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brookline
Adult & Community Education
SPRING 2019
brookline
Adult & Community Education
BROOKLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Brookline, Massachusetts
superintendent
Andrew Bott
school committee
Helen Charlupski, Susan Wolf Ditkoff,
WHAT IS BA&CE? WHO TEACHES AT BA&CE? Suzanne Federspiel, Michael Glover,
Brookline Adult & Community Education Our instructors are poets, computer Jennifer Monopoli, David A. Pearlman,
(BA&CE) is one of the oldest non-credit, public programmers, teachers, chefs, therapists, David Pollak, Julie Schreiner-Oldham,
education programs in Massachusetts. Adult doctors, artists, and businesspeople who Barbara Scotto
education has been a part of the Brookline come to share their knowledge and training
community since 1832, beginning with the simply because they love what they do. ______
formation of the Brookline Lyceum Society. It Faculty biographies, listed on our website,
is now the largest public program in the state, will introduce you to their experience, BROOKLINE ADULT &
with close to 1,000 courses and over 10,000 talent, and training. COMMUNITY EDUCATION
enrollments yearly. Today, BA&CE is the hub advisory committee
of an educational network serving residents Marina Brodskaya, Arthur Conquest
from more than 50 neighboring communities WHO TAKES OUR CLASSES? (Chair), Claudia Dupre, Thomas
in the greater Boston area and beyond. A People like you. People who know that Hantakas, Jr., Chobee Hoy, Peter Meyer,
self-supporting program of Brookline Public learning does not stop with graduation, Jennifer Monopoli (School Committee
Schools, BA&CE’s operating budget is funded but is a lifelong process. People who Representative), Steve von Lichtenberg
entirely from course fees. seek personal and professional growth;
entertainment and education; new ideas administrative staff
and new experiences, and who enjoy the
Director
WHAT DOES COMMUNITY EDUCATION MEAN? company of others who seek the same.
Claudia Dell’Anno
Through its proud tradition of public
schooling, the “business” of Brookline has Program Coordinators
always been education. The Brookline Public Monica von Huene
HOW DO YOU GET STARTED?
Schools has built on this tradition, expanding Nicole Nacamuli
Give us a call at 617-730-2700. Monday-
the concept of public education to serve the Michael Spicher
Friday, 8:30 am-4:30 pm, please find us
many different constituencies which make up at 24 Webster Place, Brookline Village. Office Manager
Brookline and its larger community. BA&CE In the evening, Monday-Thursday, 4:30- Mona Saltalamacchia
fulfills its mission by providing service to the 9:30 pm, and on Saturday, 8:30 am-2:00 Evening Operations Support
community and enlisting its support for public pm, please visit us in the Main Office at Patrick Soares
education. Brookline High School. Visit us online at Accounts Payable
As partners with the schools for a common www.brooklineadulted.org. Send us an Susan E. Bonoff
purpose, BA&CE is committed to offering email at bacep@psbma.org. Our staff will
Operations Support Assistant
lifelong educational opportunity to all: answer your questions and help you choose
Trevette Campbell
newcomers to the United States, working from among our comprehensive course
people and professionals, those in transition selections. But first, keep reading. We think
Daytime Office:
or career change, older citizens, persons with you will be pleased by what you see.
24 Webster Place
special needs, and especially those who Brookline Village, MA
have not been able to participate fully in
the educational process. BA&CE is also OUR COMMITMENT TO QUALITY Evening/Saturday Office:
dedicated to supporting public education We strive to offer educational programs Brookline High School
by creating and providing opportunities of the highest quality to our participants. 115 Greenough Street
for innovation and flexibility in the school Please let us know if you feel that the Brookline, MA
curriculum. By offering programs that bridge quality of the instruction was unsatisfactory,
the generations, the Brookline Public Schools or if you feel the class did not meet your Mailing Address:
seeks to unite the community in a common expectations. Please send us a letter P.O. Box 150 Brookline, MA 02446
purpose—educating for the improvement of expressing your concerns, comments, or
the quality of life for all its members. positive feedback, and we’ll personally Phone: 617-730-2700
respond. Website: www.brooklineadulted.org
Email: bacep@psbma.org
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contents A Spring Cleanse
Whether for finances or for home or health, there are few rites of
spring more satisfying than the annual clean. The following classes are
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
designed to help you prepare!
1 Spring Highlights
• Decision Making Strategies, page 6
2 Special Events
• African Energized Hand Drumming, page 10
5 Thursday Evening Lectures
• Speak, Connect, and Communicate with Confidence, page 12
COURSE CATEGORIES • Poetry as Therapy, page 13
7 Especially for Children & Teens • Managing Stress in the Modern World, page 25
Includes driver’s ed and test prep
• Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life,
8 Humanities
page 25
10 Music & Performing Arts
• Awakening Through Meditation, page 32
12 Writing & Communication Skills
• Qi Gong for Health, page 33
14 Languages
Includes private language lessons
17 English as a Second Language
Includes private language lessons
20 Computers & Technology SPRING OFFERINGS Spring Walking Tours
Includes private computer lessons
Explore some of our favorite new Embrace the great outdoors with these
23 Finance & Career offerings we’ve planned for spring. historical springtime walking tours, see
pages 29-31.
25 Life Skills
Includes personal and professional
• Evicted: Poverty and Profit in an • Ashmont Hill, Dorchester
development courses American City, page 8
• Boston’s Old South End
26 Food & Wine • A History of the Napoleonic Era • Boston: A City Engineered Walking
Includes culinary tours 1790-1815, page 9 Tour
29 Walks & Tours • Brookline’s Hidden History of Slavery
• Historical Narrative and Popular
32 Well-Being & Yoga Culture in Hamilton: An American and Freedom
Includes tai chi Musical, page 10 • Brookline’s Hidden River
34 Dance & Fitness • Editing for Writers, page 14 • Brookline’s Secret Stairways and
Paths
37 Homes & Hobbies
Includes golf, archery • Let’s Travel the World in Spanish, • Changing Times: A Walking Tour of
page 17 Boston Society
40 Arts
Includes photography • Literary Boston, page 19 • City Planning: South Station and
Seaport District
43 Crafts & Skills • Google Suite, page 21
Includes pottery, woodworking • History of Fort Point Channel
• Introduction to Bond Trading, • A Tree Grows in Brookline
page 23
ESSENTIALS
Boston’s waterfront
46 General Information
• Traditional Challah, page 27
47 Refunds, Credits & Transfers • Circus Skills: Hula Hoop Tricks,
page 35
48 Class Locations
Inside Back Cover Registration Form
• Backyard Farming, page 38
Inside Back Cover Parking Map • Canasta, page 39
Visit brooklineadulted.org for newly added courses and any schedule changes.
brooklineadulted.org • 617•730•2700 1S P E C I A L E V E N TS
We are pleased to present an exciting line-up of events this spring. This special series will feature talks by speakers
who will draw on their expertise on subjects such as the history of tea, moving beyond fears, the positive impact of
mindfulness, and concerns for safe drinking water.
S AT U R DAY W O R K S H O P S
How much can you learn in one day? Plenty! Spend your Saturday relaxing, honing your mind, and rejuvenating your spirit with the
workshops below meeting at Brookline High.
