LESSONS
Woodsongs Studios We offer folk, classical, and flamenco guitar lessons, as well as banjo, mandolin, violin, cello, viola, bass, ukulele, and harmonica lessons at our studios located at 3101 28th St. in Boulder, CO. Our teachers are listed below. You may contact them directly for information and scheduling.
PLEASE NOTE:
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, most of our teachers are offering online lessons. This will be noted next to the teacher's name below if they are offering this service.
Please contact teachers directly to make lesson arrangements. Thank you.
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, most of our teachers are offering online lessons. This will be noted next to the teacher's name below if they are offering this service.
Please contact teachers directly to make lesson arrangements. Thank you.
INSTRUCTORS
Dennis Burns (Teaches Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday) *AVAILABLE FOR ONLINE LESSONS*
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.
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.
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!
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Paul Weidig (Teaches Tuesday through Saturday)
Banjo - clawhammer, bluegrass / Ukulele / Dulcimer / Guitar / Bouzouki / Harmonica
weidigmusic@gmail.com
303-564-7782 If it goes "twang," Paul Weidig probably knows how to play it. Paul has been plucking strings, singing songs, and spreading his love for making music since 1975. He holds a degree and teaching certification in art education, and has been a professional musician and teacher at Woodsongs since 1986. He currently leads the “Woodsongs Ukulele Hootenanny!” monthly workshop and jam, and has also taught group classes at Swallow Hill in Denver, where he was a founding member of the Swallow Hill Traveling Troupe. Paul has appeared at the Walnut Valley Folk & Bluegrass Festival (“Winfield”) with the band Safe Harbor, in addition to countless solo performances locally and on tour. As a left-handed multi-instrumentalist who was originally self-taught, overcoming the challenges of learning in a “right-handed world” has given him a unique perspective on what it takes to learn an instrument. “There are many paths that lead to the same place,” he says. Coaching students on performance is part of his focus, and many of Paul’s students have gone on to be professional musicians. Paul teaches banjo, guitar, mandolin, ukulele, bouzouki, harmonica, and hammered and mountain dulcimer.
Banjo - clawhammer, bluegrass / Ukulele / Dulcimer / Guitar / Bouzouki / Harmonica
weidigmusic@gmail.com
303-564-7782 If it goes "twang," Paul Weidig probably knows how to play it. Paul has been plucking strings, singing songs, and spreading his love for making music since 1975. He holds a degree and teaching certification in art education, and has been a professional musician and teacher at Woodsongs since 1986. He currently leads the “Woodsongs Ukulele Hootenanny!” monthly workshop and jam, and has also taught group classes at Swallow Hill in Denver, where he was a founding member of the Swallow Hill Traveling Troupe. Paul has appeared at the Walnut Valley Folk & Bluegrass Festival (“Winfield”) with the band Safe Harbor, in addition to countless solo performances locally and on tour. As a left-handed multi-instrumentalist who was originally self-taught, overcoming the challenges of learning in a “right-handed world” has given him a unique perspective on what it takes to learn an instrument. “There are many paths that lead to the same place,” he says. Coaching students on performance is part of his focus, and many of Paul’s students have gone on to be professional musicians. Paul teaches banjo, guitar, mandolin, ukulele, bouzouki, harmonica, and hammered and mountain dulcimer.
Greg Schochet (Teaches Tuesday and Wednesday) *AVAILABLE FOR ONLINE LESSONS*
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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René Heredia
Guitar - Flamenco
gypsyproductionsinc@comcast.net
303-722-0054 René Heredia is a leading figure in the development of flamenco guitar and dance in the United States. He has contributed as a performer, teacher, choreographer, educator, mentor, composer and recording artist. His performances, master classes and workshops for the last forty years have won René the Governor’s and Mayor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts for performance and education. René recently received from the Carson Brierly Dance Library the Award as “Living Legend of Dance in Colorado” and was nominated two times for the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Colorado Dance Alliance. He has won the Grand Prix de Disc from France. Learn more about René's amazing life in the video below.
Guitar - Flamenco
gypsyproductionsinc@comcast.net
303-722-0054 René Heredia is a leading figure in the development of flamenco guitar and dance in the United States. He has contributed as a performer, teacher, choreographer, educator, mentor, composer and recording artist. His performances, master classes and workshops for the last forty years have won René the Governor’s and Mayor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts for performance and education. René recently received from the Carson Brierly Dance Library the Award as “Living Legend of Dance in Colorado” and was nominated two times for the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Colorado Dance Alliance. He has won the Grand Prix de Disc from France. Learn more about René's amazing life in the video below.
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Chris Elliot (Teaches Mondays) *AVAILABLE FOR ONLINE LESSONS*
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 (Teaches Thursdays) *AVAILABLE FOR ONLINE LESSONS*
Guitar - Acoustic/electric/fingerstyle/slide
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
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 (contact for availability)
Guitar - Latin, classical & jazz
info@alfredomuro.com
720-788-7037 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. Check out the videos below for more information. www.alfredomuro.com
Guitar - Latin, classical & jazz
info@alfredomuro.com
720-788-7037 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. Check out the videos below for more information. www.alfredomuro.com
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Harmony Jones (Teaches Sunday p.m.) *AVAILABLE FOR ONLINE LESSONS*
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 (Teaches Sunday p.m.) *AVAILABLE FOR ONLINE LESSONS*
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.
Julia Antunes de Sá (Teaches Mondays)
Viola & Violin
juliabeebe1@gmail.com
303-257-7050 Julia graduated from Indiana University South Bend’s Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts, earning a Bachelor of Music degree in viola performance. During her tenure there, she worked closely with members of the Euclid Quartet, studying viola under Luis Vargas. In her junior year, Julia studied in Northern Ireland for a semester, where she toured Ireland with the University of Ulster choir as the viola soloist. Through the Suzuki School of Granger, Julia was fortunate enough to join the Silver Strings Quartet at age 11, and stayed with the quartet for 7 years. The quartet won the Geoffrey Prize from the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition in 2009. While in Indiana, Julia began teaching privately in 2011.
Viola & Violin
juliabeebe1@gmail.com
303-257-7050 Julia graduated from Indiana University South Bend’s Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts, earning a Bachelor of Music degree in viola performance. During her tenure there, she worked closely with members of the Euclid Quartet, studying viola under Luis Vargas. In her junior year, Julia studied in Northern Ireland for a semester, where she toured Ireland with the University of Ulster choir as the viola soloist. Through the Suzuki School of Granger, Julia was fortunate enough to join the Silver Strings Quartet at age 11, and stayed with the quartet for 7 years. The quartet won the Geoffrey Prize from the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition in 2009. While in Indiana, Julia began teaching privately in 2011.
Kimberlee Hanto *AVAILABLE FOR ONLINE LESSONS*
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
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
Covering essential basics to jamming & bluegrass! Group lesson led by Paul Weidigand 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
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
The Lesson Studio 303-543-3777
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.
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
The Lesson Studio 303-543-3777
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.