Our Fall I session starts Sundayday, September 11, 2022. Classes will be held ONLINE and IN PERSON – be sure to check your registration. Early Bird pricing of $145 for our regular six week classes ends August 28. Click here to view our Health & Safety page.

The following classes, workshops, and lectures take place ONLINE:

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Eamonn Flynn – Dublinesque (Exclusive Online Solo Presentation)

Saturday, Aug 13 — 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM

Presentation meets ONLINE
$25

Engaging Parents for Musical Success ONLINE w/Barbie Wong

Saturday, Sep 10 — 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM

Workshop meets ONLINE
$25

Understanding the Guitar Fretboard ONLINE w/Kay Eskenazi

Sundays, Sep 11 to Oct 16 — 4:00 PM to 5:15 PM

Class meets ONLINE
$130.50 – $155.00

Beginning Travis Picking Guitar ONLINE w/Kay Eskenazi

Sundays, Sep 11 to Oct 16 — 5:30 PM to 6:45 PM

Class meets ONLINE
$130.50 – $155.00

The Art of Melody Writing ONLINE w/Adrienne Shamszad

Mondays, Sep 12 to Oct 17 — 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM

Class meets ONLINE
$130.50 – $155.00

Expanding Your Folk Song Repertoire ONLINE w/Shay Black

Mondays, Sep 12 to Oct 17 — 7:30 PM to 8:45 PM

Class meets ONLINE
$130.50 – $155.00

Rank Beginner Clawhammer Banjo ONLINE w/Evie Ladin

Tuesdays, Sep 13 to Oct 18 — 5:30 PM to 6:45 PM

Class meets ONLINE
$130.50 – $155.00

Intro to Indian Vocal Percussion ONLINE w/Jim Santi Owen

Tuesdays, Sep 13 to Oct 18 — 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM

Class meets ONLINE
$130.50 – $155.00

50 Ways to Make a Great Arrangement ONLINE w/Ellen Hoffman

Tuesdays, Sep 13 to Oct 18 — 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM

Class meets ONLINE
$130.50 – $155.00

Clawhammer Banjo Repertoire & Technique ONLINE w/Evie Ladin

Tuesdays, Sep 13 to Oct 18 — 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM

Class meets ONLINE
$130.50 – $155.00

The Songs of John Prine ONLINE w/Richard Brandenburg

Tuesdays, Sep 13 to Oct 18 — 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM

Class meets ONLINE
$130.50 – $155.00

Intro to Mountain Dulcimer ONLINE w/Deborah Hamouris

Wednesdays, Sep 14 to Oct 19 — 5:30 PM to 6:45 PM

Class meets ONLINE
$130.50 – $155.00

Strum & Sing ONLINE w/Tamsen Fynn

Wednesdays, Sep 14 to Oct 19 — 5:30 PM to 6:45 PM

Class meets ONLINE
$130.50 – $155.00

Building Solid Basslines ONLINE w/Karen Horner

Wednesdays, Sep 14 to Oct 19 — 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM

Class meets ONLINE
$130.50 – $155.00

Mountain Dulcimer II ONLINE w/Deborah Hamouris

Wednesdays, Sep 14 to Oct 19 — 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM

Class meets ONLINE
$130.50 – $155.00

Advanced Ukulele ONLINE w/Hiram Bell

Thursdays, Sep 15 to Oct 20 — 5:30 PM to 6:45 PM

Class meets ONLINE
$130.50 – $155.00

Beginning Ukulele ONLINE w/Hiram Bell

Thursdays, Sep 15 to Oct 20 — 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM

Class meets ONLINE
$130.50 – $155.00

Intermediate Ukulele ONLINE w/Hiram Bell

Thursdays, Sep 15 to Oct 20 — 8:30 PM to 9:45 PM

Class meets ONLINE
$130.50 – $155.00

Shuffles, Chops, and Beats – The Violin as a Rhythm Instrument ONLINE with Evan Price

Saturday, Oct 29 — 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM

Workshop meets ONLINE
$35

The following classes and workshops take place IN PERSON at The Freight:

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Meet the Fiddle with Elise Engelberg