Explore the World in Acting with Art Spoons: Kitchen Acting Skills for
a Cup of Tea Shakespeare Craft for The Family Business
Hillel Bromberg, Certified D. Adriane Spunt, Instructor Daniela Cermenati, Lau Lapides, Instructor
Tea Sommelier Saturday, April 13, 2019 Instructor Saturday, May 18, 2019
Saturday, April 6, 2019 11:30 am-2:00 pm • $10 Saturday, May 11, 2019 12:30-2:00 pm • $10
10:00 am-12:00 pm • $16 Often considered the 10:00 am-12:30 pm • $20 (per We could all benefit from the
Tea has a history that spans greatest English playwright, person) trade secrets that stage actors
the globe, and health benefits Shakespeare’s dramas have A fun activity for the family! and media industry professionals
that will keep you going. Get to been read, performed, and Turn ordinary wooden spoons know. Learn the actor’s bag of
know tea’s delightful flavors and made into films numerous into painted artworks. In this tricks geared specifically for
aromas, as well as its fascinating times. In this one-day workshop, workshop you’ll enjoy the craft corporate presenters, sales
history, how it’s made, where we will explore different it takes, and the DIY pride you professionals, and customer
it’s from, and what it can do for theatrical ways, from the feel, as you turn kitchen spoons service personnel. Discover
you. You’ll learn how to steep traditional to the irreverent, to into eye-catching and colorful tools and techniques to build
for best flavor and sample recite and perform fragments creations. We’ll show you how confidence while strengthening
several varieties, including a of his work. This workshop is to paint creatures and portraits physical and vocal presence, and
delicate white, rich oolong, designed to provide a better on your spoons, while also engage and ignite your audience
refreshing green, and a malty understanding of Shakespeare discussing composition and with storytelling techniques.
black. Discounts or waivers do for actors and non-actors alike. color. All materials included. Learn how to think fast on your
not apply. Prior to the workshop, students Children ages 8-12 are feet through improvisation
will be given a six-line mini- welcome to register with an and role-playing, manage your
monologue or soliloquy. Join us accompanying adult. Discounts physical and vocal message
for a fun exploration of acting or waivers do not apply. by incorporating breathing
principles with the Bard as one and speech techniques, and
of our guides. Discounts or have fun discovering new
waivers do not apply. approaches to communicating
in your work. Please bring
a notebook and water. This
session will be accompanied by a
complimentary consultation and
assessment by the instructor.
Discounts or waivers do not
apply.
For more Shakespeare, check out
Acting Workshop: Brush Up Your
Shakespeare, page 12.
2 Brookline Adult & Community Education • Spring 2019TO U R N E W YO R K A N D CO N N EC T I C U T B Y B US
Looking for a springtime getaway? Join our day-long bus tours, led by
knowledgeable guides, and take in the sights of New York City and the beauty
of Connecticut’s Mystic Village. Seating is limited. Registration is required at
least 14 days before the trip date. Call BA&CE at 617-730-2700 with questions.
Living Fearlessly NYC: Park Avenue and The Guggenheim
Lauren Mackler, Bestselling Author & Coach
Museum
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 • 6:30-8:00 pm Endless Byways Tours, Guide
Brookline High School, 115 Greenough Street • $6
Saturday, March 23, 2019 • 6:45 am-10:00 pm
We will depart from and return to Newtonville, MA. Details and cancellation
Are you ready to unleash
policy will be emailed upon registration • $145
your potential? We’re
all born with unique
Join us on a trip to the heart of Manhattan, where energy, landscape, art, and
personalities, talents, and
architecture abound. After an early departure, we’ll spend our ride south
strengths. As we grow
learning about the Big Apple. Our first destination will be Park Avenue in
up, our innate potential
downtown Manhattan. Armed with a long list of sights to see, you’ll explore
is often diminished by
this area on your own as you unwind and stretch your legs. Nearby iconic
fears of failure, not being
destinations include The Plaza Hotel, Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, Radio City
good enough, criticism,
Music Hall, and Rockefeller Center. Tempting eateries are plenty and will
rejection, and other
satisfy your lunch needs. We may also opt to meet at Central Park (designed
self-limiting fears. These
by Frederick Law Olmsted who is popularly considered to be the father of
patterns shape our
American landscape architecture, and who also designed Boston’s Emerald
feelings about ourselves
Necklace) and enjoy strolling along the winding paths filled with city natives
and the roles we play that
and visitors from around the world. In the early afternoon, we’ll make our way
keep us feeling safe. Imagine your life if you could
to the world-famous Guggenheim Museum, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
move beyond your fears to liberate your potential,
At the end of the day, we’ll point out a few more highlights before heading for
and ignite that potential in every part of your life?
home. All museum admission and gratuities are included in the price. Details
In this powerful lecture, world-renowned coach,
will be emailed upon registration. Discounts or waivers do not apply.
psychotherapist, CNN commentator, and author of
international bestseller Solemate: Master the Art of
Aloneness and Transform Your Life, Lauren Mackler, A Day in Mystic Connecticut
discusses how to uncover the roots of the fears that
keep you stuck, transform self-defeating patterns, Endless Byways Tours, Guide
and override your fears to create and live a personal
and professional life that you love. Join us for this Saturday, May 4, 2019 • 7:00 am-8:00 pm
powerful lecture that will allow you to live fearlessly. We will depart from and return to Newtonville, MA. Details and cancellation
policy will be emailed upon registration • $129
Lauren Mackler is the creator of Illumineering Coaching,
author of international bestseller Solemate: Master the Mystic Village is a quintessential New England seaside town with quaint
Art of Aloneness & Transform Your Life, and co-author of downtown stores, a walkable neighborhood with lovely Colonial homes, a
Speaking of Success with Jack Canfield and Stephen Covey. A vibrant art association, a lively seaport, and small nods to all things maritime.
frequent media commentator and Huffington Post blogger, Join us on our two-hour trip south and spend your day exploring. Upon arrival,
Lauren’s work has been covered widely in the media, we’ll visit the popular Mystic Seaport Museum, a recreation of a 19th century
including CNN, FOX, NPR, Wall Street Journal, and other
seafaring village complete with period buildings, more than 500 preserved
outlets. She has been a faculty member at Babson College
water craft, and a cordage factory that once produced the hundreds of miles
and Northeastern University, lecturer at Harvard, and is
of ropes. The historical atmosphere is combined with a working boat building
a faculty member at Kripalu. Visit her website at: www.
laurenmackler.com.
yard, where renovations and upkeep to the nation’s oldest tall-ship, the
Charles W. Morgan, takes place. From the museum, we’ll take a short drive to
the downtown area for lunch. If you’re a movie fan, you may want to checkout
Look for the Shakers, Stockbridge, and Mystic Pizza. Or, after having some local oysters, you may want to gaze out
over the Mystic River Bascule Bridge. There will be plenty of options to fill the
Scenes from the Berkshires Bus Tour on late afternoon as you sight-see on your own. On our way home, we will take
June 22, 2019! some time to drive through the beauty and bounty of the Connecticut shore,
Take a trip back through time as we visit one of including a visit to Stonington, a charming village where fishing is a centuries
the icons of the Berkshires–the Hancock Shaker old industry and the state’s only remaining commercial fleet is alive and well.
