LESSONS
At Woodsongs Studios, we offer music lessons by teachers of critical acclaim. Acoustic and electric guitar lessons are available in a variety of styles, including folk, blues, bluegrass, rock, jazz, classical, and flamenco guitar. We also have teachers that specialize in ukulele, banjo, mandolin, violin, cello, viola, and bass. Our lesson studios are located at 3101 28th St. in Boulder, CO. Our teachers are listed below; you may contact them directly for rates, more information and scheduling.
PLEASE NOTE:
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of our teachers are currently offering online lessons.
As of June 2nd, we have been introducing in-store teachers, and will slowly expand to our
full roster as safety protocols allow. These will be noted in the teachers list below as they change.
For either online or in-store, please contact teachers directly to make lesson arrangements. Thank you.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of our teachers are currently offering online lessons.
As of June 2nd, we have been introducing in-store teachers, and will slowly expand to our
full roster as safety protocols allow. These will be noted in the teachers list below as they change.
For either online or in-store, please contact teachers directly to make lesson arrangements. Thank you.
CURRENT ON-SITE INSTRUCTORS (as of 09-15-21)
Dennis Burns *AVAILABLE IN-PERSON & ONLINE*
Guitar - basic, classical, jazz, theory / Ukulele
dennis@boldersounds.com
303-419-8929 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, folk, rock and jazz improvisation. In 2005 the Avant Acoustic label released Dennis' solo CD entitled "A Rose On The Lake," an elegant blend of classical guitar, jazz improvisation and world music. 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.
Guitar - basic, classical, jazz, theory / Ukulele
dennis@boldersounds.com
303-419-8929 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, folk, rock and jazz improvisation. In 2005 the Avant Acoustic label released Dennis' solo CD entitled "A Rose On The Lake," an elegant blend of classical guitar, jazz improvisation and world music. 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.
SPECIAL NOTE:
As a service to everyone staying at home, Dennis has kindly begun a free video tutorial series
on musicianship for anyone who's ever had the urge to learn music or to brush up on the basics.
As a service to everyone staying at home, Dennis has kindly begun a free video tutorial series
on musicianship for anyone who's ever had the urge to learn music or to brush up on the basics.
VIDEO 1: THE MUSICAL ALPHABET. Dennis guides us through the basic building blocks of music: The Musical Alphabet.
VIDEO 2: HALF and WHOLE STEPS. In the second installment, Dennis tells us about Half Steps and Whole Steps.
VIDEO 3: NOTE MAPPING. Dennis' third video in his musicianship tutorial covers Note Mapping.
VIDEO 4: THE MAJOR SCALE. Dennis' fourth video discusses one of the cornerstones of music: The Major Scale
VIDEO 5: CHORD BUILDING. Dennis Demonstrates how to create chords from a Major Scale.
VIDEO 6: CHORD MAPPING & BEGINNING IMPROVISATION: Dennis shows you how to map out chords from your note map, and also gets you improvising on the Hank Williams song 'Jambalaya.'
VIDEO 7: RIDING THE RHYTHMIC WAVE: Dennis introduces the basics of rhythm and how important it is to incorporate it into your improvisation or jamming. Also included are tips to get started singing while playing your fretted instrument.
VIDEO 8: THE 4 CHORD - AMAZING GRACE: Dennis introduces the 4 chord in the key of C (the F chord). This is followed by playing and improvising on Amazing Grace. Also covered is the concept of a 4 bar phrase as well as learning the sound of the 1, 4 and 5 chord by ear.
VIDEO 9: TABLATURE AND RIGHT HAND TECHNIQUE: Dennis introduces us to playing songs via tablature as well as right hand technique.
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS FOR THESE VIDEOS CAN BE FOUND HERE
These videos can be viewed below and also appear on our YouTube channel. Woodsongs is proud to present this series and are very grateful to Dennis for his time and generosity. We will let everyone know as further lessons are up!
VIDEO 2: HALF and WHOLE STEPS. In the second installment, Dennis tells us about Half Steps and Whole Steps.
VIDEO 3: NOTE MAPPING. Dennis' third video in his musicianship tutorial covers Note Mapping.
VIDEO 4: THE MAJOR SCALE. Dennis' fourth video discusses one of the cornerstones of music: The Major Scale
VIDEO 5: CHORD BUILDING. Dennis Demonstrates how to create chords from a Major Scale.
VIDEO 6: CHORD MAPPING & BEGINNING IMPROVISATION: Dennis shows you how to map out chords from your note map, and also gets you improvising on the Hank Williams song 'Jambalaya.'
VIDEO 7: RIDING THE RHYTHMIC WAVE: Dennis introduces the basics of rhythm and how important it is to incorporate it into your improvisation or jamming. Also included are tips to get started singing while playing your fretted instrument.
