Music Teacher Referral List |
Corrina Barrett (Spokane, WA)
Corrina Barrett offers violin and fiddle lessons in North Spokane for ages five and up.
Contact Corrina Barrett at (509) 466-7631.
Website: haveviolinwilltravel.com/violin_lessons.htm.
Kelly Bogan School of Music (Spokane, WA)
Kelly Bogan offers lessons in piano, guitar, and other fretted instruments. Kelly's studio is located at 1301 W 14th Ave, Spokane.
Contact Kelly Bogan at (509) 744-9861.
Carla Carnegie (Otis Orchards, WA)
Carla Carnegie teaches beginning and intermediate piano, violin, fiddle, and voice. She serves the Spokane, Post Falls, and Coeur d'Alene areas as a board-certified music therapist, offering adaptive lessons. Carla's studio is located in Otis Orchards.
Contact Carla Carnegie at (509) 592-7875.
Website: willowsongmusictherapy.com.
Joe Caruso (Spokane, WA)
Joe Caruso offers lessons in blues, rock, classical, Spanish, flamenco, and fingerstyle guitar.
Contact Joe Caruso at (509) 326-3646.
Website: joecarusoguitarstudio.com.
Cealaigh-Erynn Music Studio (Spokane, WA)
The Cealaigh-Erynn Music Studio offers lessons in guitar, mandolin, bass, violin, viola, and beginning and intermediate piano. The studio provides specialized instruction in music arranging, composition, and theory. He is also available for hire to compose and arrange all genres for any ensemble. He is a published ASCAP member and musician with the 133rd Army Band.
Contact Cealaigh-Erynn at (509) 455-3573 (studio) or (509) 475-3115 (cell) or [email protected].
Dayan Kai
Dayan Kai offers lessons in piano, voice, guitar, electric bass, dobro, woodwinds, four- and five-string banjo, mandolin, accordion, trumpet, drum set, percussion, songwriting, Andean musical instruments, and various other unusual instruments from around the world. He offers private, semi-private, and group lessons.
Dayan provides lessons at Waimele in Chattaroy or Clear Water Music in North Spokane.
Contact Dayan Kai at (831) 345-3312.
Websites: www.dayankai.com.
JJ Dion (Post Falls, ID)
JJ Dion has 25 years of experience teaching guitar, electric bass, ukulele, and piano. He offers solo or group lessons in all styles for beginner through intermediate students ages seven and up. His rates are reasonable.
Contact JJ Dion at (208) 262-1980 or [email protected].
The Drum House
The Drum House is a community group open to everyone that hosts drum circles, classes, workshops, and performances.
Contact Michael Taylor (208) 596-6001 or [email protected].
Patt Duff
Patt Duff offers lessons in fiddle, Celtic, old-time, and bluegrass music.
Contact Patt Duff at (509) 276-0318.
Michael Gifford (Rossland, BC)
Michael Gifford teaches you how to play the washtub bass.
Contact Michael Gifford at (250) 362-7170 or [email protected].
Andrea Goddard
Andrea Goddard provides piano, voice, and ear training lessons.
Contact Andrea Goddard at (509) 483-5227.
Steven King
Steven King is available for private guitar instruction on Mondays and Wednesdays at Learn to Burn, 11 E Rockwell Blvd, Spokane; Tuesdays and Fridays at Holy Names Music Center, 3910 W Custer Dr, Spokane; and Thursdays at Guitar Acres, 28517 N Perry Rd, Chattaroy.
Contact Steven King at (509) 238-6504.
Websites: www.kingofguitar.com.
Holy Names Music Center
The Holy Names Music Center is at 3910 W Custer Dr, Spokane.
Contact the Holy Names Music Center at (509) 326-9516.
Website: www.hnmc.org.
Jeff McMurtery
Jeff McMurtery offers bodhran (Irish drum) lessons. He provides instruction at all playing levels, workshops, and instruction on the instrument's history.
Contact Jeff McMurtery at (509) 893-1386 or [email protected].
Truck Mills (Sandpoint, ID)
Truck Mills offers guitar Instruction.
Contact Truck Mills at (208) 946-6956.
