Americana Roots Orchestra

Course Description

The Americana Roots Orchestra provides an opportunity for aspiring musicians of all levels, beginning, intermediate, and advanced, to come together in a service learning environment in order to perform songs and dances from many cultures and generations, and to tell about and write about these songs. So if you have ever wanted to sing and/or play guitar, fiddle, harmonica, dulcimer, mandolin, bass, ukulele, slide guitar, or drums, or if you just want to listen, learn about, and perhaps write or help do oral histories about these songs and dances, come join the Americana Roots Orchestra. You can learn by reading music, tablature, by ear, and/or by watching others play simple, slow versions of songs, then more complex versions gradually coming up to speed. For those who want to give back to the community, the end product of this class is service learning, taking the historical-cultural performance to our senior citizens, schools, festivals, and other performance opportunities. 

Pre-registration and payment is required. Continuing Education courses are non-credit and open to everyone. Class details are subject to change.

Regular Course Refund Policy: 100% refund will be given if the request is made before the first scheduled class meeting. 50% refund will be given to requests made the first day of class if the class meets more than once. No refunds will be given after the first day of class and cannot be issued for non-attendance. All fees will be refunded if the class is cancelled due to insufficient enrollment.