If you have never played an instrument before, are continuing on your lifelong journey of music making or want to become a part of a community of like-minded music lovers, we have the opportunity for you. Levine’s Adult Programs serve all ages and levels of ability, with daytime and evening courses and flexible lesson scheduling available year round, you are certain to find a program to fit your musical interests.
Adult Student Recitals take place in the evenings throughout the year.
Check back for 2013-14 recital dates.
Friday Nighters are informal gathers at the home of a adult students.
Check back for the 2013-14 Friday Nighter dates.
MusicaliTea is an outreach program of Levine School of Music inviting area retirement communities to attend performances by Levine students and faculty. After the performance the guests are invited to partake of light refreshments. View the list of upcoming MusicaliTea dates.
Contact
For more information, contact Adult Programs Coordinator, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it at (202) 686-8000 x1116 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .Private Lessons
Levine offers private instruction year round in 22 instruments and voice – for the beginner, lifelong amateur, or budding virtuoso. Private lessons provide students with individual instruction with one of Levine’s talented faculty members and are geared towards the specific goals, needs and aspirations of each student regardless of experience or age.
Private lessons provide students with individual instruction with one of Levine’s talented faculty members and are geared towards the specific goals, needs and aspirations of each student regardless of experience or age. For new students, we take the time and care to arrange individual placement interviews to match you with the right teacher to meet your individual musical needs.
Group Classes
(Adults)
Designed with the idea that it is never too late to learn to sing, this beginning voice class is geared toward the unique needs and concerns of the more mature sound.
(All Ages)
Levine's monthly jazz jams are a great opportunity for musicians of any age and proficiency to experience jazz from the inside. In a fun and structured environment facilitated by Levine jazz faculty members, musicians will get a chance to play and improvise on a couple well-known jazz standards. In addition to facilitating the session, the Levine faculty will also provide general instruction and specific guidance where necessary.
(Adults)
The perfect birthday or Father’s Day gift! Take your playing to the next level with this intense rock 'n roll experience. Designed for all levels of guitar players, bass players, drummers and singers, you'll be matched with other like-minded musicians and receive hours of professional coaching with your group.
(Ages 15 to Adult)
Do you love singing and want to sing all types of music, but don't know how to carry your technique from one genre to the next? You are not alone. While some foundational principles of singing apply across many styles of music, there are also some signature differences in approach that make each genre unique.
(Adults)
It’s never too late to start learning the guitar! This is the perfect class for adult novices interested in starting a strong foundation on the guitar.
(Adults)
For adults with experience playing the blues guitar idiom, this advanced class will bring your guitar skills to the next level!
(Adults)
The perfect introduction to the blues for adult novices! Participants will learn the skills needed to join a blues jam/open mic or even just jam along to their favorite recordings.
(Adults)
For adults with some experience with the blues, this class takes your playing to the next level. Topics covered include altering and ‘dressing up’ the 12-bar form; using major and minor blues scales across the neck; soloing over chord changes; using chromaticism and arpeggios in soloing; minor blues, chord and scale theory; reading and writing basic music notation; and transcribing blues solos.
(Adults)
Whether you’re an accomplished musician or student, GarageBand is a rewarding way to create, perform and record your own music. Learn the interface and basic recording techniques, then move on to arranging a song, editing and mixing tracks, adding effects and distributing your music files.
(Adults)
This three-day workshop is designed to give amateur jazz musicians an opportunity to come and expand their jazz experience under the direction of Levine's expert jazz faculty. The workshop includes small and large group jam sessions, level-specific jazz instructional sessions, as well as an end-of-weekend concert.
(Teens and Adults)
This two-week intensive course is back by popular demand! Learn the basics of vocal technique and production that are essential for all vocal music.
(Teens and Adults)
Are your weak music reading skills holding you back? Are you "faking it" at choir rehearsal? Nervous about having to read music in an audition? Come and learn the basic building blocks of sight reading vocal music.
(Ages 14 to Adult)
This course guides students through fundamental material about pitches, intervals, triads, seventh chords, voicing, harmonic progressions, chord substitutions and scales, including seven diatonic modes, blues scales and symmetrical scales.
(Ages 15 to Adult)
This monthly course provides advanced singers the opportunity to learn repertoire on their own and then work on polishing it in front of their fellow classmates.
(Adults)
Have you always wanted to sing, but never quite knew where (or how) to start? Did you previously sing in school, but now your voice is a tad rusty?
(Adults)
Adult piano students perform in an interactive and constructive concert-style setting (class of four to eight students).
(Ages 12 to Adult)
Part theory class and part ensemble, this hands-on class helps students of all instruments develop the skills needed to improvise in a variety of styles, with a special focus on jazz. Students learn how to listen to and interact with each other while improvising in groups, and explore elements of melody, harmony, rhythm, structure, and expression.
(Adults)
This yearlong weekly course is designed for beginning adult students who have never had any training on a musical instrument. Each student is provided with his or her own acoustic piano in the classroom.
(Adults)
Learn to play the blues in this 8-week course. Follow in the footsteps of Robert Johnson, B.B. King, and John Lee Hooker as you learn how to play both rhythm guitar and improvisational solos over the 12-bar blues form.
(Teens and Adults)
This semester long course is a general introduction to the guitar. Students learn to play melodies and chords, read standard musical notation and learn right-hand fingerstyle technique.
Ensemble Classes
(Adults)
Attention all cellists! This ensemble is designed for adult cello players who want to share their love of the cello and enjoy a group setting. Participants develop their reading and musicianship skills while being coached on various works written or arranged for cello ensemble.
(Adults)
This big-band style ensemble is designed for adult jazz lovers interested in reviving their musical studies or exploring jazz for the first time. Meeting weekly for rehearsals, the ensemble also receives performance opportunities throughout the year, including occasional master classes with visiting artists.
(Adults)
The perfect birthday or Father’s Day gift! Take your playing to the next level with this intense rock 'n roll experience. Designed for all levels of guitar players, bass players, drummers and singers, you'll be matched with other like-minded musicians and receive hours of professional coaching with your group.
(Adults)
Do you play an instrument, sing, or write songs? Take your playing to the next level with this 8-week rock ‘n roll experience. Designed for all levels of musicians who enjoy rock, blues, jazz, and pop, you’ll be matched with other like-minded musicians in a relaxed group coaching session.
(Adults)
This ensemble is designed for adults who enjoy making music and are reviving their musical studies. Weekly classes include a group instrumental lesson and a full band rehearsal, and the ensemble receives performance opportunities throughout the year.
(Adults)
A select auditioned ensemble, this women’s performance group focuses on a cappella works ranging from madrigals to musical theater and jazz in a fun and collaborative setting.
(Adults)
Strengthen your voice and musical skills, make new friends, and make music a weekly part of your life. Join us as we sing music from many traditions and styles. Performances are presented for the community at the end of each semester.
(Adults)
Beginners are welcome and there is no audition required for this community-based group of music lovers. If you want to strengthen your voice, make new friends, and make music a weekly part of your life, then join us as we explore your favorite musical theater songs, madrigals, folk tunes, spirituals, and more.
(Adults)
Explore great repertoire in an ensemble setting, while improving intonation, bowing styles, phrasing, dynamics and ensemble techniques. All instruments are welcome!




