Master Classes

Crossroads Master Classes are one-time seminars led by experienced professional musicians from around the Bay Area and beyond.  Each class provides an intensive, hands-on exploration of  an aspect of musical performance, composition,  or technique.  Master Classes are offered in all styles of music—rock, blues, folk, jazz, pop, and more.   If you're serious about taking your music to the next level, a Crossroads Master Class will give you the knowledge and tools you need.

New classes are being offered all the time, and enrollment is limited.  Contact Crossroads today to reserve your place, and check this page often for updates.

  • Practical Wizardry on Bass with Edo Castro

    This is a seminar on learning chord structures, reading chord symbols, learning what they mean and applying them to your daily practice.  The fundamental skill of bass playing is understanding chords... more>>

  • Fretboard Harmony with Erik Lindquist

    Tired of playing the same 3 or 4 chords over and over again?  Try looking at the guitar in a different light.  How do I change up my chords, because 80 to 90% of the time I am comping for someone else... more>>

  • Performance Workshop for Singers with Lynn Asher

    This workshop is for singers who would like to deliver a more dynamic performance.  You will learn how to connect with the lyrics of your songs, your bandmates, and your audience, as well as professional stage etiquette... more>>

  • Drums: Time And Groove with Alex Aspinal

    This class will concentrate on exercises and ways of developing a solid sense of time/groove. Also rhythms that every working drummer should be familiar with regardless of the style of music you play. more>>