In-Studio and Online Private Lessons, Classes & Seminars
Lessons & Classes for All Ages
Private Lessons
From beginning to advanced, traditional to experimental, we offer in-studio and on-line lessons for guitar, lap steel guitar, bass, banjo, ukulele, drums, piano, mandolin, violin, viola, cello, saxophone, clarinet, flute, trumpet, trombone, baritone, french horn, harmonica, voice, music theory and songwriting. Lessons are available seven days a week.
Age: 4 Years - Up
Date/Time: Weekly, Scheduled
Location: In-Studio at Twin Town Guitars or Online
Tuition: $35 (Per 30-Minute Lesson & $70 Per 60-Minute Lesson)
Private Lessons for Two Students
If you and a friend, partner, spouse, parent, or grandparent, play the same instrument, are at about the same skill level, and would like to take lessons together, this is a great option for you! Private Lessons for Two offers a high level of instructor attention for you and your partner at a reduced tuition rate. These lessons are weekly and are available for most instruments. (Students supply their own instrument, or instruments can be purchased at Twin Town Guitars.)
Age: 4 Years - Up
Date/Time: Weekly, Scheduled
Location: In-Studio at Twin Town Guitars or Online
Tuition: $25 Per Student (Per 30-Minute Lesson)
Sampler Session
Not sure where to begin? Join us for the private lesson Sampler Session that includes two bass, two drum, two guitar, and two keyboard lessons. You don't need to own these instruments to attend, and at the end of the class, we'll provide you with a recommendation and options for continuing lessons with your chosen instrument.
Age: 5 Years - Up
Date/Time: Weekly, Scheduled
Location: In-Studio at Twin Town Guitars
Tuition: $280 (Eight, 30-Minute, Weekly Lessons)
Classes for Youth & Teen Students
U is for Ukulele
During the six-week, U is for Ukulele class, students discover the joy and simplicity of playing the ukulele with the fun and fabulous Liz Collin! No previous music experience is required, just your ukulele, your child and you. And, end with a performance at the Uptown VFW! (Ukuleles are available for purchase at Twin Town Guitars starting at $45.)
Age: 4 to 6 Years (Pre-K through Kindergarten)
Date/Time: January 30, 2024, Tuesdays, 6pm-7pm, Showcase March 9, 2024
Location: In-Studio at Twin Town Guitars
Tuition: $150 Per Adult/Child Pair (Six Group Lessons)
Drum Group for Beginners
In this six-week class, learn about rhythm and basic drumming technique with the fantastic Ben Johnston, all while playing on anything from trash cans to pots and pans! This introduction to the wild world of percussion gives students an opportunity to explore the meaning of a beat and more. Also included are a pair of drumsticks and a live performance at the Uptown VFW.
Age: 6 to 10 Years
Date/Time: January 30, 2024, Tuesdays, 6pm-7pm, Showcase March 9, 2024
Location: In-Studio at Twin Town Guitars
Tuition: $150 Per Student (Sticks & Six Group Lessons)
Youth Band
Have fun rocking out in a band with instructor Alec Tonjes! Students pick a band name, practice songs, try a new instrument, and learn the skills needed to perform on stage. This eight-week session ends with a live performance at the Uptown VFW!
Age: 8 to 12 Years
Date/Time: January 18, 2024, Thursdays, 5pm-6pm, Showcase March 9, 2024
Location: In-Studio at Twin Town Guitars
Tuition: $250 (Eight Band Rehearsals)
Bridge Band
If you are ready to move past Youth Band, this is the place for you. Rockin’ instructor, Alec Tonjes, leads students through eight weeks of fun rehearsals, and the class ends with a live stage performance at the Uptown VFW!
Age: 11 to 13 Years
Date/Time: January 18, 2024, Thursdays, 6pm-7pm, Showcase March 9, 2024
Location: In-Studio at Twin Town Guitars
Tuition: $250 (Eight Band Rehearsals)
Teen Band - Drums FILLED
Grab your instrument and rock out in a band! Amazing teacher, Alec Tonjes, lead this group through rehearsals, while students sharpen playing and stage performance skills. This eight-week session ends with a live performance at the Uptown VFW.
Age: 13 to 16 Years
Date/Time: January 18, 2024, Thursdays, 7pm-8pm, Showcase March 9, 2024
Location: In-Studio at Twin Town Guitars
Tuition: $250 (Eight Band Rehearsals)
Girl Powered Youth Band
Fabulous instructor and local musician, Kat Hansberry, helps her new gal pals pick a band name, practice songs, try a new instrument, and learn the skills needed to perform on stage. This eight-week session concludes with a live performance at the Uptown VFW. (All female and gender expansive students are welcome!)