VIDEO 8: THE 4 CHORD - AMAZING GRACE: Dennis introduces the 4 chord in the key of C (the F chord). This is followed by playing and improvising on Amazing Grace. Also covered is the concept of a 4 bar phrase as well as learning the sound of the 1, 4 and 5 chord by ear.
VIDEO 9: TABLATURE AND RIGHT HAND TECHNIQUE: Dennis introduces us to playing songs via tablature as well as right hand technique.
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS FOR THESE VIDEOS CAN BE FOUND HERE
These videos can be viewed below and also appear on our YouTube channel. Woodsongs is proud to present this series and are very grateful to Dennis for his time and generosity. We will let everyone know as further lessons are up!
Joseph Brenna *AVAILABLE IN-PERSON & ONLINE*
Guitar - acoustic/electric/rock/blues/jazz/folk/classical/music & fretboard theory
joseph@brennamethod.com
720-564-1767 Joseph is a critically acclaimed composer, songwriter, recording artist, and teacher who’s equally at ease playing acoustic and electric guitars with jazz, funk, blues, R & B, rock, and folk musicians. He trained at Brown University and Berklee College of Music.
Joseph invented a revolutionary new way to learn guitar that makes every note, chord, and scale visible right on your fretboard, and in sheet music and chord diagrams. The Brenna Method is a comprehensive system that teaches you songs, trains your ear, teaches music & fretboard theory, and develops guitar technique, so that you reach your full creative potential. Watch how it works at josephbrenna.com.
Guitar - acoustic/electric/rock/blues/jazz/folk/classical/music & fretboard theory
joseph@brennamethod.com
720-564-1767 Joseph is a critically acclaimed composer, songwriter, recording artist, and teacher who’s equally at ease playing acoustic and electric guitars with jazz, funk, blues, R & B, rock, and folk musicians. He trained at Brown University and Berklee College of Music.
Joseph invented a revolutionary new way to learn guitar that makes every note, chord, and scale visible right on your fretboard, and in sheet music and chord diagrams. The Brenna Method is a comprehensive system that teaches you songs, trains your ear, teaches music & fretboard theory, and develops guitar technique, so that you reach your full creative potential. Watch how it works at josephbrenna.com.
Ryan Drickey
Fiddle - All ages
Contact for availability
For Ryan, music is not only a way of life, it's a way to experience the world in which we live. A lifelong student of musical styles, Ryan immersed himself first in classical music, eventually earning a Masters degree in Violin from the University of Colorado at Boulder. There he studied jazz in addition to classical violin, which began his fascination with American musical traditions. The investigation of his own musical roots has led Ryan back through time: from modern jazz improvisation concepts, through bluegrass fiddling, old-time American fiddle styles, and across the Atlantic to the musical traditions of Ireland, Sweden and Norway. Ryan is a Fulbright scholar, having spent a year in Sweden teaching American roots music at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm, while learning from Swedish folk masters such as Roger Tallroth, Ale Möller, and Ellika Frisell.
Fiddle - All ages
Contact for availability
For Ryan, music is not only a way of life, it's a way to experience the world in which we live. A lifelong student of musical styles, Ryan immersed himself first in classical music, eventually earning a Masters degree in Violin from the University of Colorado at Boulder. There he studied jazz in addition to classical violin, which began his fascination with American musical traditions. The investigation of his own musical roots has led Ryan back through time: from modern jazz improvisation concepts, through bluegrass fiddling, old-time American fiddle styles, and across the Atlantic to the musical traditions of Ireland, Sweden and Norway. Ryan is a Fulbright scholar, having spent a year in Sweden teaching American roots music at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm, while learning from Swedish folk masters such as Roger Tallroth, Ale Möller, and Ellika Frisell.
CURRENT OFF-SITE INSTRUCTORS
* As our instructors return to the shop, they will be posted in the On-Site section.*
Greg Schochet
Mandolin / Bluegrass Guitar
gschochet@gmail.com
720-837-5535 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. He's played with a number of notable bands, including Runaway Truck Ramp, The All Night Honky Tonk All-Stars, and currently Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams, one of Denver's most acclaimed honky-tonk and western swing bands. His stature as a player and experience as a session musician made him well suited to guiding aspiring musicians and songwriters. See Greg in action in the videos below.
Mandolin / Bluegrass Guitar
gschochet@gmail.com
720-837-5535 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. He's played with a number of notable bands, including Runaway Truck Ramp, The All Night Honky Tonk All-Stars, and currently Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams, one of Denver's most acclaimed honky-tonk and western swing bands. His stature as a player and experience as a session musician made him well suited to guiding aspiring musicians and songwriters. See Greg in action in the videos below.