Michael Moon Bear
Michael is the hand drumming instructor at the MALIDOMA! World Drum & Dance Studio. As a professional percussionist and educator, Michael offers instruction on traditional hand percussion instruments, including the West African djembe and dunun, the Egyptian doumbek, the tar and deff, and the Afro-Cuban conga and clave. Michael is the author of "DRUM! Traditional Drum Rhythms That You Can Play Today." He offers private and group lessons and facilitates public and private workshops.
Contact Michael Moon Bear at (509) 624-7573 or [email protected].
Heidi Muller (Joseph, OR)
Heidi Muller offers private and Skype lessons in Appalachian Mountain dulcimer, guitar, and songwriting instruction. Additionally, she provides group workshops at festivals, schools, and community settings throughout the Northwest.
Contact Heidi Muller at (304) 382-9422 or [email protected].
Website: www.heidimuller.com.
Linda Parman
Linda Parman offers guitar lessons.
Contact Linda Parman at (509) 456-8205.
Dario Ré (Sandpoint, ID and Spokane, WA)
Dario Ré offers personalized music lessons to people of all ages and skill levels. For those with minimal experience or who have not yet decided which instrument to pursue, his methodology provides a safe space to explore and discover how to enter the world of music. This approach offers a comprehensive introduction to music, emphasizing rhythm, ear training, and enjoyment. For those who are already proficient at an instrument, he will help hone your skills and challenge your creative limits. He is prepared to cover material such as guitar, ukulele, piano, percussion, songwriting, applied music theory, jamming, ear training, melody writing, lyrical workshopping, and creativity with tunings, among other topics.
Contact Dario Ré at (509) 655-2044 or [email protected].
Website: www.dariore.com.
Scottish Gaelic Waulking Songs (Coeur d'Alene, ID)
Contact Rachel Noriega at (208) 964-5090 or [email protected].
Jeanette Sheeran
Jeanette Sheeran offers autoharp and mountain dulcimer Instruction.
Contact Jeanette Sheeran at (509) 294-3080 or [email protected].
Spokane Dulcimer Guild
Mountain dulcimer players meet twice monthly at one of the Spokane Libraries to play mostly folk and traditional music. We gear the first hour of the jams for novice dulcimer players. We have dulcimers available to try out.
Contact Ed Day at [email protected].
Website: www.spokanedulcimerguild.net/calender-and-events.
SFCC World Drumming Ensemble
The SFCC World Drumming Ensemble is open to students of all levels, from beginners to advanced, with no prior drumming or music-reading experience required. However, some background in both areas is helpful. Through drumming, singing, and dance traditions, this ensemble introduces participants to music cultures outside the North American continent, including African, Brazilian, Cuban, Caribbean, and Afro-Cuban cultures. Professional dancers often collaborate with this ensemble to augment the authentic experience of traditional and contemporary world music. The college provides instruments for student use, and enrolled students may check out a limited number of instruments for practice at home. Please enroll in MUSC 134 with Zyskowski as Instructor.
Contact the SFCC Music Department at (509) 533-3720 or Professor Zyskowski at [email protected].
John Sylte (Rathdrum, ID)
John Sylte offers lessons for beginners to advanced violin and fiddle players. He also offers specialized classes in clawhammer banjo, diatonic harmonica, and Anglo concertina.
Contact John Sylte at (208) 687-6699.
Dusty Thomas
Dusty Thomas offers instruction in bodhran, penny whistle, flute, and saxophone. He is a professional in these instruments, having played in everything from the Air Force band to jamming sessions at O'Doherty's Irish Grille.
Contact Dusty Thomas at (509) 863-5574 or [email protected].
Don Thomsen
Don Thomsen teaches a wide range of string folk instruments, including Celtic, blues, folk, and swing styles.
Contact Don Thomsen at (509) 534-3150.
West African Drumming with David Casteal
David Casteal teaches the drum rhythms of Mali. Drummers of all levels are welcome.
Contact David Casteal at (509) 327-5153 or [email protected].
Sam Wollenhaupt
Sam Wollenhaupt offers percussion lessons.
11511 E. Trent Ave.
Contact Sam Wollenhaupt at (509) 599-1900.
Website: spokanedrumlessons.com.
If you would like us to add you to our referral list or modify your listing, please email [email protected] or call the Fall Folk Festival message phone at (509) 828-3683.