Age: 8 to 12 Years
Date/Time: January 14, 2024, Sundays, 2pm-3pm, Showcase March 9, 2024
Location: In-Studio at Twin Town Guitars
Tuition: $250 (Eight Band Rehearsals)
Girl Powered Bridge Band
If you are ready for a band experience that is a step beyond entry-level, join amazing and energetic instructor Kat Hansberry, to learn the skills needed to perform on stage, try a new instrument, and have a blast with new friends. This eight-week session concludes with a live performance at the Uptown VFW. (All female and gender expansive students are welcome!)
Age: 11 to 13 Years
Date/Time: January 14, 2024, Sundays, 3pm-4pm, Showcase March 9, 2024
Location: In-Studio at Twin Town Guitars
Tuition: $250 (Eight Band Rehearsals)
Girl Powered Teen Band
Maximum rockitude is the goal while Kat Hansberry leads this group of ladies through band and stage performance practice. Tighten up skills or try a new instrument. This eight-week session concludes with a live performance at the Uptown VFW. (All female and gender expansive students are welcome!)
Age: 13 to 16 Years
Date/Time: January 14, 2024, Sundays, 4pm-5pm, Showcase March 9, 2024
Location: In-Studio at Twin Town Guitars
Tuition: $250 (Eight Band Rehearsals)
Summer Band Camps for Youth & Teen Students
Youth, Teen & Girl Powered Summer Band Camps
In summer camps, students hone their skills while working in a group. Daily lessons focus on topics such as microphone and voice work, improvisation, stage presence, and songwriting. Students select a band name, rehearse several songs, and record their music before heading to a live stage performance!
Youth Band Camps June & August
Ages: 8 to 12 Years
Youth Camp June Date/Time: June 17 to June 21, 2024, Monday-Friday, 9am-Noon, Showcase Friday, 21, 2024
Youth Camp August Date/Time: August 5 to August 9, 2024, Monday-Friday, 9am-Noon, Showcase Saturday, August 10, 2024
Tuition: $400 (Five Band Rehearsals, T-Shirt & Show)
Teen Band Camps June & August
Ages: 13 to 17 Years
Teen Camp June Date/Time: June 17 to June 21, 2024, Monday-Friday, 1pm-4pm, Showcase Friday, June 21, 2024
Teen Camp August Date/Time: August 5 to August 9, 2024, Monday-Friday, 1pm-4pm, Showcase Saturday, August 10, 2024
Tuition: $400 (Five Band Rehearsals, T-Shirt & Show)
Girl Powered Youth Band Camps June & August
All female and gender expansive students are welcome!
Ages: 8 to 12 Years
Youth Camp June Date/Time: June 17 to June 21, 2024, Monday-Friday, 9am-Noon, Showcase Friday, June 21, 2024
Youth Camp August Date/Time: August 5 to August 9, 2024, Monday-Friday, 9am-Noon, Showcase Saturday, August 10, 2024
Tuition: $400 (Five Band Rehearsals, T-Shirt & Show)
Girl Powered Teen Band Camps June & August
All female and gender expansive students are welcome!
Ages: 13 to 17 Years
Teen Camp June Date/Time: June 17 to June 21, 2024, Monday-Friday, 1pm-4pm, Showcase Friday, June 21, 2024
Teen Camp August Date/Time: August 5 to August 9, 2024, Monday-Friday, 1pm-4pm, Showcase Saturday, August 10, 2024
Tuition: $400 (Five Band Rehearsals, T-Shirt & Show)
Classes for Teen & Adult Students
Beginning Group Guitar for Teens & Adults
If you are brand new to playing guitar, or have some experience from years ago, this six-week class with the amazing Will Scott is for you. Group Guitar for Beginners starts at square one with naming the guitar parts, learning guitar care and developing proper technique. Learn simple melodies, and a few basic chords and songs. If learning to play guitar is on your bucket list, this is the best place to start!
Instructor: Will Scott
Age: Teen & Adult
Date/Time: January 29, 2024, Mondays, 8pm-9pm
Location: In-Studio at Twin Town Guitars
Tuition: $150 (Six Group Classes)
Fingerstyle Group Guitar for Teens & Adults
This six-week class, led by local musician and teacher, Will Scott, covers a variety of artists, techniques and styles. Delve into acoustic blues guitar, Travis picking, fingerstyle looping, and percussive fingerstyle techniques. A performance at a local venue is also included in this class for students who wish to participate.
Age: Teen & Adult
Date/Time: January 30, 2024, Tuesdays, 8pm-9pm, Showcase March 9, 2024
Location: In-Studio at Twin Town Guitars
Tuition: $150 (Six Classes)
Build Your Own Fuzz Pedal
Get an in-depth look into the wild world of fuzz with Kris Johson! This pedal is based on classic designs from the 1960's like the Colorsound Fuzz, Vox Tonebender and Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face, but made even better with modern True Bypass Switching, power jack and an LED. And, know for certain, that before you leave this workshop, you will own an amazing fuzz pedal that you built with your own, two, hands! (No experience required, and space is limited to 5 participants.)