Village. We’ll also tour the heart of the Berkshires All museum admission and gratuities are included in the price. Details will be
and see the magnificent ‘cottages’ of the Gilded emailed upon registration. Discounts or waivers do not apply.
Age, Tanglewood, and the majestic beauty of our
Massachusetts far west. Register online.
brooklineadulted.org • 617•730•2700 3S P E C I A L E V E N TS
A Calming Effect: Mindfulness For CO M M U N I T Y E V E N T
Brookline Parents Co-Sponsored by: Brookline-Quezalguaque Sister City
Project & Brookline Department of Public Health, Brookline
Wednesday, May 8, 2019 • 6:30-8:30 pm Adult & Community Education, Brookline Rotary Club,
Lawrence School Library, 27 Francis Street • $6 Climate Action Brookline, Friends of Brookline Public Health
All parents experience a range of emotions stemming from
stressors encountered during their day. The clock is ticking the
second we awaken, counting down for the start of the school day; Our Water, Our Health, Our Future:
emails and texts stream in constantly, while demands from work
and colleagues distract us from our loved ones and ourselves. After Brookline & Quezalguaque
pick-up, dinner, and homework, we collapse into bed in a state of
tension and anxiety. Does this feel like your life and that of everyone Keynote Speaker: Betsy Reilley, Ph.D.,
around you? What if there was a way that parents could work with Director, Environmental Quality, Massachusetts
these stressful situations, and potentially relieve anxiety, calm Water Resources Authority (MWRA)
their bodies and minds, and act in more centered and purposeful
modes? How might our days and lives be different if we did this Thursday, May 16, 2019 • 7:00-8:30 pm
even a little bit, and could foster and maintain resiliency in daily life?
Brookline VFW, 386 Washington St., Brookline,
Free; Pre-registration is not required
On this evening, a mindfulness panel will help answer these
questions by first outlining current clinical research that supports The Brookline and Quezalguaque communities could not
secular practices accessible to people of any religious traditions be more different, yet safe drinking water is a concern in
or beliefs. We will also learn more about efforts from a current both communities. Residents of Quezalguaque in Nicaragua
educator and community leader in Brookline, and where they have struggle with basic access to a reliable and safe water
seen mindfulness have a positive impact on the social-emotional supply. They fear that their water supply is contaminated
well-being of students and teachers alike. We will also facilitate and may be contributing to an epidemic of chronic kidney
mindfulness techniques. Come join us for a positive and engaging disease. In contrast, Brookline’s residents have access to
experience! one of the safest drinking water systems in the U.S. by most
measures. Still, residents install filters and buy bottled water
to avoid drinking tap water. Join us to hear and learn about
Panel: risks from one of Massachusetts’ leading experts on water
Liz Gorman is the program leader for the Mindfulness Initiative at
quality with in-depth knowledge of both water systems.
Brookline High. She also teaches Spanish, rock climbing, and yoga,
and is the parent of two girls that attend Brookline Schools. She is a
formal and informal mentor to many teachers, and co-created the Betsy Reilley is director of Environmental Quality for the
faculty and student wellness initiative. Liz is a doer and an agent of Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) and is
change, and today she can add Caverly Award winner to her long list of responsible for sampling, reporting, and compliance programs
accomplishments. to assure optimal water quality for 2.5 million residents of
eastern Massachusetts. Dr. Reilley has a Ph.D. in microbiology
Paul Harris is on the Wellness Committee of the Public Schools of from Clark University, and is the former U.S. Peace Corps
Brookline and is a Town Meeting member. He has practiced meditation volunteer in Kenya and worked on community water projects in
for more than 40 years, and attended a mindfulness training led by the her time there. The Brookline-Quezalguaque Sister City Project
Benson Henry Institute’s Resilient Schools program, along with teachers invested more than $80,000 and facilitated the investment
and staff from the Coolidge Corner School. He currently volunteers in of another $45,000 with support from the Brookline Rotary
classrooms and with mindfulness activities at CCS, including co-leading and Rotary International to assure safe drinking water in the
weekly Mindful Monday sessions, where teachers share their own Quezalguaque community. Dr. Reilley has served as a volunteer
mindfulness practices and experiences teaching mindfulness to their consultant to the Sister City Project clean water initiative and
students. He has two sons who attended the Devotion School K-8 and has made three trips at her own expense to Quezalguaque to
his mother taught first grade there. provide on-site expert consultation and assistance.
Ted Meissner is the manager of Online Programming for the UMass
School of Medicine’s Center for Mindfulness, with a meditation practice
of over 25 years. He has taught mindfulness within the corporate
environment, higher education, and to the public delivering both
in-person and virtual programs to hundreds of participants. Ted is
currently focused on creating more online mindfulness programming,
developing support tools for mindfulness teachers, and growing the
global mindfulness community through mutually beneficial collaboration
and partnership.
4 Brookline Adult & Community Education • Spring 2019THURSDAY EVENING LECTURES
For less than the price of a movie ticket, our spring lecture series is an experiment in education and entertainment.
From the historical to the cultural, our lectures will engage and enlighten, and give you a taste of all that Brookline Adult
& Community Education has to offer.
Downsizing: A Fresh The Art of History of Board Unknown Italy: A
Look at Living Life Networking Games Trip Worth Taking
with Less Amy Lampert, CEO and Rand Lemley, Board Game Veronica Campanini, Tour
Founder of WomensWorth Geek Guide
Marilyn Cruickshank,
Professional Organizer Networking skills are essential to Milton Bradley. Parker Brothers. Italy, the bel paese (beautiful
every job search. On average, only Monopoly. Risk. Guess Who. country), is well worth visiting!
Many of us are renovating, one-third of job opportunities are When you hear the phrase And not only for its famous art
separating, divorcing, combining advertised—most positions are “board game,” these names are and architecture but also for
households, sending our kids filled through word of mouth and likely to pop up, along with a its landscapes, climate, food,
off to college, or just looking to personal referrals. This interactive mental image of passing Go and and people, which are equally
simplify and live a more pared course will teach the art and collecting $200 over and over charming, warm, and even
down existence with less to science of networking and allow again. However, we are in an breathtaking. In this lecture,
maintain. Additionally, 8,000 you to practice networking skills exciting renaissance of board you’ll hear briefly about Italy’s
Americans are turning 65 every in the comfort of a classroom game design that began in the famous landmarks. Our real
day and many of these baby setting. You will learn a systematic 1990s. Join us as we explore focus will be the l’altra Italia,
boomers are looking to move to approach to networking either the history of modern board the relatively unknown yet
a smaller home. Whatever your in preparation for a current job gaming, tracing the heritage breathtakingly beautiful regions
motivation, downsizing is about search or to keep your network of the classics, while seeing and cities of Italy—places that
adapting, but when faced with a robust. You will also learn the how games have evolved into you can discover either by bike,
lifetime’s accumulation of stuff, it difference between welcome and completely new modes of play. foot, train, or boat. These places
can be downright overwhelming. unwelcome networking and be This lecture is not meant to be offer the art, architecture, and
In this lecture, we will focus on able to detect situations where all encompassing, but instead way of life that you dreamt
downsizing in a positive light networking is a welcome gesture offers a launching point for about and hope to see. Join a
and develop strategies to make to the hiring manager. At the discovering even more games travel expert and native of Italy,
the process an opportunity to conclusion of this lecture, you in this growing landscape while we armchair travel from
refresh our lives by letting go. will have a structured personal of fun. From lighthearted the Italy’s north to south, learn
We will also learn tactics that networking framework and fun to deep strategy, highly about travel options, and how
can help make decisions about other job-searching techniques thematic to distinctly abstract, to plan your trip so that your
possessions and develop a path that will increase odds of games today offer all kinds of memories will last a lifetime.