Saturday, Aug 13 — 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Workshop meets IN PERSON
$35

Rehearsals held at East Bay School for Boys

Freight Singers Community Chorus IN PERSON w/Bryan Dyer and Zoe Ellis

Mondays, Sep 12 to December 19 — 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

Chorus meets IN PERSON
Sliding Scale: $25-$450

Beginning Fiddle from the Ground Up IN PERSON w/Erik Hoffman

Mondays, Sep 12 to Oct 17 — 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM

Class meets IN-PERSON
$130.50 – $155.00

Fiddle Tunes with A Touch of Theory IN PERSON w/Erik Hoffman

Mondays, Sep 12 to Oct 17 — 8:30 PM to 9:45 PM

Class meets IN-PERSON
$130.50 – $155.00

The Songs of John Prine IN PERSON w/Richard Brandenburg

Thursdays, Sep 15 to Oct 20 — 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM

Class meets IN-PERSON
$130.50 – $155.00

Back Playing Together: A How-to Class on Playing Songs With Other People IN PERSON w/Richard Brandenburg

Thursdays, Sep 15 to Oct 20 — 8:30 PM to 9:45 PM

Class meets IN-PERSON
$130.50 – $155.00

The Scots Language and Song IN PERSON w/Iona Fyfe

Thursday, Sep 15 — 5:30 PM to 6:45 PM

Workshop Meets IN-PERSON
$30

BOTMC: Old Time Fiddle IN PERSON with Earl White

Thursday, Sep 22 — 4:30 PM to 5:45 PM

Workshop meets IN-PERSON
$25.00

BOTMC: Exploring Open D Tuning on the Banjo IN PERSON with Clinton Davis

Thursday, Sep 22 — 4:30 PM to 5:45 PM

Workshop meets IN-PERSON
$25.00

BOTMC: Fiddle Rags – How to do Fun Variations and Accompaniment IN PERSON with Lindsay McCaw

Friday, Sep 23 — 4:30 PM to 5:45 PM

Workshop meets IN-PERSON
$25.00

BOTMC: Getting Started on Finger Style Banjo IN PERSON with Aaron Jonah Lewis

Friday, Sep 23 — 4:30 PM to 5:45 PM

Workshop meets IN-PERSON
$25.00

BOTMC: A Visit with Alice Gerrard

Sunday, Sep 25 — 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Talk meets IN-PERSON
Free With Reservation

BOTMC: Adding Melodic and Rhythmic Variations to Fiddle Repertoire IN PERSON with Tatiana Hargreaves

Sunday, Sep 25 — 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM

Workshop meets IN-PERSON
$25.00

BOTMC: Piedmont Style Country Blues Guitar IN PERSON with Valerie Turner

Sunday, Sep 25 — 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM

Workshop meets IN-PERSON
$25.00

BOTMC: Black Americans in Old Time Music, Then and Now: a presentation and discussion with Earl White

Sunday, Sep 25 — 12:30 PM to 1:45 PM

Talk meets IN-Person
Free with Reservation

BOTMC: Fiddle IN PERSON with Aaron Jonah Lewis

Sunday, Sep 25 — 12:30 PM to 1:45 PM

Workshop meets IN-PERSON
$25.00

BOTMC: Stepping up with your Southern Appalachian Banjo Technique IN PERSON with Andrew Norcross

Sunday, Sep 25 — 12:30 PM to 1:45 PM

Workshop meets IN-PERSON
$25.00

BOTMC Fiddle Workshop Pack

Thursday, Sep 22 to Sunday, Sep 25

Workshops meet IN-PERSON
$75.00

BOTMC Banjo Workshop Pack

Thursday, Sep 22 to Sunday, Sep 25

Workshops meet IN-PERSON
$60.00

John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project: Fiddle with Megan Lynch Chowning

Sunday, Oct 16 — 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM

Workshop meets IN-PERSON
$60

John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project: Mandolin and Guitar with Tristan Scroggins

Sunday, Oct 16 — 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM

Workshop meets IN-PERSON
$60

John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project: Clawhammer Banjo with Adam Hurt

Sunday, Oct 16 — 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM

Workshop meets IN-PERSON
$60