Chords Are Key - Using the Chord Method  By Craig Coffman

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

Instant Guitar for Hopelessly Busy People - ZOOM - 2 1/2 hour class 

Have you ever wanted to learn the guitar but simply find it difficult to find the time?  In just a few hours you can learn enough about playing the guitar to give you years of musical enjoyment, and you won’t have to take private lessons to do it.  This crash course will teach you some basic chords and get you playing along with your favorite songs right away.  Since this class is being held online with ZOOM, you will be able to sit at home with your guitar and take this class without any pressure at all.   And since the class includes an online book and online follow-up video lessons, you will be able to continue your practice and study on your own.  An optional periodic online question and answer session is also included.   A recording of the class is included as well.  Class limited to 15 students.   

Topics include:

How chords work in a song

How to form the three main types of chords

How to tune your guitar

Basic strumming patterns

How to buy a good guitar (things to avoid)

How to play along with simple tunes

Instructor: Craig Coffman

Date: Saturday, November 16 -  1:00PM - 3:30PM

Cost: $59 (includes an online book and online follow-up video lessons)

Declutter Together- Virtual 4 Week Class - Session 2

Join five people in decluttering an area of their home or office all at once but separately via Zoom. We will rehearse the vital steps to organizing anything from mud rooms to garages, from file cabinets to toy rooms!  Kim, a professional organizer, will guide you through the ordering process fielding questions all along.  This class provides an affordable way to tackle those trouble spots in your work and living spaces with essential accountability and support! 

Get your bins, boxes, bags, Sharpies, Post-Its, pen and paper ready for action! You’ll be making some to-do list as we go along.  You’d be surprised how much you can get done in 90 minutes! 

 Limit 5 people

Instructor: Kim Corey of Finely Sorted Organizing, founded 23 years ago.

Date: Tuesdays,  November 19-December 10     6:30-8PM

Cost: $80 for 4 week class.

Holocaust History - 6 weeks - In Person

This 6 hour /6 night course will begin with a history of  the Holocaust including a brief history of the Jewish  Religion, its persecution and the progression of the Nazi  Ideology throughout Europe. We will then make the  connection with the exploration of different ethical, legal,  and moral issues related to the Holocaust. We will also  explore modern day genocides in places like Rwanda,  Darfur, and Bosnia. Other examples of genocide will also  be discussed, for example, the Armenian Genocide in the  early 1900s - which the United States just designated as a  genocide. To tackle these difficult topics, we will be using  first hand accounts from victims and survivors through the  use of letters, diary excerpts, and testimony from survivors. There is no text book for this class - but you will receive  information from me, the internet, and materials that I  handout! 

Instructor: Mathy Terrill-US Holocaust Memorial Museum Teaching Fellow 

Date: Wednesdays, Starts Nov. 20, Dec. 4, 11, 19, Jan. 8 & 15    6 -7 PM                              (No classes Nov. 27, Dec. 25, Jan. 1)

Cost: $32 

Chords Are Key - Using the Chord Method  By Craig Coffman

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

How To Play Piano by Ear - Zoom - 2 ½ Class

Learn one of music’s deepest mysteries: how to play songs without relying on music.  A very practical presentation of music theory that includes predicting chord progressions, learning from recordings, and transposing-all expressed in everyday language.  This is an ideal follow-up to the “Instant Piano” class and is open to anyone who has a basic understanding of chords on any instrument.  Expand your musical horizons, and free yourself from sheet-music dependence, and be the life of the party!  Prior experience with chords recommended.  Fee includes the online book, online follow-up lessons, a recording of the class and an optional monthly question and answer session.   Class is held online using zoom.   

Instructor: Craig Coffman

Date: Saturday, November 23  11AM -1:30PM

Cost: $59 (includes an online book and online follow-up video lessons)

Internet Safety  2 Classes In-Person

Staying safe online is essential in today’s world. This class teaches you how to keep your information and your computer/devices safe.

Onsite Requirements for this class: No devices are required; just bring yourself.

Instructor: Staff from the National Digital Equity Center Team

Date: Wednesday, December 4  2pm-3pm: 

 Cost: Free

Be an EMPOWERED Empath!  

You’ve heard the term but do you know if you are one?  Here are just a few signs: Do you read or feel people's emotions without even trying? Are you highly sensitive, feeling everything very deeply?  Are you known as a human lie detector?  Do you find people always gravitate towards you for help or advice?  Do you often feel overwhelmed in large crowds?  Feel overly sensitive to the news?  Found yourself in a relationship with a Narcissist?  You might be an empath!  Instead of feeling overwhelmed, frustrated and drained, Angie will teach you how to be an empowered empath so you can use these “sensing” abilities to feel confident, set and hold boundaries, become a manifesting queen (or king), and an incredibly compassionate healer and friend.   1 ½  hour class 

Instructor: Angie Welch

Date: Tuesday,  December 10  6-7:30pm

Cost: $25 per student

No Class Limit (Minimum 6 to hold the class)

Android Intermediate   3 Classes In-Person

Develop a deeper understanding of the Android system and its connection to Google, learn how to use common apps more effectively, and become comfortable with a wider range of settings.

Onsite Requirements for this class: An Android tablet or phone with Internet access

Instructor: Staff from the National Digital Equity Center Team

Date: Wednesday, January 8th    2pm-3pm:  Android Intermediate 1 of 3

          Wednesday, January 15th  2pm-3pm:  Android Intermediate 2 of 3

          Wednesday, January 22nd  2pm-3pm:  Android Intermediate 3 of 3

Cost: Free

Behavioral Health Professional Certification Training -Online Course

Looking for meaningful work? Our community needs individuals who want to make a difference in a child’s life. Children’s Behavioral Health Services are vital to Maine’s children with Intellectual Disabilities, Autism and Mental Health Disorders and their families. And the need in our area is great! As an integral part of the child’s treatment team, a Certified Behavioral Health Professional (BHP) has the opportunity to make an immediate impact while helping a child grow and develop to their full potential.

We are excited to connect our community with this wonderful ONLINE training and certificate program. This training will prepare you for employment through local social services agencies and equip you to work with children who qualify for services. The program can be started at any time and finished at your own pace.

You will complete 12 online modules then three 4-hour live (in-person or virtual) sessions. Once the modules are completed, you will receive free online blood borne pathogen training and Child and Adult First Aid & CPR certification. In just 40 hours, our free remote training program can get you certified and on your way to a life-changing profession.

Must be a Maine resident, and at least 18 years old with a high school diploma (or equivalent) to become certified.

For more information and an application call 207-866-4119