to getting stuff out the door. landing your dream job. Led experiences and you are sure
Join an experienced organizer Sec. 01: # sessions: 1 Day: Th 7:00-
by a top executive, in charge to find something that fits your 8:30PM. Begins 4/25/2019. Brookline
who will guide you through the of recruiting for a Fortune 100 interests. High, $6.
process and make this time- company who has helped
consuming endeavor more Sec. 01: # sessions: 1 Day: Th 7:00-
scores of professionals and 8:30PM. Begins 4/11/2019. Brookline
approachable. C-suite executives with their job High, $6.
Sec. 01: # sessions: 1 Day: Th 7:00- searches, this evening help you
8:30PM. Begins 3/28/2019. Brookline with your career development.
High, $6.
Sec. 01: # sessions: 1 Day: Th 7:00-
8:30PM. Begins 4/4/2019. Brookline
High, $6.
brooklineadulted.org • 617•730•2700 5THURSDAY EVENING LECTURES
Decision Making Renting a House Know Your Rights As
Strategies or Buying a House, A Patient
Kitty Huang, Writer and Which Way Should Ailene Gerhardt,
Communication Coach Independent Board
You Go? Certified Patient Advocate
Should you follow your heart
or your head? Which option is
Maxine Freedman, Real
Navigating today’s healthcare
best? Every decision we make, Estate Professional system is complex. Often,
big or small, influences our To rent or to buy? Well it patients and their support
direction and the quality of depends. In this lecture, we’ll systems are overwhelmed
life. Looking back, it is easier delve into the strong arguments by the myriad of things to
to see what we should have for both decisions. When it know and are unsure of
done. But making decisions into comes to housing, the many how to navigate the system.
the unknown is a bit scarier. factors that go into the equation Patients have many rights and
In this lecture, you will learn of what’s best are most clearly responsibilities as they navigate
a set of factors to consider in seen when they are laid out medical care, yet many do not
decision making that will help in front of you. We’ll take our know the specifics of what
you perceive the meaning each pencils and paper, and help you they are. Whether attending a
choice has for you at the end of start the brainstorming process routine medical appointment,
the thinking process. Whether of making a pros and cons chart. navigating a chronic condition/
it is a business matter or a We’ll talk about eliminating and illness, facing a hospital stay or
family issue that concerns you, adding expenses, opportunity long-term medical treatment,
practicing making a decision you costs, area prices, taxes, family it is critical for a patient to be
will not regret can be as easy as size and ages, insurance, an active and knowledgeable
changing a mindset. and more. We’ll also explore participant in their own care.
Sec. 01: # sessions: 1 Day: Th 7:00- more personal items like your During this lecture, we will
8:30PM. Begins 5/2/2019. Brookline preference for a yard, a private discuss the right to access care,
High, $6. entrance, additional financial patient dignity, confidentiality,
obligations in your life, or the and consent to treatment. The
timing of your stay. We’ll wrap best way to make sure your
up the evening by offering you rights as a patient are honored
some guidance and tips for and respected is to know more
more general concepts of how about them. You will leave this
to do the research and take lecture feeling confident and
the steps necessary to realize well informed as you approach
your housing dreams. If nothing current or future health
else, this lecture will help you decisions.
understand your own personal Sec. 01: # sessions: 1 Day: Th 7:00-
and unique answer to the 8:30PM. Begins 5/23/2019. Brookline
question of whether you want to High, $6.
rent or to buy.
Sec. 01: # sessions: 1 Day: Th 7:00-
8:30PM. Begins 5/9/2019. Brookline
High, $6.
6 Brookline Adult & Community Education • Spring 2019Especially for SAT Preparation Course Driver’s Education: Parents’ Class
E S P E C I A L LY F O R C H I L D R E N & T E E N S
Chris Orr, Instructor Joseph Giannone, Instructor
Children & Teens This class is geared towards students
planning to take the SAT exam. In our
sessions, we will cover all aspects of this
According to Massachusetts state law,
parents of high school-aged children must
also attend a classroom training session.
critical college entrance exam. This course If the student is under 18 years of age, a
focuses on teaching strategies, reviewing parent must attend the Parent Class so the
important content, and covering test taking child can be certified by the Registry. Class
Private Test Prep Sessions techniques. Students will take practice is free for parents of Pleasant Auto School
tests sourced directly from the College students; for all others, there is a $20 fee
In our individual tutoring sessions, test
Board, between class sessions to simulate (payable to Pleasant Auto School).
prep instructors are available one-on-one
the actual test. The instructor will provide Sec. 01: # sessions: 1 Day: Tu 6:30-8:30PM. Begins
to work with students of all skill levels on
feedback on the student’s progress in both 4/23/2019. Brookline High, Free for Pleasant Auto
such topics as HiSET, SAT, GRE, and GMAT
the math and verbal sections of the SAT. parents; $20 for non-Pleasant Auto parents. Pre-
prep. Students may choose the time and
The required text: The Official SAT Study registration is required.
day of the week, Monday through Friday,
Guide is available for purchase online. Sec. 02: # sessions: 1 Day: Tu 6:30-8:30PM. Begins
or Saturday morning. Once we have your
preferred schedule, we will work on finding Sec. 01: # sessions: 16 Day: Tu, Th 6:00-8:00PM. 5/28/2019. Brookline High, Free for Pleasant Auto
an instructor to match your needs. Please Begins 3/26/2019. Brookline High, $640. parents; $20 for non-Pleasant Auto parents. Pre-
registration is required.
come prepared with materials you would
like to work on with your instructor. Sessions
You Can Afford College If...
meet at Brookline High School or Webster Kids in the Kitchen: It’s a Pizza Party
Place (student may indicate preference). Dick Man, Instructor
... you plan in advance, understand the Christina Wynveen, Instructor
Discounts, waivers, credits, or transfers do
not apply. To schedule private sessions, financial aid process, and act early enough. Crispy or doughy, deep dish or pan, meat
please visit our website (brooklineadulted. Financial aid goes to the families who plan or vegetarian—pizza comes in a variety of
org) to fill out a tutoring sign up form. in advance—ideally before the end of the styles and flavors. This fun class for adult
child’s sophomore year of high school. and child teams offers the opportunity to
Sec. 01 (4 hours): $240.
