Whether you’re a complete beginner or an experienced musician looking to take your playing to another level, private lessons provide the opportunity to get the personal attention that can be beneficial to your growth as a musician. Lessons are scheduled weekly, for 30 or 60 minutes. Our experienced and professional faculty will work with you to develop an individualized program that helps you achieve your musical goals.
The town of Floyd and surrounding Blue Ridge region has developed a reputation worldwide for its living traditions of music and dance, which have long been an important source of human connection throughout Appalachia. Constructed and presented with compelling content and storytelling, the Music of Our Mountains platform will serve as both a comprehensive educational resource and an engaging promotional platform by celebrating local music culture and crediting the contributions of those who helped to shape our local traditions.
There are 24 hours left in our Share The Music Scholarship Campaign! And you can now double your impact and receive a gift! Your contribution will go twice as far in sharing the music this week. If you are able, please help us reach this goal! Contributions of any amount are welcome - every little bit helps students in need. Your support so far has been overwhelming and we are so close to reaching our goal of $5,000 with only 3 days to go. As a token of our appreciation, anyone who donates $25.00 or more this week will receive free admittance to a Handmade Music School Crowdcast workshop of your choice!
The Handmade Music School is asking for your help to make sure learning about traditional music and dancing of southwest Virginia are accessible to anyone interested in learning. Our "Share The Music" program provides access to traditional music lessons, classes, workshops and camps through a scholarship program. Your donations make a REAL difference to our students! If you are able, we ask you to consider a contribution that will help us meet our goal of making all of our programming accessible and available to all.
The Handmade Music School is pleased to announce the Handmade at Home online learning series. Events are streamed through Crowdcast, with payments accepted on a sliding scale basis of $1 to $100 per person. View upcoming workshops.
The Handmade Music School is committed to the health and safety of our community and has suspended all in-person lessons and workshops until further notice. Online lessons with HMS teachers will still be available via Skype or another platform. If you are interested in arranging Skype lessons with one of our teachers, please contact andrew@handmademusicschool.com for details.
The Handmade Music School is offering a series of one-hour afternoon workshops as part of the Floyd County Old Time Music Get-Together on Friday, March 20 and Saturday, March 21, 2020, at the the Floyd EcoVillage in Floyd County, Virginia. Cost is $25 per workshop.
Handmade Music School instructor Jesse Smathers has recently been in the studio recording the new Lonesome River Band album. They're a world-class group and we can't wait to hear the new album! We're proud to have Jesse on staff at the Handmade Music School teaching mandolin and guitar.
The holiday season is upon us and Christmas is just around the corner! Give the gift of music this year with a Handmade Music School Lesson Bundle! This package is the perfect way to help a loved one begin their musical journey. Available in-store or online.
All of us at the Handmade Music School are excited to welcome our new instructors, Morgan Fichter (piano, fiddle, early childhood music) and Jesse Smathers (mandolin, guitar). Morgan brings a wealth of experience working with children and adds her abilities as a piano instructor to the offerings at the Handmade Music School. Jesse...
On August 27th, 2019, Abigail Washburn and Béla Fleck performed to a sold out crowd at the Floyd Country Store. As part of their mission to support local non-profit organizations in towns along their touring routes, Abigail and Béla generously donated the proceeds from merchandise sales at their Floyd concert to the Handmade Music School.
Summer is here! Take advantage of longer daylight hours to learn a new instrument! Or use the longer days to put more time towards an instrument you are currently learning. Summer is a great time to set new goals and make progress on musical self-improvement, and instructors at the Handmade Music School are here to help you with all of your musical goals!
