To read about and register for all fall 2025 classes, click here:
NOTE ABOUT NEW PRICING: We don't want cost to be a barrier to your musical journey! The Summit School has decided to offer all of its classes on a sliding scale. When you register for a class, you will have the option of paying a lower rate, as well as a "supporter" rate--something that will help Summit be able to keep offering lower-cost options and help support special events such as our Mud Season Spectacular Youth Showcase. Pay whatever works best for you!
GENERAL CLASS INFO
Registration and Payment:
Pay securely online on our class registration page, or pay by check to avoid online service fees. Checks for the amount listed can be sent to: Summit School, 46 Barre St. #5, Montpelier, VT 05602. Please note the relevant class in the description line on the check.
Location:
Unless otherwise indicated, weekly classes are held at the Center for Arts and Learning at 46 Barre St. in Montpelier. The Community Jam is held in the downstairs Community Room.
Refund and Payment Policies:
After the first week of programming, no refunds will be provided. Student cancellation a week or less before the program begins results in a refund of half of the tuition. No refunds or make-up classes offered for student absences due to illness or family emergency.
Questions?
Contact class coordinator Tracy Loysen at info@summit-school.org.
COMMUNITY JAM led by Susan Reid, Gretta Stone and Jacob Stone (and others)
First Thursday of each month (no summer months), 6:15 - 8:00 pm, drop-in, $5 donation/session
Montpelier Senior Activities Center, 58 Barre St., Montpelier
The Community Jam is an opportunity for acoustic musicians at all skill levels to come together, learn new tunes, learn jamming skills, practice learning tunes by ear, connect with others in the rich music community in Montpelier, and have a fun evening. At each jam there will be a short instructional segment at the beginning, to welcome and encourage new attendees.
We welcome fiddles, mandolins, acoustic guitars, banjos, accordions, concertinas, dulcimers, harmonicas, pennywhistles, recorders, ukuleles, and bass. (No amplification except for bass guitars.)
We will be playing a wide variety of tunes: Celtic, old-time, contra dance and square dance tunes, bluegrass, and whatever else participants bring to the jam.
We welcome players at every skill level; if you know a few chords on your instrument you will be able to participate and grow your musicianship. Playing with others is an essential path to becoming an accomplished musician, and even the most passive participation in a jam can be a wonderful growth experience.
No registration needed. To get on the mailing list or for more information, contact Bob Barrett at barrettsvt@gmail.com. We request a donation of $5 per session to support both the Summit School and the Senior Activities Center.
