The River House welcomes the Spring holiday with a special Easter Caroling class. Easter Caroling will also be available in March in preparation for performance at local memory care centers on Tuesday, March 31st. Singers with limited availability are welcome to join the class for only one month. In the final class in March we'll perform our program across the street at the Coastal Community Center (and possibly other venues). No prior choral or singing experience is necessary. Music will be provided. Recordings of the melody and alto harmony lines for each song will be available by email as MP3 files prior to the start of class.

Bring a pencil. 

Class sessions will be held on Tuesdays, February 3, 10, 17, 24 from 10:15 to 11:15 at River House (179 Marine Street, St. Augustine 32084)

There will be a small performance on March 31 for those interested in participating.

For ages 18 and up.

Learn how to relate to a percussion drum instrument in a Band type setting. We'll be jamming together to classic pop and rock favorites. This class is open to Guitar and Ukulele players. Come join the fun!

Requirements:

• Guitar or Ukulele
• Music stand 
• Pen and paper

Dennis Fermin has been playing guitar for over 30 years and joyfully helping others learn to play along the way. As a graduate from Musician's Institute of California, he has the skills and the patience to teach on many different topics and styles of music. Currently you can hear him perform locally as Fermin Spanish Guitar.

Class sessions will be held on Tuesdays, February 3, 10, 17, 24 from 1 to 2:30 at River House (179 Marine Street, St. Augustine 32084)

For ages 18 and up.

In this friendly, introductory class, you will learn:

• instrument part names
• types of ukes
• string names/tuning
• reading uke tabs
• easy basic chords
• easy strum rhythms
• to play along with your favorite classic songs!

Requirements: Instrument, music stand, pen or pencil

Dennis Fermin has been playing guitar for over 30 years and joyfully helping others learn to play along the way. As a graduate from Musician's Institute of California, he has the skills and the patience to teach on many different topics and styles of music. Currently you can hear him perform locally as Fermin Spanish Guitar.

Class sessions will run on Wednesdays, February 4, 11, 18, 25 from 9:45 - 11:15 a.m. at River House, 179 Marine Street, St. Augustine 32084.

For ages 18 and up.

Join us for a fun entry level course on the guitar. Topics covered will be:

String names / Tuning

Easy single note melodies

Power Chords / Classic riffs

Basic open string chords and Strum patterns

Supplies needed

• Acoustic Guitar 
• Compact Music Stand 
• Pen or Pencil for notes

Dennis Fermin has been playing guitar for over 30 years and joyfully helping others learn to play along the way. As a graduate from Musician's Institute of California, he has the skills and the patience to teach on many different topics and styles of music. Currently you can hear him perform locally as Fermin Spanish Guitar.

Class sessions will be held on Wednesdays, February 4, 11, 18, 25 from 11:30 to 1 at River House (179 Marine St.  St. Augustine 32084)

For ages 18 and up.

This class looks at popular music during the Forties. And what a decade it was for American songs! Most of our outstanding composers and lyricists were active in the 1940s and writing unforgettable songs for Broadway, Hollywood, and Tin Pan Alley. We will also explore the best vocalists of the decade from Bing Crosby to Billie Holiday. The class is part-lecture, part-listening to classic recordings of outstanding songs.

Thomas Hischak is a retired Professor of Performing Arts from the State University of New York College at Cortland. He is the author of over thirty books on theatre, film, and popular music.

Class sessions will be on Thursdays, February 5, 12, 19, 26 from 10 to 11:15 at River House (179 Marine St. in St. Augustine)

For ages 18 and up.