BLUEGRASS BANJO teachers interNational directory

Note: My advice about teaching youself: Some people who are very musically inclined can learn to play on their own, without a real teacher, using instructional materials such as what you will find here.  But!  I strongly  recommend that all students get a real teacher to monitor and correct any bad musical habits that the student may be developing. Bad habits due to teaching yourself are almost impossible to break. The best advice is to read through instructional materials such as this on your own, as you begin, to familiarize yourself with the basic concepts and find a real teacher as soon as possible so that you do not develop bad musical habits. Weekly lessons are not always needed. You may do well with a visit to a good teacher just once every few weeks in the beginning.  Here is an International  list of BLUEGRASS BANJO teachers

Know any teachers of BG banjo who want to be listed? Email benfreed@optonline.net . Send me the teacher's information in the following format: state, your name, city or town, email address or website and phone number.

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Alabama

Phill Gibson, Huntsville, Phill@PhillGibson.com, 256-882-3209,
www.PhillGibson.com

Ben's Personal Tab Collection::One Hundred Essential Bluegrass Banjo Solos 

Arizona

Ross Nickerson, Tucson, rossnickerson@aol.com 1-866-322-6567 banjoteacher.com

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Arkansas

Ned Luberecki, Bentonville,  NED5150@aol.com Tel: (501)273-0424

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California

David Bandrowski 1656 Beryl St. San Diego, CA 92109 www.banjoski.com
david@banjoski.com

Jim Bottorff, Livermore, jbott@ix.netcom.com 925-294-3837 http://www.jbott.com

Julio Boysenberry  all three-finger styles   email:     boysenberr@yahoo.com phone:    805 459 6071 County:  San Luis Obispo (California)

Ran Bush, Berkeley, ranbush@pacbell.net, 510 526 6956

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Bill Evans Albany bevans@nativeandfine.com 510-559-8879

Allen Hendricks, allen@allenhendricks.com Private lessons from beginner to professional bluegrass styles, melodic and harmony banjo at my two private studios in Garden Valley (530) 622-1953 and Mondays and Wednesdays Sacramento (916) 222-3899  www.allenhendricks.com

Peggy Menendez Zeigler, Redlands pickypeggy@adelphia.net 909-228-0612

Margie Mirken Nevada City/Grass Valley margie@shadetreeguitars.com 
Thank you. I teach all levels of bluegrass, clawhammer, and classical banjo.

John Rosen, Sherman Oaks,  (818) 590-5691 johnrosentwin@hotmail.com Styles: Scruggs/bluegrass, all levels

Victor Skidanenko, San Jose and Palo Alto, 408-460-6903, vcssound@yahoo.com,  www.wix.com/gretsch6120/manzanamusicschool, www.wix.com/gretsch6120/music-lessons

Jack Tuttle, Palo Alto, jack@jacktuttle.com (650) 320-8733 www.jacktuttle.com

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 Colorado

Robert Loeb, Boulder, robbyloeb@yahoo.com  720-988-0288,

Keith Reed; Colorado Springs; kreed181@eathlink.net; 719.447.0079      openroadbluegrass.com

Pete Wernick, Boulder area  pete@drbanjo.com 303-652-8346 www.drbanjo.com

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Connecticut

Randy Hogg New London randy_hogg@pfizer.com 860 447 1982 www.banjorandy.com

Bob Johnson Guilford,Ct. My E-mail is banjobliss@comcast.net and my phone number is 1 203 640-2859. I teach straight ahead Scruggs style bluegrass banjo as well as Melodic Bill Keith style.

Mike Kelly (New Haven, CT) Bluegrass banjo lessons. Mikey5String@aol.com

Dick Neal  Stratford rneal1@optonline.net   www.dickneal.com

Paul Neri, Clinton (203) 669-3351

Phil Rosenthal, (Guilford) phil@americanmelody.com, (203) 457-0881

Roger Sprung, Newtown  (203) 426-5243,  New York City (Manhattan, Wednesdays only:(212) 595-6344)

Gordon Titcomb Winsted http://www.gordontitcomb.com 860-307-3939 banjo, mandolin, guitar and pedal stee

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Allen Eisenman pcsvc@cfl.rr.com 895 Bucksaw Place Longwood, FL 32750 407-332-8921   Offering ON LINE lessons by webcam!!

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Mike Elin Jacksonville mhelin48@gmail.com (904)399-3811 http://banjolessonsjax.blogspot.com/  specializing in Scruggs, Melodic, and some Reno. Beginning through Advanved.

