Our workshops and classes provide coaching and guidance on a variety of musical topics and styles and aspects of musicianship. We sometimes offer single sessions, but usually group classes meet weekly for four to six weeks.
Sean Nelson hosts a casual hour of drummers drumming for each other. Each participant shares something they’re learning or playing – a written solo, an improvisation, a beat, or a new technique. Drummers of all ages and interests are welcome.…
If you are between the ages of 9 and 18 and already play a musical instrument, you are invited to join a special summer band camp led by local professional performers and master teachers. If you’re used to playing in…
In a series of four hour-long meetings, Tommy O’Mahony takes you on a deep dive into a jazz standard. You’ll learn the melody, chord progression, accompaniment, and scales that work for soloing. Teen and adult instrumentalists and vocalists with intermediate…
In one 90-minute session, Nick Romeo lays out recent findings in neuroscience that can help you learn new music more easily and practice all music more effectively. Nick will give hands-on examples at the keyboard and invite participants to try…
As an active student at Marin Community Music School you are eligible to attend a variety of workshops and classes at no charge. Here’s how to register: Log into our Student Portal. Click the word Home to display the menu…
Professional singer and credentialed teacher Elliott Peck offers two weekly classes where children can explore their voices in song, learning fun techniques to develop their voices safely and sharpening their ears for music. These are skills that last a lifetime.…
Have you ever experienced a change in mood or energy after listening to or singing along with a favorite piece of music? Music allows us to take a pause from thinking about the past and the future and be fully…
You’re never too old to learn guitar and there’s no time like the present to start. In a series of six 45-minute sessions, we’ll introduce you to the basics of tuning, holding, strumming, and fingering chords and scales on the…
Are you a beginning or early intermediate violinist, violist, cellist, or bassist who wants to play regularly with others and explore different styles of music? We’re forming a new workshop just for you, led by an experienced and supportive music…
Does your son or daughter want to play the guitar? Noted Marin performer and teacher Jeff Miller (New Monsoon, Fairfax Music Camps) is now offering a class for children ages 9 to 12 at Marin Community Music School. In a…