Dennis Burns   Guitar - basic, classical, jazz, theory                                                   
Dennis has been teaching and performing in the Boulder/Denver area for 25 years. In 1983 Dennis received his BM degree in classical guitar performance from the University of Colorado. He teaches many styles including classical guitar, folk, rock and jazz improvisation. In 2005 the on the Avant Acoustic label released Dennis' solo CD entitled "A Rose On The Lake" which is an elegant blend of classical guitar, jazz improvisation and world music, it can be purchased at HB Woodsongs.  He is the founder of Bolder Sounds www.boldersounds.com, a sound design company which  creates libraries for digital samplers.  Dennis also performs chamber music with A Lyric Ensemble www.lyricensemble.com .
dennis@boldersounds.com  303.440.4297

Ed Rudman   Guitar -  basic, jazz, theory
303.664.9164

Greg Schochet   Mandolin/Bluegrass Guitar
Greg Schochet is an integral part of Colorado's thriving music community, in demand as a performer, producer and teacher. Equally adept on guitar and mandolin, Greg is fluent in a number of acoustic and electric styles, including bluegrass, swing, folk, blues, and more.
gregschochet.com  303.499.9178

Aaron Keim   Double Bass/Ukulele/Guitar/Banjo/Steel Guitar
aaronckeim@gmail.com  720.254.6725
Aaron Keim has a habit of getting himself into situations that he is not ready for. Then, when the heat is on, he lives up to these high expectations and explores his new path. This has led him to a diverse and fulfilling career as performer, writer/scholar, teacher and luthier and has gained him a reputation as a true renaissance man  As a performer, Aaron is mostly seen touring with indie folk string band Boulder Acoustic Society. He also plays in the old-timey duo Flatfoot and with his wife Nicole. Although trained on the french horn in college, Aaron has taught himself to play the string bass, guitar, banjo and ukulele since 2000. In 2005, Aaron and Nicole released "Born in the Country Raised in Town," which features their diverse folk/blues/jazz tastes. Aaron honed his writing skills while working on his master's degree in music history at CU-Boulder. His specialty is depression-era string bands and roots music culture. You may have read some of his work in Fretboard Journal, Old Time Herald, Pow'r Pickin, Fret Knot Magazine and Uke Mag. While teaching public school orchestra fresh out of college, Aaron taught himself how to repair the musical instruments that the budget left behind. When Aaron is on the road, he often teaches workshops on ukulele, old time banjo, fingerstyle guitar and string bass. When he is home, he pays the bills teaching lessons to people eager to learn from his diverse knowledge.
 

Warren Kennison Jr.   Banjo/Mandolin/Fiddle
warrenkennisonjr@aol.com  303.482.6215
Warren is well known around the country for his playing and singing. Born in Seattle, and raised in Denver CO and Detroit, after mastering folk style banjo in his early teens, he began learning Scruggs style at Earl Gormaine's Pick and Strum Shop in Royal Oak, Michigan. Soon he was asked to teach at Herb David’s Guitar Studio in Ann Arbor. Then in 1965 Earl Scruggs asked him to help produce the all-time best selling instruction book and record, Earl Scruggs and the 5-String Banjo. After fulfilling his government service in 1967-68 as a computer technician and VISTA volunteer in WV, he moved west and has become known as one of Colorado's favorite banjo players. When bluegrass greats including Bill Monroe, Hylo Brown, Josh Graves and Kenny Baker asked who could back them during local appearances, one name came to mind. His ability to naturally fill in on banjo and guitar/vocals led to job offers to join both Monroe’s Bluegrass Boys and Brown’s Timber liners. He has helped launch the careers of a number of aspiring bands, including Colorado's own, Hot Rize. And just recently his greatest thrill was being invited to perform with Earl Scruggs and Friends at this year’s Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival. Warren is the banjo, mandolin, finger-style guitar player, fiddler, and tenor vocalist in True Blue Grass.

Anne Brennand   Suzuki Cello
303.939.9933

 Masa Ito   Classical Guitar
mito@frii.com  720.935.7724
 

Other Studios

Kimberlee Hanto   Cello
303.442.2025

Beth Rosbach   Cello
303.881.7383

Rocky Mountain Center for the Musical Arts
303.665.0599