501 E. 21 Street
Little Rock, AR, 72206 | Phone : 501-993-6113
Pay-What-You-Can
Donation Based
Community Music Classes
Make Friends, Make Music, Build Community
• Beginner Guitar Lab • Bluegrass Jam• Garage Band • Jazz Jam • Kids Jam • • Digital Music Production • • Songwriting • Pop Up Choir •
Enroll in Spring and Summer Classes Now!
Beginner Guitar Lab is FULL: Sign UP For the Waitlist Below.
Now Enrolling Students for Our
“Weekly Bluegrass Jam” every Sunday starting in May
Contact Us Below To Learn More or call 501-993-6113
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Build Community
✶ Make Friends ✶ Make Music ✶ Build Community
Weekly Classes
Beginner Guitar Lab
CLASS IS NOW FULL : Sign Up For Wait List
Tuesdays 5:30-7 pm
April 7 - August 25 2026
Students 12 & Up
Suggested Donation $25/class
The Community Guitar Lab is for beginner players 12 years old and up who are dedicated to learning to play guitar. This class is held every Tuesday from 6-7:30 pm from April-August 2026. Together we will learn basic concepts of picking, strumming, rhythm, dynamics, and playing as a group. We we learn stripped down versions of classic songs to get you playing with others quickly as you familiarize yourself with the guitar. While no experience is needed to join, we do ask that students commit to practicing regularly to make progress. It’s more fun when everybody progresses together!
Note: Students should have their own acoustic or electric guitar and amp. We have a few guitars to loan, please inquire about availability.
Weekly Bluegrass Jam
Sundays 2:30-4 pm
Starting April 19 - September 27, 2026
Suggested Donation $25/class
All ages, must be able to play basic chords, melodies, or bass lines on your instrument (acoustic guitar, dobro guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, bass). NOT FOR BEGINNERS.
Join Aaron Farris of @GravelYardBand as he leads this class and teaches bluegrass standards every week. Bring your ACOUSTIC GUITAR, DOBRO, BANJO, MANDOLIN, FIDDLE, BASS, WASHBOARD or SPOONS— we’re gonna have a hootenanny e’ry Sunday!
Monthly Workshops
Digital Music Production
Workshop Dates Coming Soon
Students 12 & Up
Suggested Donation $25/class
The Digital Music Production class is a Collaborative Digital Audio Production/Beat Making class ideal for anyone interested in learning to record instruments, make beats, or produce their own music using computer, tablet, or smartphone apps like Garage Band, Logic, and Studio One.
This class is facilitated by Read Admire with hands-on lectures and demonstrations by Gavin Hawkins and Patrick Washington, both professional musicians and audio engineers who have created audio tracks for major label artists and major motion pictures.
Each month the class will collaborate to create an original recording.
In the music production workshops students will learn basic concepts of sound engineering like how to mic instruments and vocals, how to add effects like reverb, delay, and compression, how to use drum machines to program beats, and how to use MIDI in input synthesized instruments.
Students will learn tips and tricks to create their own high quality audio recordings.
This class is open to everyone and there are no requirements for participation other than an eagerness to learn music production through community collaboration.
Community Jazz Band
Workshop Dates Coming Soon
Students 12 & Up
Suggested Donation $25/class
The Community Jazz Band is ideal for any one dedicated to learning how to improvise on their instrument (guitar, bass, piano, drums woodwind, brass, or strings) in a small jazz band setting.
This workshop is held monthly and is led by some of Little Rock’s best jazz teachers and players including Dave Williams on saxophone, Christopher Parker on keys, and UCA Jazz Studies Professor Brandon Dorris on bass and saxophone.
In each workshop students will be guided through one essential “Jazz Standard” as well as basic concepts of jazz ensemble playing including scales, chords, learning melodies, phrasing, and techniques for improvisation.
Reperatoire for this class is based on the “Great American Songbook” aka “jazz standards” that are played at jazz jams all over the world.
Requirements for participation :
Have an instrument and highly dedicated to learning on their own at home. Not required but highly encouraged: Playing in band at school and/or church and taking private lessons.
Schedule: TBD
Garage Band
Every Other Sunday 1-2:30pm
Starting April 19- July 26
(Detailed Dates Below)
Suggested Donation $25/class
Students 12 & Up —Must be proficient on an instrument. NOT FOR BEGINNERS
This class is for students, on ANY INSTRUMENT, dedicated to taking their playing to the next level by learning fundamentals like rhythms, chords, arpeggios, and scales, and applying them by learning to play classic AND original songs with others in a jazz, rock, RnB, or other band setting. Every week students will focus on learning and writing new songs that combine fundamental concepts essential to playing their instrument in an ensemble or band.
April: 19th
May 3, May 17, May 31
June 14 , 28
July 12, 26
How it works
Pay What You Can
Scheduling
Use the “Sign Up” button to complete the form—sign up for the classes you want to enroll in
We encourage regular weekly attendance so that students see their own progress
CLASSES ARE DONATION BASED
DONATIONS HELP US PAY TEACHERS
We accept cash, check, card, Venmo, and Ca$hApp
Pay What You Can:
Our classes are set up on a sliding-scale donation based model. Below are recommended donations for different class packages. We will never turn any one away based on their ability to pay. We do ask to pay what you can, as this helps us feed students, pay rent, and pay instructors.
1 Weekly Group Class
Suggested Donation:
$25/week or $80/month
Popular
2 Weekly Group Classes
Suggested Donation:
$40/week or $140/month
3 Weekly Group Classes
Suggested Donation:
$60/week or $175/month
Best value
What Students Are Saying:
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I love getting to make music with my friends every week . Making music with friends makes learning songs easier and WAY more fun. I love learning different styles like blues, jazz, rock, and pop. I also really enjoy learning to write and record my own music.
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The in-person classes are so much more helpful than trying to find the right YouTube video. I’m learning how to make beats and produce music that sounds like my favorite artists— and I’m making a lot of new music friends along the way too!