This course will teach you the concepts chop, roll, top, and of course eat our pizza
Sec. 02 (6 hours): $360. and strategies that will help you maximize creations. During our time together in the
Sec. 03 (8 hours): $480. your financial aid by understanding the kitchen, we’ll prepare our own pizza dough
process, and how implementing strategies from scratch and create traditional and
may increase a family’s eligibility even if you new flavor combinations. We’ll end our
Test Preparation Planning: SAT & ACT have a “high income” or own a business. class with a pizza party to celebrate our
Chris Gathman, Instructor Remember, procrastination equals less tasty creations! A $14 food fee (per pair) is
Often, preparing for the SAT or ACT is the financial aid. All schools are not alike, so included in the course fee.
formal start of the college admissions it is important to know your options and Sec. 01: # sessions: 1 Day: Sa 10:30AM-12:30PM.
process. In this workshop, we’ll explore opportunities. A free financial aid analysis Begins 4/6/2019. Unified Arts Building, $54 per
the specific steps students should take will be available to all attendees. pair.
to efficiently and effectively prepare Sec. 01: # sessions: 1 Day: M 7:00-9:00PM. Begins
themselves for these exams. Additionally, we 4/22/2019. Brookline High, $36.
Etiquette for Teens: Ages 13-18
will review the role they play in admissions
and what an effective college admissions Nikki Sawhney, Instructor
process looks like. Topics covered will Driver’s Education Soon your teen will move away to college,
include: how to decide between the SAT or Joseph Giannone, Instructor interview for admissions and internships,
ACT exams, how to create a test preparation According to Massachusetts state law, make their way out into the business
plan and timeline, what materials are students are required to attend 30 hours world—but do they know how to meet
needed, and what college admissions of classroom instruction, 12 hours of each new situation with aplomb and leave
officers are looking for in a student. behind-the-wheel training, and six hours a positive impression? Practicing good
Students will leave this class with a clear of observation. To be eligible for classroom social etiquette will get them very far in life
understanding of the steps they need to instruction, students must have reached and the skills teens learn in this class can
take in order to prepare themselves for the their 16th birthday by the end of the course. be applied to any context: school, work,
SAT or ACT exam. The in-class portion of the Driver Education and more. This class will cover the rules of
Sec. 01: # sessions: 1 Day: M 6:30-8:30PM. Begins Program is offered both days and evenings introductions, sportsmanship etiquette,
4/1/2019. Brookline High, $36. throughout the year. Students will be taught public speaking and interview skills, showing
on cars with automatic transmissions. self-respect and respect for others, and
Administrative Fee: $56 (payable to the Town much more. Our dining etiquette class will
of Brookline). Instruction Fee: $555, (payable teach your teen how to conduct themselves
brookline
at first class to Pleasant Auto School). Upon at the dining table at home, in a restaurant,
successful completion of this course, students or when meeting new people. Food samples
are responsible for an additional $130 in will be served during class. Section 01
SmartSummers for Children will focus on dining etiquette and Section
Registry of Motor Vehicles fees. A breakdown
of these fees is available in the BA&CE office. 02 will focus on social skills. Discounts or
SmartSummers 2019 Discounts or waivers do not apply. waivers do not apply.
Look on our website for information Sec. 01: # sessions: 15 Day: M, Tu, Th 3:00-5:00PM. Sec. 01 (Dining): # sessions: 1 Day: M 6:00-7:30PM.
about our summer programs for children Begins 5/6/2019. Brookline High, $56. Begins 4/1/2019. Unified Arts Building, $60.
(ages 5 and up), which will go from Sec. 02 (Social Skills): # sessions: 1 Day: M 6:00-
Sec. 02: # sessions: 15 Day: M, Tu, Th 3:00-5:00PM.
July 1 – August 23, 2019. Begins 3/4/2019. Brookline High, $56. 7:30PM. Begins 4/8/2019. Brookline High, $55.
www.brooklineadulted.org
Sec. 03: # sessions: 15 Day: M, Tu, W 6:30-8:30PM.
Begins 3/11/2019. Brookline High, $56.
brooklineadulted.org • 617•730•2700 7Parkour for Children: Ages 6-9
Parkour Generations Boston, Instructor Humanities Short Story Salon
Rosalie Davis, Instructor
This class is for children ages 6-9, of all From early fables to 20th century classics
ability and fitness levels, and will include and trendy flash fiction, the short story
instruction in the basic movements and form expresses many moods and conveys
techniques of parkour, as well as exercises a world of narrative traditions. Using both
designed to improve general fitness and objective and intuitive approaches, we will
ensure the long-term practice of the read and analyze a few short stories each
discipline. Classes focus on exploring and Telling Your Story: Senior Seminar in week and discuss them in class. Emphasis
moving safely through one’s environment Autobiographical Writing will be on understanding and appreciation
and overcoming both mental and physical Irving Schwartz, Instructor of individual stories and the genre. For
obstacles through the progressive training Co-sponsored by the Council on Aging the first class read “A & P,” by John Updike,
system of parkour. A combination of games, and also choose a story from the text that
exercises, challenges, and technical drills will As we grow older, we tend to view our lives appeals to you. All assignments will be from
provide scalable challenges to a wide range with a more reflective frame of mind. We the text or provided as handouts. Required
of skill levels and will improve balance, think of who we are, where we’ve been, and text: Single Scene Short Stories by Margaret
coordination, strength, spatial awareness, what meaning we can make of our ‘moments Bishop.
and flexibility—all while having fun! All in history.’ Telling your story, or some
fragment of it, is a way to order your life by Sec. 01: # sessions: 4 Day: Tu 6:00-7:30PM. Begins
classes are taught by experienced ADAPT- 3/26/2019. Brookline High, $84.
certified coaches. To drop into a single class giving meaning to your unique experience.
(rather than register for the entire term), If you want to share what you have come to
please call us or register online prior to know, and would like some help in organizing Evicted: Poverty and Profit in
class. Discounts or waivers do not apply. and writing your remembered past, join us. NEW! an American City
Seniors only; discount does not apply.
Sec. 01: # sessions: 7 Day: M 6:30-7:30PM. Begins Joshua Frank, Instructor
Sec. 01: # sessions: 8 Day: W 10:15-11:45AM. Begins
4/1/2019. Tappan Street Gym, 66 Tappan Street, Income Inequality. Poverty and Policy. Race
Brookline, $98. 3/27/2019. Brookline Senior Center, 93 Winchester
Street, Brookline, $74. and Gender. Gentrification. Affordable
Sec. 02 (Drop-in): # sessions: 1 Day: M 6:30-7:30PM. Housing. Evicted: Poverty and Profit in an
Tappan Street Gym, 66 Tappan Street, Brookline, American City, Matthew Desmond’s Pulitzer-
$16. A Workshop for Baby Boomers prize winning 2016 book is a must-read
Dawn Sully Pile, MA, CPCC, Instructor for those of us concerned about any or
all of these issues. Based on 18 months
Parkour for Tweens: Ages 10-13 From now until 2030, 10,000 Baby Boomers
of investigative reporting in Milwaukee,
Parkour Generations Boston, Instructor each day will hit retirement age. Millions
Desmond brings us in the rooms where
will begin to officially retire, while others
This class is for children ages 10-13, of all people’s lives hang in the balance and
will continue working either out of financial
ability and fitness levels, and will include provides us with a comprehensive analysis
necessity or desire. This generation is one
instruction in the basic movements and of housing markets and government policy
of the largest in American history, and it is
techniques of parkour, as well as exercises in American cities in the 21st century. Evicted
currently one of the most important when
designed to improve general fitness and ends with an epilogue entitled “Home and
it comes to s…enior living. Taking cues
ensure the long-term practice of the Hope.” Join us for a close and compassionate
from her book, Baby Boomers +: A Guide to
discipline. Classes focus on exploring and reading, analysis, and facilitated discussion
Designing These Years, Honoring the Full Circle
moving safely through one’s environment of this eye-opening book. Required text:
of Life and Creating Life-giving Conversations,
and overcoming both mental and physical Evicted: Poverty and Profit in an American City
Dawn Sully Pile will touch on topics such
obstacles through the progressive training by Matthew Desmond.
