Adult Music Classes

Offerings

Private Lessons

Students may enroll for a package of 10, 20 or 30 lessons.  Instruction is available in all instruments and voice, as well as creative musicianship and composition.

Pricing 2026-27

10 Lessons
30 minutes – Member/$828, Guest/$920
45 minutes – Member/$1,143, Guest/$1,270
60 minutes – Member/$1,413, Guest/$1,570

20 Lessons
30 minutes – Member/$1,620, Guest/$1,800
45 minutes – Member/$2,250, Guest/$2,500
60 minutes – Member/$2,790, Guest/$3,100

30 Lessons
30 minutes – Member/$2,403, Guest/$2,670
45 minutes – Member/$3,348, Guest/$3,720
60 minutes – Member/$4,158, Guest/$4,620

SHIRAH Community Chorus

One of the largest independent Jewish choruses in the United States performing Jewish repertoire in Hebrew, English, Yiddish and Ladino, in three and four parts.  New singers who are interested in joining are welcomed.  For more information, contact choral director Marsha Bryan Edelman at marshabryanedelman@gmail.com.

Tuesdays 7:30 – 9:30 PM
15 Classes: Starts Sep 8 2026
Member $180/ Guest $200
30 Classes: Starts Sep 8 2026
Members $338/ Guest $375

Design Your Own Program!

Have an idea for a class?  We would be pleased to organize a program for you and your friends.  Past courses have included ukulele for beginning students and group voice for the study of vocal technique.  We have formed ensembles for jazz players and coaching sessions for chamber musicians.  Start your musical journey with us!  Contact Mai Abe, Director of the Thurnauer School, at mabe@jccotp.org         

Music Appreciation

For information on music appreciation classes, please contact the JCC Adult Department at 201-408-1457.

Creative Musicianship for Guitarists

Intergenerational

For intermediate and advanced guitarists (Suzuki Guitar Book 2+)

Prerequisite: Students must be able to identify notes on staff, clefs, time signatures and rhythms, and know how sharps and flats work. 

Bridge the gap between theory and how it relates to what you play on the guitar – for example, how to construct major, minor, augmented, diminished chords, and seventh chords and then how to use this information to find chord shapes in various positions on the fingerboard. Students will also focus on specific problems of harmonic analysis to prepare them for analyzing full classical guitar pieces. More advanced students will explore how to analyze the melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic structure of classical guitar music and how it relates to building a musical interpretation.  This class is taught online only.

Level 2 (Virtual)
Sundays 6:15-7:15 PM
30 Classes: Sep 21
$875 / Member
$960 / Guest

Level 3 (Virtual)
Tuesdays 6:45-7:45 PM
15 Classes: Sep 16
$875 / Member
$960 / Guest

Thurnauer Symphony Orchestra

Intergenerational

An excellent educational and nurturing environment where students gain a strong understanding of orchestral music and develop their ensemble skills.  Students perform standard symphonic repertoire, popular selections and contemporary works.  Sectional workshops focus on score studying, analysis and form, and interpretation skills.  Winners of an annual concerto competition perform in a special concert.

Wednesdays 5:15 -7:00 PM
30 Classes: Sep 17
$875 / Member
$960 / Guest