EVENTS

EVERY LAST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH
Ready to create completely unique beats? This event is open to girls ages eight and older who want to learn the first steps in beat making using Ableton Live, the industry's most popular beat-making and production software. This event is just $10!

This event is powered by We Make Noise.

Hone your signature guitar style as legendary guitarist Steve Morse shares lessons learned playing with Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs, and Kansas and sharing the stage with rock greats, including Steve Vai, John Petrucci, and Joe Satriani. Voted five times as Guitar Player magazines Best Overall Guitarist, Steve clears the smoke about mastering your approach to guitar. This two-hour masterclass is packed full of playing techniques, from maximizing effective guitar settings to creating successful solos.

You will cover:
Gear and equipment from setup, pickups, and tone to effects and amps
Technical soloing aspects, including alternate tunings, harmonics, legato playing, tapping, arpeggios, sweep picking, and vibrato
Songwriting, from building a framework and developing memorable hooks to finding inspiration
Open discussion for you to pepper Steve with your guitar-playing questions

Join Bon Jovi lead guitarist Phil X for an inspiring and insight-filled opportunity to add dimension to your guitar playing. This two-hour masterclass will cover road-tested skills and career-building recommendations drawn from yearsof livin on a prayer and rocking out big stages with the likes of Bon Jovi, Triumph, and more. Whether you play for your cats in the living room or ignite 82,000 screaming fans at Wembley Stadium, grab this jam-packed opportunity!

You will cover:
Mastering phrasing, must-know techniques, and note choice
Finding the right tones
Getting and making the most of session work
Captivating audiences through great performances

Play authentically across a wide range of genres from old school to new with Vail Johnson, the unbound talent and LA studio bassist known for sharing the stage with luminaries including Kenny G, Herbie Hancock, Michael Bolton, Arsenio Hall, Stevie Nicks, Paula Abdul, Christopher Cross, Steve Perry, and many others.

Write great songs that sell! Award-winning songwriter Ash Taylor will share the professional tips and techniques that took her from sleeping in her car to crafting songs recorded by reputable artists, including Big Smo, Ryan Larkins, Noah Smith, and Johnny Hiland, and performing in some of Nashvilles most prestigious venues, including the Bluebird Cafe and the Listening Room Cafe. Whether youve written one song or a thousand, this jam-packed, two-hour masterclass can help you improve your songs and build your songwriting career.

Three fun-filled classes for only $45!

Help spark a lifelong love of the magic of music for your little one with four once-weekly learning sessions. Each staff-supervised experience provides fun, hands-on discovery with age-appropriate instruments, songs, and movement sure to delight your child.

Three fun-filled classes for only $45!

Explore the magical world of music together with your little one, and join us for Tiny Musicians classes at Sweetwater! There will be nursery rhymes and songs, rhythm and movement exercises, simple and fun instruments, and plenty of ways to experience the joy of play!

EVERY LAST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH

Ready to create completely unique beats? This event is open to girls ages eight and older who want to learn the first steps in beat making using Ableton Live, the industry's most popular beat-making and production software. This event is just $10!

This event is powered by We Make Noise.

Four fun-filled classes for only $60!

Explore the magical world of music together with your little one, and join us for Tiny Musicians classes at Sweetwater! There will be nursery rhymes and songs, rhythm and movement exercises, simple and fun instruments, and plenty of ways to experience the joy of play!

Four fun-filled Saturday classes for only $60!

Help spark a lifelong love of the magic of music for your little one with three once-weekly learning sessions. Each staff-supervised experience provides fun, hands-on discovery with age appropriate instruments, songs, and movement sure to delight your child.

Four fun-filled classes for only $60!

Explore the magical world of music together with your little one, and join us for Tiny Musicians classes at Sweetwater! There will be nursery rhymes and songs, rhythm and movement exercises, simple and fun instruments, and plenty of ways to experience the joy of play!

Join up-and-coming local drummers as instructor Michael Czimback helps you develop a strong foundation for endless creativity. Michael brings decades of pro drumming experience to help you expand your musical vocabulary with practical techniques for creating your own killer grooves, including:

Leveraging your drum independence
Expanding your vocabulary with the "Groove Alphabet"
Creating your own musical chops
Building your own signature drum style

Develop your signature guitar sound with instructor Dallas Perkins as this progressive-rock virtuoso helps you push your artistic envelope. This info-packed, two-hour workshop will help you sculpt your tone as you identify and discover the unique characteristics of your personal style and technique.

You will cover:
Incorporating scales and arpeggiation to forge melodic ideas and create tonal statements
Infusing rhythmic phrasing and dynamic grooves into your solos
Exploring modes to craft expressive melodies and delve into surprising directions
Embracing wide intervals for dramatic effect in soloing
Elevating your articulation and stage presence to dynamically connect with your audience

Give your career a lift, and learn what it takes to make it as a touring musician! Industry pros Mat Maxwell and Jake Sommers share hard-won insights gleaned from touring stages and playing in studio sessions with the likes of Ed Sheeran, Luke Combs, Vince Gill, Wanda Jackson, Keith Urban, Thomas Rhett, and Leon Bridges.

Youll cover a wide cross section of make-or-break career concepts that a gigging musician must know.