as the aging mindset, how to claim these
system of parkour. A combination of games, Sec. 01: # sessions: 6 Day: F 9:30-11:00AM. Begins
years as magical, viewing retirement as a
exercises, challenges, and technical drills will 4/5/2019. The Korean Church of Boston, 32 Harvard
glorious blank canvas, and addressing the
provide scalable challenges to a wide range Street, Brookline (enter on Holden Street), $102.
importance of life-giving conversations
of skill levels and will improve balance,
with those closest to us. Our time will be
coordination, strength, spatial awareness,
conversational, collaborative, optimistic, and The Bible: The Book of Jonah
and flexibility—all while having fun! All
joyful. Discounts or waivers do not apply.
classes are taught by experienced ADAPT- Judy Weiss, Instructor
certified coaches. To drop into a single class Sec. 01: # sessions: 1 Day: Tu 6:30-8:30PM. Begins
Most people know the story of Jonah, the
(rather than register for the entire term), 5/14/2019. Brookline High, $20.
Israelite prophet, refusing to deliver God’s
please call us or register online prior to warning to the city of Nineveh (Israel’s
class. Discounts or waivers do not apply. enemy), being swallowed by a miraculously
Sec. 01: # sessions: 7 Day: M 7:30-8:30PM. Begins large fish, and surviving against all odds.
4/1/2019. Tappan Street Gym, 66 Tappan Street, Yet, few people have read this story as it
Brookline, $98. appears in the Bible. In our sessions, we’ll
Sec. 02 (Drop-in): # sessions: 1 Day: M 7:30-8:30PM. discuss what lessons to take away from
Tappan Street Gym, 66 Tappan Street, Brookline, both the story’s cast of characters, and
$16. its literary features (for example, irony,
wordplay, parody, exaggeration, comic
effects). We’ll consider reasons for its links
to other biblical passages, the purpose of
the story’s miracles, and the tensions it
presents between sin, human responsibility,
repentance, punishment, forgiveness, and
mercy. We’ll also devote close attention
to Jonah’s prayer to God from inside the
huge fish which he refers to as the “belly
8 Brookline Adult & Community Education • Spring 2019of Sheol.” Does Jonah’s reference to Sheol A History of the Napoleonic Era 1790- Music of Motown: An Analysis
indicate he died? Is he later resurrected, 1815 NEW! Shannon Jacob, Instructor
or might Sheol suggest a fate other than Anatole Sykley, Instructor This course will provide an overview of the
simply biological death? What can we learn Napoleon Bonaparte was a French music and artists from the Motown era.
about our 21st century crises from Jonah,
HUMANITIES
statesman, military leader, and self- Students will be encouraged to listen to
the king of Nineveh, or Sheol? Please bring a appointed emperor who rose to and analyze the crossover between various
Bible (any translation). prominence during the French Revolution. genres of music, comprehend the growth
Sec. 01: # sessions: 3 Day: Tu 10:30AM-12:30PM. He led several successful campaigns after of music videos and sound with the advent
Begins 3/26/2019. Brookline Senior Center, 93 the French Revolutionary Wars. How was of technological evolution, and understand
Winchester Street, Brookline, $84. it possible for one man to lead so many the direct correlation between music and
armies to victory in so many battles against society. The course covers a wide variety of
so many countries? What were the causes genres such as Gospel, Pop, Blues, Funk,
The Bible: Introduction to the Book of
Ezekiel of his success and what finally brought his and Jazz. Artists such as Michael Jackson,
career to an end? Historians still debate The Funk Brothers, Stevie Wonder, Mahalia
Judy Weiss, Instructor the reasons even today. It emerges that Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, and Sam
In this course, we’ll read and discuss the Napoleon was not only a skilled military Cooke will be discussed alongside analysis
Book of Ezekiel. The story begins with leader, but he was also a skillful diplomat, of their music in an evolving music industry.
the prophet Ezekiel, in exile in Babylon, working up treaties and alliances almost as Sec. 01: # sessions: 4 Day: M 7:00-8:30PM. Begins
describing his famous vision of God’s fiery fast as he won his campaigns. Napoleon 4/29/2019. Brookline High, $84.
presence leaving the Jerusalem Temple, also was able to leverage his family and
carried away by four miraculous, composite relations into his political schemes as well to
creatures. Ezekiel lived through a period of re-arrange the borders of Europe which we Miles Davis and His Electrical Period
enormous upheaval (late 7th century and will recognize today as a legacy of this era. Arthur Wellington Conquest, Instructor
early 6th century B.C.E.). Powerful regional In this course, we’ll explore how Napoleon
empires fell, while new empires fought for Miles Dewey Davis III (1926-1991) was an
was able to exploit political as well as American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and
control. Judah’s kings were assassinated, or military gaps at a time when political ideas,
forcibly taken into exile, by opposing foreign composer extraordinaire. He is among the
artistic norms, and new ideas about science most influential Black musicians in the U.S.,
powers which then installed their own and technology were changing rapidly.
puppets on Judah’s throne. By 586, the walls and an acclaimed figure in the history of Jazz
Handouts and maps will be provided. and 20th century music. He left us a treasure
of Jerusalem were breached, the Temple
destroyed, and the people exiled in stages.
Sec. 01: # sessions: 8 Day: W 1:00-3:00PM. Begins of musical compositions that is unparalleled.
3/27/2019. Brookline Senior Center, 93 Winchester On this evening, we will focus on the later part
Ezekiel was exiled in the first wave, before Street, Brookline, $130.
the city was invaded and God’s Temple of Davis’ musical career where he blended
was destroyed. Please bring a Bible (any rock and electrical black music with albums
such as In a Silent Way, Bitches Brew,and A
translation). The American Civil War 1861-1865: A
Domestic and International Perspective Tribute to Jack Johnson. Through audio and
Sec. 01: # sessions: 4 Day: Tu 10:30AM-12:30PM. video examples and discussion, we’ll enjoy
Begins 4/30/2019. Brookline Senior Center, 93 Anatole Sykley, Instructor the music of Miles Davis and learn why he
Winchester Street, Brookline, $96. While large armies moved around the was a restless innovator, putting together
eastern states, and navies battled for control different musicians to create unique sounds.
of the coasts, what lessons did the American
The Heirs of T.S. Eliot: Lowell, Plath, and Sec. 01: # sessions: 1 Day: W 7:00-9:00PM. Begins
Bishop Civil War have to offer the rest of the world? 5/1/2019. Brookline High, $10.
