Here’s your chance to play this wonderfully versatile instrument. You’ll need a uke, curiosity, a passion for music and time to practice. Join our no-stress program for lots of learning and laughs. Once you master the basics, you won’t want to stop. And, best of all, you don’t need to read music! Sign up, tune up and show up. Let your musical journey begin! 

Buying a Uke? Duncan can advise you concerning brands, prices, styles and sizes and recommend local shops where you can buy a good beginner's uke, via email five days before class begins. 

Required: Important documentation will be sent five days before the class start date to the email address provided at registration. Please read this email thoroughly before attending the first session. 

Duncan Perry is a popular ukulele teacher and performer. He believes learning to play an instrument sharpens the brain AND helps reduce stress, bringing joy to ukulele players and audiences alike. Duncan has taught over 700 people to play the mighty uke!

Here’s your chance to play this wonderfully versatile instrument. You’ll need a uke, curiosity, a passion for music and time to practice. Join our no-stress program for lots of learning and laughs. Once you master the basics, you won’t want to stop. And, best of all, you don’t need to read music! Sign up, tune up and show up. Let your musical journey begin!

Buying a Uke? Duncan can advise you concerning brands, prices, styles and sizes and recommend local shops where you can buy a good beginner's uke, via email five days before class begins.

Required: Important documentation will be sent five days before the class start date to the email address provided at registration. Please read this email thoroughly before attending the first session.

Note: Need to get comfy with online classes? For more info visit https://oobsaco.maineadulted.org/online-classes/

Duncan Perry is a popular ukulele teacher and performer. He believes learning to play an instrument sharpens the brain AND helps reduce stress, bringing joy to ukulele players and audiences alike. Duncan has taught over 700 people to play the mighty uke!

In just a few hours, you can learn enough secrets of the trade to give you years of musical enjoyment. Play the piano like a professional by using chords in the comfort of your own home. The course includes an online book, online follow-up video lessons, optional periodic online Q & A sessions and a recording of the class - enough materials to continue your practice and study on your own! Cover how chords work, getting more out of sheet music by reading less of it, forming the three main types of chords, handling different keys and time signatures, avoiding counting and simplifying over 12,000 complex chords. The course is part lecture/demonstration and part hands-on instruction.

Please have a stable internet connection, a computer, tablet or cellphone, and a piano or keyboard available during class.

Note: Need to get comfy with online classes? For more info visit https://oobsaco.maineadulted.org/online-classes/

Craig Coffman, an experienced piano and guitar instructor, professional pianist and music director, has 30+ years of experience teaching piano privately. His piano and guitar seminars, offered through Community Colleges and Community Education Programs, have been attended by 30,000+ students throughout the US over the last 27 years. He has a degree in Sociology from Illinois Wesleyan University in Illinois (where he also studied piano) and a Master of Divinity degree from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon.

For those who have taken Beginning Guitar or have some experience playing, expand your repertoire. Learn more first position chords, songs and tips on spicing up your strumming techniques.

Required: Proof of registration, nylon or steel stringed guitar, soft or medium picks, a tuner, and Hal Leonard Guitar Method Complete Edition: Book 1, 2 & 3 by Will Schmid and Greg Koch (approx. $15).

Travis Taylor has been playing the guitar for 20 years and with a local band for eight plus. He has been teaching guitar in the Saco school district for the past 10 + years.

Love to dance? Love music?

Learn patterns to classic country line dances and popular Latin rhythms including rumba, cha cha, salsa and more! No partner required for this fun, energetic class. Requests will be taken for specific music and dances the first night and dances taught will be in response to these requests whenever possible. All levels welcome! Wear comfortable clothing and soft-soled shoes. Proof of registration required.

Elizabeth Richards has been teaching dance for more than 20 years. She loves watching the moment that steps 'click' for her students.

It’s lots of fun and so easy! Young and old alike are having fun with the revival of single time East Coast swing! This class will get you up and dancing while you learn various turns and many additional steps along with basics. The instructor will help you gain the confidence you need to get out on the floor and show your stuff. Partner required. Course fee is per person. Proof of registration required. 

Elizabeth Richards has been teaching dance for more than 20 years. She loves watching the moment that steps 'click' for her students.

Enjoy a judgment-free space focusing on movement and positive body image with encouragement and support! Beginners learn basic moves and combinations, while intermediates refine their knowledge and experiment with layers. The tummy-toning results are a positive side effect for inspiration! Explore movement, vocabulary, musicality and history. Wear comfortable clothing and bring water. Proof of registration required.

Jessica Barker has been belly dancing for most of her adult life, starting with the Desert Dancers with Miraya Swanson and continuing her studies with world-renowned instructors Nathifa Shakti, Heather Powers and Rosa Noreen.