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Chris Elliot
Banjo - clawhammer, bluegrass / Dobro
c-bobis@hotmail.com
832-248-2370 Chris "C-Bob" Elliott is a professional banjo instructor and performer in Lyons. He's the banjo player, vocalist and songwriter with Ragged Union, and an alum of Spring Creek on Rebel Records. He has had the privilege of playing on stage with many of his bluegrass heroes including Tony Trischka, Pete Wernick, Alan Munde, Sally Van Meter, Matt Flinner, Gene Libbea, Brad Lee Folk, Michael Cleveland, and others. Elliott is the 2007 RockyGrass Banjo Champion. Watch Chris demo Ome and Deering banjos in the videos below.
Banjo - clawhammer, bluegrass / Dobro
c-bobis@hotmail.com
832-248-2370 Chris "C-Bob" Elliott is a professional banjo instructor and performer in Lyons. He's the banjo player, vocalist and songwriter with Ragged Union, and an alum of Spring Creek on Rebel Records. He has had the privilege of playing on stage with many of his bluegrass heroes including Tony Trischka, Pete Wernick, Alan Munde, Sally Van Meter, Matt Flinner, Gene Libbea, Brad Lee Folk, Michael Cleveland, and others. Elliott is the 2007 RockyGrass Banjo Champion. Watch Chris demo Ome and Deering banjos in the videos below.
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Tom Wasinger
Guitar - Acoustic/electric/fingerstyle/slide / Ukulele
tomwasmusic@gmail.com
303-444-0234 Tom is a composer, arranger, producer, teacher and multi-instrumentalist. He has received three GRAMMY awards as producer, with three additional nominations. Tom has performed live in venues around the world from Carnegie Hall to the Cemal Resit Rey Concert Hall in Istanbul. Tom also builds experimental musical instruments and is the founder of 'The Lost Angel Stone Ensemble,' the world’s only touring ensemble of resonating stone instruments. Tom has taught guitar, bass, ukulele and other instruments privately since 1976. Watch Tom perform his original composition 'Genetic Love Song' in the video below.
Guitar - Acoustic/electric/fingerstyle/slide / Ukulele
tomwasmusic@gmail.com
303-444-0234 Tom is a composer, arranger, producer, teacher and multi-instrumentalist. He has received three GRAMMY awards as producer, with three additional nominations. Tom has performed live in venues around the world from Carnegie Hall to the Cemal Resit Rey Concert Hall in Istanbul. Tom also builds experimental musical instruments and is the founder of 'The Lost Angel Stone Ensemble,' the world’s only touring ensemble of resonating stone instruments. Tom has taught guitar, bass, ukulele and other instruments privately since 1976. Watch Tom perform his original composition 'Genetic Love Song' in the video below.
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Alfredo Muro
Classical, Latin & Jazz guitar info@alfredomuro.com 720-363-2933 Alfredo Muro is an international concert guitarist, interpreter, composer, arranger, and improviser. He has been described as a Latin guitar virtuoso, but his musical styles and tastes are far more versatile, ranging from standing classical repertoire to jazz. His forte is South American music in its many guises: folk, jazz, Brazilian, classical. Having Alfredo Muro as a guitar instructor, the student will acquire a solid classical technique as well as knowledge of musical theory and harmony and will master an extensive repertoire that includes classical, Latin American, Brazilian, Spanish music and more! Also, the student will learn to master the field of sophisticated accompaniment of the genres mentioned, acquiring a vast handling of chords, progressions and substitution of chords |
Harmony Jones
Violin & Fiddle
harmonygreenhalgh@yahoo.com
920-728-1952 Harmony Greenhalgh graduated from UWW in 2006, with a degree in violin performance. After graduating, she made the move from Wisconsin to Colorado and has been teaching and performing ever since. Harmony loves teaching and sharing her passion for music with students of all ages and abilities. You can catch her performing live in the duo Story of Two.
Violin & Fiddle
harmonygreenhalgh@yahoo.com
920-728-1952 Harmony Greenhalgh graduated from UWW in 2006, with a degree in violin performance. After graduating, she made the move from Wisconsin to Colorado and has been teaching and performing ever since. Harmony loves teaching and sharing her passion for music with students of all ages and abilities. You can catch her performing live in the duo Story of Two.
Brad Jones
Guitar - beginning/kids guitar, rock, jazz
Bradjumper@yahoo.com
720-363-2933 Brad Jones specializes in rock guitar, jazz guitar, kids/beginning guitar, and making music fun. Jones studied Jazz guitar performance at CU Denver under Paul Musso. With a successful playing and recording career, Brad has performed in almost all 50 states. A former member of Boulder Acoustic Society, The Claim Jumpers, and Left Foot Green, Jones currently performs with his wife in the duo Story of Two.
