In this immersive workshop we will deep-dive into the craft of songwriting. With lessons on song structure, music theory, lyric writing and more, I will provide tools to guide you in writing an original song, with the option to perform at our class concert. All skill levels and styles welcome. 

*Class dates are as follows: March 5th, 12th, 19th, April 2nd, 9th, 16th.

(Due to Spring Break class will not be held on Wednesday March 26th).

Instructor BIO:

Matt Powell is a writer and musician. He earned a Bachelor of Music from Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he majored in songwriting, and studied guitar performance. His writing has been featured in several publications, including Variety, No Depression, and Emmys.com. He served for five years as Contributing Music Editor for Humor in America, a blog affiliated with the Department of English at the University of Texas at Austin. He performs music regularly throughout the area, and has released four EPs of original music with  bands in Los Angeles, including a song placed in the CW show Supernatural. Matt was born and raised in Southern California, but his roots in Baxter County go back to the 1860s. He moved to Mountain Home in 2021 to be around family roots, nature, and good neighbors.

Class for beginner and intermediate on how to handle the medium of water color. Learn to paint a painting in the first class period.

Instructor Bio                                                                                       

I am a graduate of the Kansas City Art Institute.                                     

I have been Art Director for BETTER HOMES & GARDENS magazine in Des Moines, Iowa and Art director for LEE RIDER JEANS & WESTERN WEAR in Kanas City, MO.                                                                                   

I have been teaching water color painting for 60 years and  have taught over 2,000 people to paint.                                                                 

I have an Art Studio and a Gallery with over 800 paintings. 

I love teaching art and watching people who thought they couldn’t paint, get excited as they grow with their new found knowledge.

Let Marian guide you through the process of making sponge holders from stoneware clay.  Choose from six styles to make two, similar or different, textured, carved, or plain.  For your class fee of $90, you get all materials needed, and eight hours of work time, 9:30 to 1:30, for two weeks.  First week to make, second week to glaze.  Delivery of your finished creations will be the third week (allow an hour).

*The class will be held at ASUMH Technical Center on Hwy 62 across from Plumlee Tire.

Participants will create 2 unique one-of-a-kind cards that are made from pre-made packets. You will be instructed, with a demonstration provided, on how to assemble these cards. At the end of the class you will have created 2 cards that you can keep or send to family or friends. We have a great time creating and socializing. All supplies will be provided.

This class is for 16 years through adult.

This class was created to aide students in the preliminary studying and permits that they need to get into the ASUMH Commercial Truck Driving Program. This class is classroom only to prepare you for testing for your driving permit. Each student needs to purchase the CDL Training packet from the Arkansas Revenue Office. These packets are $50 and you must bring it with you to the class.

Enhancing your performance on the ACT is instrumental in determining your choice of college. This six-hour course will prepare you for specific types of questions in Reading, English, Writing, Math, and Science and give you pointers on time management, anxiety relief, scoring and general standardized test-taking strategies.  Please be sure to bring an ACT approved calculator to the training.  

Small breaks will be given. Students are encouraged to bring snacks and a light lunch.

About your instructor:

My name is Jennifer Veloria-Dunn. I have been in education for 14 years and I have been teaching ACT Prep since 2013. My goal is to ease test anxiety and to have students practice ACT specific testing strategies to effectively take the test. After taking this class, many students have reported increasing their composite score by up to 7 points!

• Mortgage Loan Basics
• Who can get a mortgage loan?
• Affordability and you
• How much will a lender lend you?
• Shopping for the right lender and product
• Strategies for finding the right lender and loan product
• Working with a lender
• Steps the lender takes to approve your loanYour rights as a loan customer

Are you interested in learning Sign Language? This course is designed for students who wish to expand their knowledge in conversing with people who are deaf. Includes receptive and expressive skill building, fingerspelling, Deaf Culture, conversational signs and time in ASL. Classifiers, locations, temporal aspect, videos with Deaf Signers, and guest speakers.