Music Classes at Manor Mill
It’s never too late to learn a new instrument or to exercise your singing voice and Manor Mill is the place to do it!
Intro to Ukulele -- Absolute Beginners
with Rita Baker-Schmidt
If you've always wanted to play a Ukulele but didn't know where to start THIS is the workshop for you. Get started with Ukulele basics with this fun class. Learn ukulele anatomy; how to tune; basic chords and the proper technique in holding your instrument. By the end of the class you'll be playing simple songs and having fun!
Available for ages 10 and up!
Next Step Ukulele
with Rita Baker-Schmidt
If you’ve taken the Absolute Beginners Ukulele Class and are ready to take the next step on your Uke journey sign up for this class. In this one-day course we will build of the concepts you’ve learned in the beginner class and learn four new chords: D, Dm, Em and Bm.
Pre Req; Absolute Beginner or good basic working knowledge of the Ukulele (Should know how to play C, F, Am and G chords and know how to tune your instrument). 6 years and up. Bring your instrument, tuner and capo.
Ukulele -- Beatles Intensive
Take a deep dive into the music of the Fab Four with this Ukulele course. Learn chords and tablature for their most famous songs. Debate which album was the best and who is your favorite Beatle. Multi-week course with mini concert for friends and family at the end! Note: You must have already taken a beginner ukulele class at Manor Mill in order to register for this class- it is okay if you are registered for a future beginner class!
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Meet our music instructorS
Rita Schmidt
Rita is a singer, songwriter and instrumentalist from the Hereford area. A lifelong musician she started teaching Voice, Piano, Guitar, and later Ukulele, Music Theory and Boomwhackers about a decade ago. She teaches privately in the Northern Baltimore County Area and is the Director of Music at EMC Performing Arts Studio in New Freedom, PA. Rita is a long time Music Minister at Our Lady of Grace where she sings and plays Bass and D’jembe for the Contemporary Music Band.
Pat Hundley
After teaching a year with Head Start, Pat taught Kindergarten and pre-K and entertained children for 35 years in Baltimore County, Maryland. He has taught courses on Early Childhood Education at the Community College of Baltimore County and held workshops on music and movement for young children and incorporating music into math.
Pat has been entertaining children professionally for the past 35 years playing Baltimore’s ArtScape, Norfolk’s HarborFest, The Towson Spring Festival, Children’s Museums, camps, school and PTA events, daycares, bookstores and several branches of the Baltimore County Public Library. He holds a BS from Frostburg and a Masters from Towson University both in Early Childhood Education.
At this point in his career he prefers small private schools, camps, day cares, birthday parties and similar venues. He likes the intimacy of the smaller performances and getting to know kids over years of repeat performances.