As the institution of slavery itself finally
Dona Luongo Stein, Instructor evolved to become one of the objectives
T.S. Eliot was a modern poet who was and of the war, how did this affect anti-slavery Miles Davis
is still known for his contributions to poetry movements elsewhere? By reviewing a few
through his poems, essays, and criticism. selected well-known events and following the
His influence on Robert Lowell, Sylvia main campaigns, we will try to understand
Plath, and Elizabeth Bishop is not as widely how truly new and surprising innovations
recognized. In our sessions, we will look both in war and diplomacy were being
at the ways they are considered his poetic generated as a result. In a world before the
heirs as well as how their influence is seen Internet, people were reading about the
into the 21st century. A glance at Eliot’s results of battles by the next morning. Within
humor in Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats days of the battle of Gettysburg, people
will challenge our ideas about poetry and were seeing photographs of the battlefield
perhaps our ideas about Eliot’s work. Join us and its horror. Join us for an exploration
for a refreshing look at and understanding of the American Civil War in a new kind of
of literary legacies. Please read T. S. Eliot’s perspective that will help put American
Life and Career by Ronald Bush. Bring it events from this tragic period onto the world
to class with you. Copy it from Modern
Photo Credit: JP Roche
stage. Handouts and maps will be provided.
American Poetry online or in American
Sec. 01: # sessions: 8 Day: F 1:00-3:00PM. Begins
National Biography, edited by John Garrity 3/29/2019. The Korean Church of Boston, 32 Harvard
and Mark Carnes. Street, Brookline (enter on Holden Street), $130.
Sec. 01: # sessions: 4 Day: W 1:30-3:00PM. Begins
5/22/2019. The Korean Church of Boston, 32
Harvard Street, Brookline (enter on Holden Street),
$84.
brooklineadulted.org • 617•730•2700 9Victor Herbert: The King of Operetta Leroy Anderson: The Voice of the Pops African Energized Hand Drumming
Marshall Wright, Instructor Marshall Wright, Instructor DrumConnection Faculty
Before the likes of Gershwin, Berlin, and Starting at the midpoint of the 20th century, Hand Drumming targets certain areas
Kern made names for themselves on stage, and continuing through today, the Boston of the brain that lead to relaxation and
Victor Herbert (1859-1924) and ruled Pops is firmly entrenched as the top light concentration. Studies have shown that
Broadway. Herbert enjoyed important orchestra in the land. Instrumental in playing drums causes the brain’s electric
careers as a cello soloist and conductor, the band’s success, was the genius of its and chemical functions to charge and act
but he is best known for composing many resident arranger and composer Leroy upon the human body causing many types
successful operettas that premiered on Anderson (1908-1975). Not only did he of healing. Although MRI tests have shown
Broadway from the 1890s to World War arrange pieces of the classical genre for that all musical activity helps, drumming
I. Over the course of three weeks, we the group, he added many original pieces has the best effect. We will take the deeply
will explore the music to several of his to the Pop’s repertoire. Over the course of rooted, genetic connection humans
masterpieces including Babes in Toyland, four weeks, we will listen to a large group have with music and combine it with the
The Red Mill, and Naughty Marietta. Along of these fun pieces including Serenata, The time-honored tradition of many types of
the way we will listen to some of his more Syncopated Clock, and the Bugler’s Holiday. drumming. We will focus on rhythms from
obscure masterpieces like The Singing Girl We will also take time to explore some of Africa, Brazil, and Haiti. Our universal love
and Little Nemo, as well his long forgotten Anderson’s lesser known works, including stems from the concept that drums are
Cello Concerto. Please join us in this musical March of the Two Left Feet, The Girl in Satin, thought to be one of the oldest forms of
journey through yesteryear when Victor and his forgotten musical—Goldilocks. Come music in the world and are a celebration of
Herbert ruled the stages of Broadway. and join us in a exploration of this musical human history. A limited number of drums
Sec. 01: # sessions: 3 Day: M 1:00-3:00PM. Begins genius. may be available to rent from the instructor.
3/25/2019. Brookline Senior Center, 93 Winchester Sec. 01: # sessions: 4 Day: M 1:00-3:00PM. Begins Sec. 01: # sessions: 5 Day: Tu 7:00-8:30PM. Begins
Street, Brookline, $84. 4/22/2019. Brookline Senior Center, 93 Winchester 4/23/2019. Brookline High, $133.
Street, Brookline, $96.
Beginning Flute
NEW! Tiffany Hildebrand, Instructor
The flute is one of the most popular and
Who Tells Your Story:
Music &
gratifying instruments to learn to play.
Historical Narrative Designed for beginners and those with
and Popular Culture some experience, this class will cover basic
in Hamilton: An
American Musical Performing Arts techniques such as fingerings, breath
control, and proper aperture. Learn to
read music as well as some helpful tips
Ethan King, Instructor
to use when practicing. We will discuss
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ground-breaking the history of the instrument, listen to
Hamilton: An American Musical has recordings of top performers, and review
skyrocketed to the forefront of the Music Theory 101 essential information about caring for your
American music and theater scene. instrument. Please bring a flute.
Shannon Jacob, Instructor
Turning Founding Fathers into hip-
hop icons and casting black and If you want to play an instrument, improve Sec. 01: # sessions: 8 Day: M 6:00-7:30PM. Begins
your music reading or writing skills, or 3/25/2019. Brookline High, $168.
Latino actors and actresses as the
all-white historical figures, Miranda appreciate more fully the music you listen
transforms the American Revolution to, music theory is an essential tool. Music
theory is the study of the very simple Flute Workshop
and the establishment of the republic
concepts that underlie how music is written, Tiffany Hildebrand, Instructor
that followed into a masterpiece of
contemporary political and social played, and heard. We will introduce the This flute workshop is suitable for practicing
relevance. To use Miranda’s own words, basic elements of music: notes, clefs, rhythm flutists. Whether you are improving your
“It is the story of America then, told and meter, major and minor scales, sharp ability to read music, making sound on
by America now.” This course will use and flat key signatures, and simple chords your instrument, or reading beginner to
Hamilton to explore the intersections and harmony. We will focus on composing advanced music, this course will expose
between historical narratives and a song with chords and lyrics, so being able you to playing with others using repertoire
popular culture, investigating the to identify meter, rhythm, and notation is that challenges different levels of playing.
ways in which history is transmitted very important. Please bring a notebook and We will focus on rhythm as an ensemble,
and transformed through particular music staff paper. articulation and dynamic possibilities, and
narrative and cultural forms. In addition Sec. 01: # sessions: 4 Day: M 7:00-8:30PM. Begins how to better improve your habits as a
to the musical itself, this course will 3/25/2019. Brookline High, $84. performer and an individual. Students
feature primary historical documents will have the option of preparing solo
and excerpts from Ron Chernow’s music, alongside working on the music
biography of Alexander Hamilton, as we study in class. Although practicing by
well as close studies of the musical yourself is beneficial, this class provides
genres Miranda employs throughout the the opportunity to learn how to play with
musical, namely hip-hop and musical others. Please bring a flute.
theater. Sec. 01: # sessions: 8 Day: M 7:30-9:00PM. Begins
3/25/2019. Brookline High, $168.