Corrina Barrett offers violin and fiddle lessons in North Spokane for ages five and up.
Contact Corrina Barrett at (509) 466-7631.
Website: haveviolinwilltravel.com/violin_lessons.htm.
Kelly Bogan School of Music (Spokane, WA)
Kelly Bogan offers lessons in piano, guitar, and other fretted instruments. Kelly's studio is located at 1301 W 14th Ave, Spokane.
Contact Kelly Bogan at (509) 744-9861.
Carla Carnegie (Otis Orchards, WA)
Carla Carnegie teaches beginning and intermediate piano, violin, fiddle, and voice. She serves the Spokane, Post Falls, and Coeur d'Alene areas as a board-certified music therapist, offering adaptive lessons. Carla's studio is located in Otis Orchards.
Contact Carla Carnegie at (509) 592-7875.
Website: willowsongmusictherapy.com.
Joe Caruso (Spokane, WA)
Joe Caruso offers lessons in blues, rock, classical, Spanish, flamenco, and fingerstyle guitar.
Contact Joe Caruso at (509) 326-3646.
Website: joecarusoguitarstudio.com.
Cealaigh-Erynn Music Studio (Spokane, WA)
The Cealaigh-Erynn Music Studio offers lessons in guitar, mandolin, bass, violin, viola, and beginning and intermediate piano. The studio provides specialized instruction in music arranging, composition, and theory. He is also available for hire to compose and arrange all genres for any ensemble. He is a published ASCAP member and musician with the 133rd Army Band.
Contact Cealaigh-Erynn at (509) 455-3573 (studio) or (509) 475-3115 (cell) or [email protected].
Dayan Kai
Dayan Kai offers lessons in piano, voice, guitar, electric bass, dobro, woodwinds, four- and five-string banjo, mandolin, accordion, trumpet, drum set, percussion, songwriting, Andean musical instruments, and various other unusual instruments from around the world. He offers private, semi-private, and group lessons.
Dayan provides lessons at Waimele in Chattaroy or Clear Water Music in North Spokane.
Contact Dayan Kai at (831) 345-3312.
Websites: www.dayankai.com.
JJ Dion (Post Falls, ID)
JJ Dion has 25 years of experience teaching guitar, electric bass, ukulele, and piano. He offers solo or group lessons in all styles for beginner through intermediate students ages seven and up. His rates are reasonable.
Contact JJ Dion at (208) 262-1980 or [email protected].
The Drum House
The Drum House is a community group open to everyone that hosts drum circles, classes, workshops, and performances.
Contact Michael Taylor (208) 596-6001 or [email protected].
Patt Duff
Patt Duff offers lessons in fiddle, Celtic, old-time, and bluegrass music.
Contact Patt Duff at (509) 276-0318.
Michael Gifford (Rossland, BC)
Michael Gifford teaches you how to play the washtub bass.
Contact Michael Gifford at (250) 362-7170 or [email protected].
Andrea Goddard
Andrea Goddard provides piano, voice, and ear training lessons.
Contact Andrea Goddard at (509) 483-5227.
Steven King
Steven King is available for private guitar instruction on Mondays and Wednesdays at Learn to Burn, 11 E Rockwell Blvd, Spokane; Tuesdays and Fridays at Holy Names Music Center, 3910 W Custer Dr, Spokane; and Thursdays at Guitar Acres, 28517 N Perry Rd, Chattaroy.
Contact Steven King at (509) 238-6504.
Websites: www.kingofguitar.com.
Holy Names Music Center
The Holy Names Music Center is at 3910 W Custer Dr, Spokane.
Contact the Holy Names Music Center at (509) 326-9516.
Website: www.hnmc.org.
Jeff McMurtery
Jeff McMurtery offers bodhran (Irish drum) lessons. He provides instruction at all playing levels, workshops, and instruction on the instrument's history.
Contact Jeff McMurtery at (509) 893-1386 or [email protected].
Truck Mills (Sandpoint, ID)
Truck Mills offers guitar Instruction.
Contact Truck Mills at (208) 946-6956.
