session: A focused 6-week program to sharpen your skills in a shorter time frame.
With hands-on instruction in a supportive group setting, you’ll master chords, strumming techniques, and even a few favorite songs—all while connecting with fellow music enthusiasts. Take the first step toward unlocking your musical potential!
Discover the joy of making music with our Adult Intermediate Guitar class! Designed for intermediate guitar players, this engaging course helps you build your skills, explore different styles, and play with confidence.
- Schedule: Meets once a week on Tuesday evenings, perfect for busy adults.
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Fall & Spring Semesters: 16 weekly sessions for a comprehensive learning experience.
- Summer Session: A focused 6-week program to sharpen your skills in a shorter time frame.
With hands-on instruction in a supportive group setting, you’ll master chords, strumming techniques, and even a few favorite songs—all while connecting with fellow music enthusiasts. Take the first step toward unlocking your musical potential!
Dalcroze methods engage students in interactive dynamic learning experiences that can help them develop analytical listening skills and open them up to their own innate musicality. This series of progressive lessons will enable participants to experience Dalcroze methods directly and show how they may apply these methods in their own teaching. Each session will feature a 70-minute session exploration of Dalcroze Rhythmic Solfege and a twenty-minute Q&A session. Designed specifically for music educators regardless of their prior exposure to Dalcroze methods.
Fall Class Dates
August 31, September 7, September 21, October 5, October 19, November 2, November 16, and December 7.
Spring Class Dates
February 8, February 15, March 1, March 8, March 29, April 12, April 26, and May 10.
Private Lessons
At the Colburn Community School of Performing Arts, students of all ages and ability levels can receive one-on-one instruction on any instrument, including voice. Our esteemed faculty share their expertise to help students develop their musicianship, technique, and confidence.
All students interested in private lessons must first submit an inquiry using the form below.
You will be contacted by the appropriate department chair within seven days of submitting your inquiry. For 2023-24 private instruction pricing, please see page three in the Schedule of Classes.
Adult Ensembles
Adult group classes are semester based and will be held eight times for 60 minutes each per fall and spring semester, and six times in summer. Actual meeting dates to be arranged with Ms. Lundgren. Please contact klundgren@colburnschool.edu for approval to enroll.
Colburn’s Adult Jazz Workshops consist of musicians who are proficient on their instruments and experienced in jazz studies. Various styles of jazz repertoire are explored and learned aurally along with discussion of theory and approaches to improvisation. This ensemble is a great opportunity to grow individually and as a cohesive unit in an encouraging, challenging environment.
The Adult Jazz Workshops meet for 13 weeks during the semester. The rehearsal schedule will be shared with students at the first rehearsal on January 25, 2026. There will be no class on April 5, 2026.
There will be a culminating concert on Sunday, April 26, 2026 in Mayman Hall at 5:30 pm.
Audition required for new students. Please contact Liz Kinnon before enrolling at ekinnon@colburnschool.edu.