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Illinois

Roger Vittitoe, Bloomington  309-242-0867.
  wygyg1@gmail.com

Indiana

Louisiana

Maryland

Ira Gitlin, Takoma Park, iragitlin3@aol.com, (301)270-0068.

Ross Nickerson, Catonsville, rossnickerson@aol.com  (410-869-8585.) banjoteacher.com

Orrin Star,  Cheverly, orrin@orrinstar.com  301-773-6149.

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Massachussettes  

Matty Metcalfe  greater Boston area  617 491 5433, my email is msmetc@yahoo.com

Glenn Nelson, Berlin mbirdmusic@aol.com  978-838-2344    Mockingbirdmusic.com 

Lukas Pool, Boston, hobowithabanjo@hotmail.com, 870-615-0133 www.lukaspool.com

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Michigan

Lee Kaufmann,  Ann Arbor 

Mitch Manns Dearborn Heights Mannsfam3@hotmail.com 313-295-6207 http://www.mannsguitaracademycom/  

Lance Reidsma Holland lancereidsma@yahoo.com (616) 403-2224 http://lancereidsma.com

Mississippi

DOUG NICKOLES--SCRUGGS AND RENO STYLE---COLUMBUS,MISSISSIPPI. (662-327-3608)

Missouri

Bill Barker, Independence, Missouri 816-224-2330 email: banjobarron@sbcglobal.net
http://pickingintheheartland.blogspot.com

Bob Lucas, Kirkwood BLGUITARS@SBCGLOBAL.NET PHONE: 314-821-9339

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New Hampshire

Bob Peelstrom, Meredith, bob_peelstrom@yahoo.com, (603)279-6032

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New Jersey

John Carlini john@johncarlini.com   www.johncarlini.com

Douglas Malcolm Ridgewood New Jersey dmalcolm51@mindspring.com (201) 447-6891

Terry McGill-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ (201)727-0201 www.terrymcgill@cabinwoodmusic.com

Dan O'Dea,  Dan's Music Studio, West Orange, NJ  
email:  dansmusicstudio@hotmail.com ,  973-731-1082  website:    www.dansbands.com ,  www.dansmusicstudio.com   -   banjo, fiddle, mandolin, guitar

Richard Stillman  bluegrass banjo Montclair NJ  richardstillman@verizon.net  973 783 0118  richardstillman.com  also tenor banjo and mandolin

Tony Trischka, Fairlawn, tonytrischka@optonline.net  

Chuck Winch, Glen Gardner, NJ, cwinch@earthlink.net phone: 908-537-6511

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New York 

Bob Altschuler, Albany, arobanjo@aol.com 518-475-7926, www.dyerswitch.com

Jack Baker New York City  Jbaker7@ix.netcom.com 646-526-3351frettedinstrumentsnyc.com

David Chidsey teaches bluegrass and classical banjo, mandolin, guitar and bass in the Sullivan County Catskills region.  On most weekends David teaches at Columbia University on the upper west side of Manhattan.  http://www.davidchidsey.com

Ben Freed, (the host of this website)Armonk(WestchesterCounty), benfreed@optonline.net, 914-273-6545 free bluegrass banjo lessons on line 

Earl Harrington - Beginner-Advanced Earl Scruggs 5 String / Basic Clawhammer Studio: Located in Brooklyn, NY Email: banjolessonsnyc@gmail.com
Website:  http://www.banjolessonsnyc.com

Marc Horowitz    Staten Island, NY    toptension@yahoo.com    718-981-1166

Sandy Israel  citigrass@earthlink.net   bluegrass banjo in 
Cobble Hill Brooklyn 718-923-5657

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Patrick Metzger I teach Scruggs style banjo, songwriting, piano, and voice lessons.  I teach out of my apartment in Manhattan, and am willing to travel to the student, within reason.  Very affordable rates.  E-mail: patrick.ross.metzger@gmail.com Phone: (423)227-5112

Roger Sprung, New York City (Manhattan, Wednesdays only:(212) 595-6344)

Glenn Weiser Albany http://www.celticguitarmusic.com/banj.htm 

Phil White ,  Sea Cliff   philj200@yahoo.com   516-676-5271

North Carolina

Jordan Layne Bourland, Roanoke Rapids 287 Premier Blvd, #352 (828) 302-5909 www.jordanbourland.com 