Guitar - beginning/kids guitar, rock, jazz
Bradjumper@yahoo.com
720-363-2933 Brad Jones specializes in rock guitar, jazz guitar, kids/beginning guitar, and making music fun. Jones studied Jazz guitar performance at CU Denver under Paul Musso. With a successful playing and recording career, Brad has performed in almost all 50 states. A former member of Boulder Acoustic Society, The Claim Jumpers, and Left Foot Green, Jones currently performs with his wife in the duo Story of Two.
Kimberlee Hanto
Cello - All ages
kimberlee@lyricensemble.com
303-442-2025 Kimberlee currently teaches cello and coaches chamber music at her private studio in north Boulder, as well as for Naropa University. She has also taught at the University of Colorado, Casper College and Shining Mountain Waldorf School. Her Bachelor of Music degree is from the Cleveland Institute of Music, and her Master of Music degree is from the University of Colorado. She is the founder and music director of both the Colorado Cello Choir and Lyric Ensemble. She performs concerts regularly for the Estes Park Chamber Music Festival, the Academy, and for other venues in the Rocky Mountain region. A number of her students participate in DYAO, GBYO, Western States Orchestra and All State Orchestra.
Cello - All ages
kimberlee@lyricensemble.com
303-442-2025 Kimberlee currently teaches cello and coaches chamber music at her private studio in north Boulder, as well as for Naropa University. She has also taught at the University of Colorado, Casper College and Shining Mountain Waldorf School. Her Bachelor of Music degree is from the Cleveland Institute of Music, and her Master of Music degree is from the University of Colorado. She is the founder and music director of both the Colorado Cello Choir and Lyric Ensemble. She performs concerts regularly for the Estes Park Chamber Music Festival, the Academy, and for other venues in the Rocky Mountain region. A number of her students participate in DYAO, GBYO, Western States Orchestra and All State Orchestra.
MONTHLY LESSON EVENTS
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UKULELE HOOTENANNY
(POSTPONED TEMPORARILY) Join us for this fun monthly event! Group lessons led by Paul Weidig and ShawnCupolo, followed by a singalong session. Learn some tricks (or the basics) and participate in a jam! Every third Saturday of the month from 5:30pm-7:00pm, $10. RSVP by calling us at 303-449-0516 or by emailing info@hbwoodsongs.com. |
'JAM SANDWICH' JAM WORKSHOP
(POSTPONED TEMPORARILY) Covering essential basics to jamming & bluegrass! Group lesson led by Paul Weidig and Chad Martens. All acoustic instruments welcome. Third Sunday of the month. 4:30-6pm $10. $10. RSVP by calling us at 303-449-0516, or by emailing info@hbwoodsongs.com. |
OTHER INSTRUCTORS AND STUDIOS
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The Lesson Studio 303-543-3777
Private Music lessons for most instruments 3200 Valmont Rd. Unit 8 Boulder, CO 80301 www.thelessonstudio.com Francisco Marques 303-579-9346 Guitar / Bass / Cavaquinho and Brazilian Percussion. Woodsongs instructor and alum. icosemail@gmail.com Anne Brennand 303-939-9933 Cello Teacher. Longtime Woodsongs instructor and member of the Boulder Philharmonic, specializing in Suzuki method. annaroonie@gmail.com Beth Rosbach 303-881-7383 Cello Teacher Jennifer Wyler 303-746-5462 Beginning & intermediate piano for children. Lessons in your Boulder county home or her studio in Lafayette. wylerjennifer@gmail.com Parlando School for the Arts 303-442-0006 Rocky Mountain Center for the Musical Arts 303-665-0599 Harmony Music House 303-444-7444 Studio Allegro Suzuki Violins 720-308-1883 Cynthia Katsarelis Violin Studio 303-776-6159 Woodsong Suzuki Violins - Paul Rowinski 303-494-9303 Jeff "Felonius" Smith 303-499-1665 Bottleneck and Dobro Teacher www.feloniussmith.com/ Boulder Music (formerly Wildflower School of Voice) 720-212-1244 Voice, Performance, Songwriting & Media Instruction www.mybouldermusic.com Beth Wilberger Music Studio 720-234-7900 Violin, Fiddle, Viola, Piano Boulder Flute Studio - Chris Potter 303-443-3330 Off Broadway School of Fine Arts Boulder 720-244-8760 www.offbroadwayfinearts.org Chris Ruiz 512-698-0170 Saxophone Teacher christopherruizmusic@gmail.com Kirk Miller 303-875-4283 Violin Teacher www.MillerBeckMusic.com Lee Johnson Boulder Guitar Studio 303-442-2379 www.boulderguitar.com My Local Music Lessons 303-558-6160 www.mylocalmusiclessons.com Home lessons for all instruments throughout the front range. |