NSB Music: Writing the Blues [Durham, NC]
**This course is in-person only. There is no virtual component. Participants must be age 21+
Full Tuition: $250 — Sliding-scale tuition options are available in the drop-down enrollment menu for you to self-select. To pay in installments, choose PayPal at check out.
Instructor: Juliana Finch | Saturdays | Nov 8-22 + Fri Dec 5 showcase | 2:00-5:00 PM | 719 N Mangum St, Durham, NC
Join us for a three-week songwriting intensive in a supportive sharing environment. This session we'll be digging into the American Blues tradition to generate ideas and inspire songs. From early influential artists like Ma Rainey and Charley Patton to newer innovative voices like Gary Clark, Jr. and Larkin Poe, we will explore the history and contemporary life of the genre and learn to use common structural and lyrical techniques that make up “The Blues”. Class will progress from generative prompts to refining drafts and co-writing with classmates, culminating with an opportunity to showcase your work. Songwriters at all levels are welcome!
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This class will take place in person at Night School Bar in Durham. Night School requires that students refrain from attending in-person classes when sick. For more on our class policies, see our FAQ. Instructors will also follow this policy. If your instructor is sick, class may be moved to online for a session or rescheduled to the week following the final scheduled session at the instructor’s discretion.
Sliding Scale: Night School Bar pays instructors and staff a living wage. We ask that people who make above the living wage threshold for their area strongly consider choosing the full- or mid-level tuition tier in order to support our own living wage program. For Durham, NC, where we are located, the living wage threshold is $49,000 for an individual. All sliding-scale needs are self-assessed, and we will never request or require proof of need.
Scholarships: We are currently able to offer three full scholarships per class. Our full scholarship tier is a nonrefundable offering, limited to one per student per month.Because our scholarship funding is limited, selecting multiple full scholarships in a single month will result in disenrollment from all classes. If the scholarship tier you need is sold out please email us directly, and we will add you to a waitlist and notify you if additional scholarships become available. Please see our FAQ for more information, including installment plans and refund policy.
**This course is in-person only. There is no virtual component. Participants must be age 21+
Full Tuition: $250 — Sliding-scale tuition options are available in the drop-down enrollment menu for you to self-select. To pay in installments, choose PayPal at check out.
Instructor: Juliana Finch | Saturdays | Nov 8-22 + Fri Dec 5 showcase | 2:00-5:00 PM | 719 N Mangum St, Durham, NC
Join us for a three-week songwriting intensive in a supportive sharing environment. This session we'll be digging into the American Blues tradition to generate ideas and inspire songs. From early influential artists like Ma Rainey and Charley Patton to newer innovative voices like Gary Clark, Jr. and Larkin Poe, we will explore the history and contemporary life of the genre and learn to use common structural and lyrical techniques that make up “The Blues”. Class will progress from generative prompts to refining drafts and co-writing with classmates, culminating with an opportunity to showcase your work. Songwriters at all levels are welcome!
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This class will take place in person at Night School Bar in Durham. Night School requires that students refrain from attending in-person classes when sick. For more on our class policies, see our FAQ. Instructors will also follow this policy. If your instructor is sick, class may be moved to online for a session or rescheduled to the week following the final scheduled session at the instructor’s discretion.
Sliding Scale: Night School Bar pays instructors and staff a living wage. We ask that people who make above the living wage threshold for their area strongly consider choosing the full- or mid-level tuition tier in order to support our own living wage program. For Durham, NC, where we are located, the living wage threshold is $49,000 for an individual. All sliding-scale needs are self-assessed, and we will never request or require proof of need.
Scholarships: We are currently able to offer three full scholarships per class. Our full scholarship tier is a nonrefundable offering, limited to one per student per month.Because our scholarship funding is limited, selecting multiple full scholarships in a single month will result in disenrollment from all classes. If the scholarship tier you need is sold out please email us directly, and we will add you to a waitlist and notify you if additional scholarships become available. Please see our FAQ for more information, including installment plans and refund policy.
**This course is in-person only. There is no virtual component. Participants must be age 21+
Full Tuition: $250 — Sliding-scale tuition options are available in the drop-down enrollment menu for you to self-select. To pay in installments, choose PayPal at check out.
Instructor: Juliana Finch | Saturdays | Nov 8-22 + Fri Dec 5 showcase | 2:00-5:00 PM | 719 N Mangum St, Durham, NC
Join us for a three-week songwriting intensive in a supportive sharing environment. This session we'll be digging into the American Blues tradition to generate ideas and inspire songs. From early influential artists like Ma Rainey and Charley Patton to newer innovative voices like Gary Clark, Jr. and Larkin Poe, we will explore the history and contemporary life of the genre and learn to use common structural and lyrical techniques that make up “The Blues”. Class will progress from generative prompts to refining drafts and co-writing with classmates, culminating with an opportunity to showcase your work. Songwriters at all levels are welcome!
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This class will take place in person at Night School Bar in Durham. Night School requires that students refrain from attending in-person classes when sick. For more on our class policies, see our FAQ. Instructors will also follow this policy. If your instructor is sick, class may be moved to online for a session or rescheduled to the week following the final scheduled session at the instructor’s discretion.
Sliding Scale: Night School Bar pays instructors and staff a living wage. We ask that people who make above the living wage threshold for their area strongly consider choosing the full- or mid-level tuition tier in order to support our own living wage program. For Durham, NC, where we are located, the living wage threshold is $49,000 for an individual. All sliding-scale needs are self-assessed, and we will never request or require proof of need.
Scholarships: We are currently able to offer three full scholarships per class. Our full scholarship tier is a nonrefundable offering, limited to one per student per month.Because our scholarship funding is limited, selecting multiple full scholarships in a single month will result in disenrollment from all classes. If the scholarship tier you need is sold out please email us directly, and we will add you to a waitlist and notify you if additional scholarships become available. Please see our FAQ for more information, including installment plans and refund policy.