Greg Allen thegregallenmethod@yahoo.com   cell 937-286-7375 Dayton Ohio Banjo teacher

Oklahoma

Oklahoma, Max Beshears, Tulsa, bshearsm@live.com, 918-348-5142
Max is a multi-instrumentalist who teaches Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin, Dobro, Bass, Violin and Fiddle, Pedal Steel, Lap Steel, Dulcimer, and Ukulele

Rob Bishline, Tulsa... I build and teach 5-string banjo in the tulsa oklahoma area.....My new email is rob@bishlinebanjos.com  or rbish5@cox.net
and my phone # is 918-639-5619

Annie Thrower, Midwest City, (Eastside of Oklahoma City). Daytime Phone #  (405) 736-9200, After 7 PM home # (405) 737-7299. email knathrower@cox.net  www.sooneracousticmusic.com and www.bluegrassbootcamp.com

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Oregon

Instructor: Kenny Feinstein Email: kfeinste@uoregon.edu City: Portland: Eugene No homepage
PH: (971)-322-7209

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Pennslyvania

Norman Azinger, Pittsburgh   azingernw@aol.com (412)-271-2712

Rhode Island

Mike Fischman Style: Experienced instructor of Bluegrass/Scruggs/Clawhammer
Levels: Beginner through advanced,  Email: steelstring99@yahoo.com  401-662-5702 Southern Rhode Island

Wayne Morrison, Bristol, Phone: 401 253-3258 Email: Captbanjo@aol.com 

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South Carolina

LARRY BELL 1905 LYNN AVE ANDERSON S.C. 29621   LBELLBANJOPICKER@HOTMAIL.COM     TELEPHONE # 864-224-1714

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Tennessee

Jack Hatfield Pigeon Forge 800-426-8744 865-428-8063 http://www.hatfieldmusic.com

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Texas  

George Byrnes, San Antonio, banjer6028@aol.com, (210) 649-2403

Eddie Collins, Austin, TX 78753 512-836-8255 www.eddiecollins.biz  tuneman@texas.net

Matt Downing : Austin...stonexbonex@gmail.com  contact this music store,  www.fiddlersgreenmusicshop.com

John Ferrell  2920 duniven AMARILLO, TX 79109 john@songsforhope.com

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Wil Huckabay, LaPorte, near Houston 281-543-5994 whuckabay@turner-industries.com 

"DJ" Jeter, Tyler, deltonjeter@hotmail.com, 903-752-0778, Beginner and Intermediate Bluegrass Banjo & Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Acoustic Guitar

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Jim Penson Arlington  jimpenson@comcast.net (817) 975-8393 http://www.pensonstringwerks.com/banjoteacher/

Alan Munde, South Plains College, amunde@southplainscollege.edu 806-894-2932 ext. 2492

Rolf Sieker, Austin, TheSiekers@aol.com  512-733-2857

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Utah

Bacon Nivison Logan, Utah bacon435@earthlink.net 435-764-7211

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Vermont

Andy Greene, Burlington, Vermont  guitboy75@hotmail.com (802) 658-2462 www.andysmountainmusic.com

Bruce Stockwell, Putney Vermont, 802-387-2259 www.brucestockwell.com   http://www.sover.net/~stobro/

Gordon Stone Waterbury gordon@gordonstone.com 802-578-2364 www.gordonstone.com

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Virginia

Randy Barrett, Falls Church (Washington DC area), I've got a new email address -- barretone@verizon.net and phone number 703-405-6230.

Bruce Gair, Haymarket/Gainesville, wbgair@gmail.com, 703-407-2327, (I have no website).

Bobbi Geyer Manassas,  703-791-2829 http://www.FifthStringDesigns.com banjoteacher@comcast.net

Jeff Hensley  Harrisonburg  Email:  lessons@bluegrasslessons.com   Phone: 540-289-3649 Website:  http://www.bluegrasslessons.com

Washington state

Bob Catlin. Redmond, Washington (just across the lake from Seattle). bobcatlin@yahoo.com (425) 702-8598. I teach mainly Scruggs Style bluegrass banjo with some Reno Style and Melodic thrown in for fun

West Virginia

Steve Garten-Beckley, WV.-Steve@wvrvparks.com 304-763-4832 Beginner to
 Intermediate-www.wvrvparks.com

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Ben's Personal Tab Collection::One Hundred Essential Bluegrass Banjo Solos 

International:

Australia: 

Shaun Gardner, Morwell, Victoria  dougal@nex.net.au  0428330025