Sec. 01: # sessions: 6 Day: W 6:30-8:00PM.
Begins 4/24/2019. Brookline High, $102.
10 Brookline Adult & Community Education • Spring 2019Beginning Mandolin Violin Introduction to Jazz and Blues Guitar
Steven Manwaring, Instructor Amos Lawrence, Instructor Steven Ohm, Instructor
A mandolin is a stringed musical instrument Have you always wanted to play the violin, or This course will focus on basic to
in the lute family and is usually plucked have you played in the past and want to pick it intermediate jazz and blues techniques,
with a plectrum or pick. This is a class for up again? From the fiddlers of the Hardanger including single-note blues heads, solos
students who are interested in developing plateau in Norway to the Highlands of based on the blues scale, basic walking
basic mandolin skills and playing with Scotland and Cape Breton Island, from the bass line, and comping. We will emphasize
others in a group. We will practice picking stage of Carnegie Hall to the quaint fiddlers the spirit of Jazz which is individuality
MUSIC & PERFORMING ARTS
techniques and learn scales and chords. of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Carolinas, and harmony. Once we learn the basics
In addition, we will learn to play several the violin has succeeded in suiting every style mentioned above, we will play together as
Americana folk songs as well as a couple and fulfilling every need. We will explore the a group. This course is for guitarists who
of tunes from the Bluegrass and Celtic balance needed for proper tone production, have some experience playing. Please bring
traditions. Please bring a mandolin. along with how to read notes, comfortably a guitar.
Sec. 01: # sessions: 4 Day: M 7:00-8:30PM. Begins hold the bow, and play in small ensembles. Sec. 01: # sessions: 8 Day: W 6:30-8:00PM. Begins
4/1/2019. Brookline High, $123. Violin players of all levels welcome. Please 3/27/2019. Brookline High, $168.
bring a violin and shoulder rest. A $15 music
book fee is included in the course fee.
Play the Banjo Sec. 01: # sessions: 8 Day: Th 6:30-7:45PM. Begins Introductory Guitar
Paul Sedgwick, Instructor 3/28/2019. Brookline High, $175. Steven Ohm, Instructor
What’s more fun than listening to the banjo? Introductory Guitar is a course for those
Playing the banjo! For those who are new to who have never picked up a guitar before,
the instrument, or have some experience, Beginning Piano or for beginners who can strum a few
we will identify the basic technique behind Jonathan Lovenstein, Instructor chords and would like to have fun learning
the two most popular styles of 5-string If you have always wanted to learn to new songs and playing with other guitarists.
banjo playing: Bluegrass, or three-finger play the piano, why not start now? In the Our primary emphasis will be on building
style picking; and clawhammer or frailing Beginner course, you will learn how to a chord vocabulary, establishing a rhythm,
folk styles. You will be given the opportunity read musical notation and will become switching between chords, and gaining
to focus on one style or the other, or may acquainted with basic piano techniques. comfort with the instrument. We’ll learn
choose to learn both. We will look at the You will learn to play melodies with chord about different chord types, what chord
amazing history of “America’s instrument” accompaniments, scales, and intervals. By symbols mean, and how to play songs
through demonstrations and recordings. the end of the course you will be able to play reading from a chord chart. In Beyond
Please bring a 5-string banjo and a simple popular and classical piano pieces. Beginner we will work on rhythm, harmony,
notebook to class. Required textbooks: The Beyond Beginner course is for those and a more expanded chord vocabulary,
Teach Yourself Bluegrass Banjo by Tony with some piano playing experience. We as well as alternate chord voicings and
Trischka, and Mel Bay’s Frailing the 5-String will focus on major scales, primary chords, pentatonic scales, with an aim to get more
Banjo: An Instruction Manual by Eric Muller more complicated rhythms, and linear comfortable with making music on guitar
and Barbara Koehler, are available at music accompaniments with the left hand. For alone or with a group. Please bring a guitar.
stores and online. both courses, the required text: Alfred’s Basic Sec. 01 (Beginner): # sessions: 8 Day: M 6:00-
Sec. 01: # sessions: 8 Day: W 7:30-9:00PM. Begins Adult Piano Course: Lesson Book, Level One, is 7:30PM. Begins 3/25/2019. Brookline High, $168.
3/27/2019. Brookline High, $168. available at most music stores. Access to a
Sec. 02 (Beyond Beginner): # sessions: 8 Day: M
piano or keyboard for practice is required. 7:30-9:00PM. Begins 3/25/2019. Brookline High,
This course will be taught on keyboards. $168.
Ukulele: Relax and Play Music Sec. 01 (Beginner): # sessions: 8 Day: W 7:15-
Paul Sedgwick, Instructor 8:45PM. Begins 3/27/2019. Brookline High, $168.
Take care of yourself and learn to play the Sec. 02 (Beyond Beginner): # sessions: 8 Day: Th 7:15-
Beginning Songwriting
ukulele. We will start from the very beginning 8:45PM. Begins 3/28/2019. Brookline High, $168. Terry Kitchen, Instructor
with lessons in chords, strumming patterns, Have you ever wanted to write your own
introductory music theory, and maybe even song? Do you have a poem that needs
a little fingerpicking. You will learn to play Afternoon Beginner Guitar music, a melody that needs words, or
and sing a variety of popular songs, including Steven Ohm, Instructor a notebook full of ideas? In Beginning
ukulele classics from the 20s and 30s, Pop This course is designed for beginner Songwriting we’ll learn the elements of
tunes, Rock, Blues, and Folk. We will also take guitarists. We will begin with the song—melody, lyric, harmony, rhythm—and
advantage of the joy of playing music with fundamentals, including an overview of song structure—verse, chorus, lift—by
others from the very first class. Please bring tuning methods (using standard tuning), examining classic songs from Pop, Rock,
a ukulele, music stand, and recording device. basic picking and strumming techniques Country, and Broadway, all the while
Required textbooks: The Daily Ukulele: 365 and proper fretting, as well as techniques developing ideas for our own songs. You
Songs for Better Living, by Liz and Jim Beloff, for developing strength and agility in both don’t have to play an instrument or read
and Jake Shimabukuro Teaches Ukulele Lessons: hands. As the course progresses, we music (many fine songwriters don’t). We’ll
Book with Full-Length Online Video. will learn about intervals, scales, chord also learn exercises and habits to free
Sec. 01: # sessions: 8 Day: W 6:00-7:30PM. Begins construction, popular chord progressions, our imaginations, and develop a toolbox
3/27/2019. Brookline High, $168. and song analysis. During each lesson, to fix songs that aren’t working. We’ll also
we will hone our rhythm with the aid of examine the technology now available to
metronomes and grooves. Last but not least, songwriters, and the role of songwriters in
we will explore improvisation at all points the music business.
along the way. Please bring a notebook, pen/ Sec. 01: # sessions: 6 Day: Tu 7:00-8:30PM. Begins
pencil, and an acoustic guitar. 4/23/2019. Brookline High, $102.
Sec. 01: # sessions: 8 Day: W 2:00-3:30PM. Begins
3/27/2019. The Korean Church of Boston, 32 Harvard
Street, Brookline (enter on Holden Street), $168.
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