Michael Moon Bear
Michael is the hand drumming instructor at the MALIDOMA! World Drum & Dance Studio. As a professional percussionist and educator, Michael offers instruction on traditional hand percussion instruments, including the West African djembe and dunun, the Egyptian doumbek, the tar and deff, and the Afro-Cuban conga and clave. Michael is the author of "DRUM! Traditional Drum Rhythms That You Can Play Today." He offers private and group lessons and facilitates public and private workshops.
Contact Michael Moon Bear at (509) 624-7573 or [email protected].
Heidi Muller (Joseph, OR)
Heidi Muller offers private and Skype lessons in Appalachian Mountain dulcimer, guitar, and songwriting instruction. Additionally, she provides group workshops at festivals, schools, and community settings throughout the Northwest.
Contact Heidi Muller at (304) 382-9422 or [email protected].
Website: www.heidimuller.com.
Linda Parman
Linda Parman offers guitar lessons.
Contact Linda Parman at (509) 456-8205.
Dario Ré (Sandpoint, ID and Spokane, WA)
Dario Ré offers personalized music lessons to people of all ages and skill levels. For those with minimal experience or who have not yet decided which instrument to pursue, his methodology provides a safe space to explore and discover how to enter the world of music. This approach offers a comprehensive introduction to music, emphasizing rhythm, ear training, and enjoyment. For those who are already proficient at an instrument, he will help hone your skills and challenge your creative limits. He is prepared to cover material such as guitar, ukulele, piano, percussion, songwriting, applied music theory, jamming, ear training, melody writing, lyrical workshopping, and creativity with tunings, among other topics.
Contact Dario Ré at (509) 655-2044 or [email protected].
Website: www.dariore.com.
Scottish Gaelic Waulking Songs (Coeur d'Alene, ID)
Contact Rachel Noriega at (208) 964-5090 or [email protected].
Jeanette Sheeran
Jeanette Sheeran offers autoharp and mountain dulcimer Instruction.
Contact Jeanette Sheeran at (509) 294-3080 or [email protected].
Spokane Dulcimer Guild
Mountain dulcimer players meet twice monthly at one of the Spokane Libraries to play mostly folk and traditional music. We gear the first hour of the jams for novice dulcimer players. We have dulcimers available to try out.
Contact Ed Day at [email protected].
Website: www.spokanedulcimerguild.net/calender-and-events.
SFCC World Drumming Ensemble
The SFCC World Drumming Ensemble is open to students of all levels, from beginners to advanced, with no prior drumming or music-reading experience required. However, some background in both areas is helpful. Through drumming, singing, and dance traditions, this ensemble introduces participants to music cultures outside the North American continent, including African, Brazilian, Cuban, Caribbean, and Afro-Cuban cultures. Professional dancers often collaborate with this ensemble to augment the authentic experience of traditional and contemporary world music. The college provides instruments for student use, and enrolled students may check out a limited number of instruments for practice at home. Please enroll in MUSC 134 with Zyskowski as Instructor.
Contact the SFCC Music Department at (509) 533-3720 or Professor Zyskowski at [email protected].
John Sylte (Rathdrum, ID)
John Sylte offers lessons for beginners to advanced violin and fiddle players. He also offers specialized classes in clawhammer banjo, diatonic harmonica, and Anglo concertina.
Contact John Sylte at (208) 687-6699.
Dusty Thomas
Dusty Thomas offers instruction in bodhran, penny whistle, flute, and saxophone. He is a professional in these instruments, having played in everything from the Air Force band to jamming sessions at O'Doherty's Irish Grille.
Contact Dusty Thomas at (509) 863-5574 or [email protected].
Don Thomsen
Don Thomsen teaches a wide range of string folk instruments, including Celtic, blues, folk, and swing styles.
Contact Don Thomsen at (509) 534-3150.
West African Drumming with David Casteal
David Casteal teaches the drum rhythms of Mali. Drummers of all levels are welcome.
Contact David Casteal at (509) 327-5153 or [email protected].
Sam Wollenhaupt
Sam Wollenhaupt offers percussion lessons.
11511 E. Trent Ave.
Contact Sam Wollenhaupt at (509) 599-1900.
Website: spokanedrumlessons.com.
If you would like us to add you to our referral list or modify your listing, please email [email protected] or call the Fall Folk Festival message phone at (509) 828-3683.