Age: Teen & Adult
Fall Class Date/Time: Saturday, November 11, 2023, Noon-5pm
Location: In-Studio at Twin Town Guitars
Tuition: $225 (Includes All Supplies)
Classes for Adult Students
Adult Jam
Get together with a group of people and form a band! With the guidance of musicians, Mark Wade or Alec Tonjes, students rehearse a set list of songs from indie to classic rock, and after six weeks, you conclude with a live stage performance at the Uptown VFW!
Age: Adult
Date/Time with Alec Tonjes: January 29, 2024, Mondays, 8pm-10:00pm, Showcase March 9, 2024 - VOCALS & BASS FILLED
Date/Time with Mark Wade: January 29, 2024, Mondays, 8pm-10:00pm, Showcase March 9, 2024 - VOCALS, GUITARS & BASS FILLED
Date/Time with Mark Wade: January 30, 2024, Tuesdays, 8pm-10pm, Showcase March 9, 2024 - VOCALS, GUITARS & BASS FILLED
Location: In-Studio at Twin Town Guitars
Tuition: $285 (Six Band Rehearsals)
Twin Town Tributes: Country
From Waylon and Willie to Underwood and Urban, this Country Tribute band explores the heart and twang that keeps this genre of music growing! Join local musician and performer, Alec Tonjes, as he leads this six-week class that ends with a live show at the Uptown VFW!
Age: Adult
Date/Time: January 30, 2024, Tuesdays, 8pm-10pm, Showcase March 9, 2024
Tuition: $285 (Six Band Rehearsals)
Jazz Combo for Adults
Join Colin Monette, local musician, as he leads instrumentalists through the basics of playing jazz. Learn the lingo of jazz, how to improvise, and play several jazz standards in a supportive and inspiring setting. Brass, woodwind, percussion, bass and guitar students are all welcome to join. This six-week class ends with a performance at the Uptown VFW.
Instructor: Colin Monette
Age: Adult
Date/Time: January 28, 2024, Sundays, 4pm-6pm, Showcase March 9, 2024
Tuition: $285 (Six Band Rehearsals)
Play-Along Group Guitar
Have fun strumming along with songwriter and instructor, Lila Karash, at your own pace in this class for the advanced-beginner to intermediate level student. You can take it easy or go deeper, depending on your comfort level.
Age: Adult
Date/Time: January 31, 2024, Wednesdays, 7pm-8pm
Location: In-Studio at Twin Town Guitars
Tuition: $150 (Six Group Lessons)
Beginning Ukulele
In this six-week class with the fun and fabulous Liz Collin, learn how to care for and tune your ukulele. And, each week, we will build on the previous lesson by adding new chords and playing along to songs together. We'll complete this class with a live performance at the Uptown VFW! (No previous music experience required, and ukuleles are available for purchase online and in the store at Twin Town Guitars)
Age: Adult
Date/Time: January 30, 2024, Tuesdays, 7pm-8pm, Showcase March 9, 2024
Location: In-Studio at Twin Town Guitars
Tuition: $150 (Six Group Lessons)
Uke2
If you completed Beginning Ukulele, or you feel ready to move past the six basic chords of C, F, G, D, E7, and A, this class with Liz Collin is for you. Doesn't matter what shape or color of ukulele you play, we just want to jam with uke! We'll complete this class with a live performance at the Uptown VFW!
Age: Adult
Date/Time: January 30, 2024, Tuesdays, 8pm-9pm, Showcase March 9, 2024
Location: In-Studio at Twin Town Guitars
Tuition: $150 (Six Group Classes)
Songwriting (Online)
Join the incredible Ryan Smith, of Soul Asylum and the Melismatics, for this online course which provides a road map of basic song structure, valuable practices that unlock jammed creative gears, individual support and feedback, and group writing activities. Come away from this four-week course with the skills to continue developing your songwriting.
Age: Adult
Date/Time: October 9, 2023, Mondays, 8pm-9pm
Location: Online
Tuition: $100 (Four Classes)
"It's Now Or Never" Program
If you are kicking yourself for not picking up that guitar you’ve had for years, or wish you continued taking piano lessons when you were younger, this class is for you. The program includes four lessons and a loaner instrument. At the end of the program, our instructors will help you transition into additional lessons too!
Age: Adult
Date/Time: Weekly, Scheduled as a Private Lesson
Location: In-Studio at Twin Town Guitars
Tuition: $140 (Four, 30-Minute, Weekly Lessons)