North Florida
Daytona Beach
Jesse Sam Owens- 904.258.2246; jessesamowens@aol.com
flatpick guitar
Deland
Bill Perras- 386.734.9761; bluesgotus@cfl.rr.com http://www.geocities.com/bluesgotus
guitar- beginner, intermediate fingerpicked
Gainesville
Art Crummer- 352.371.0942; artcrummer@bellsouth.net
Dobro & guitar, all levels
Tammy Murray- 352-371-0250; tammyannmurray@hotmail.com
banjo, fiddle, hammered dulcimer, mandolin, guitar
Lisa Martin- 352-371-3249 klez24@yahoo.com
Celtic harp
Jacksonville
Jerry Carris- 904.771.1374; jcgangfla@comcast.net
swing guitar, flatpicking guitar- serious students only. Must be able to read music
David Milam Guitars United 904.268.0338 david@davidmilam.com
fingerstyle guitar
Robin Plitt- Home- 904.733.5487 Cell- 904.486.0848 plittr@bellsouth.net
guitar all levels, specializing in fingerstyle.
Lynn Wadley- 904.268.1771; lwadley@comcast.net
Mountain dulcimer, beginner hammer dulcimer, beginner autoharp for singing
Tallahassee
Carrie Hamby- 850.222.9693; clhamby@aol.com ; http://www.singingbiscuit.com
guitar, mandolin, bass, accordian, piano, voice
Mary Z Cox- mary@maryzcox.com; http://www.maryzcox.com
Clawhammer banjo, mt. dulcimer (workshops, camps, festivals) See website for dates
Steve Sternberg - 850-893-4219; piano214@hotmail.com; http://www.stevesternberg.com; Piano, saxophone, flute, harmonica
West Central Florida
Belleair Bluffs
Doris Sotirellis- 727.599.1427. doris@clearwaterconnection.com ; http://www.clearwaterconnection.com
Bass
Bradenton
“Big Ray” Bryant- 941.705.7467 (no email)
All levels guitar, banjo, mandolin, Elec. or acoustic Bass
Evelyn Janaro- 941.746.0269. Evedesoto@aol.com
Lap Dulcimer, beginner to advanced
J. Craig Seastead- 941.794.1426 cseastead@earthlink.net
Clawhammer, Seeger-style banjo, beginners Oct to Apr only
Bradenton Beach
Scott Blum- 941.778.0392;(no email)
Drum Set, Congas, Bongos, Timbales, & Hand Percussion Instruments All Levels
Clearwater
Susan Boyer Haley- 727.669.9286; (no email)
beginner & intermed, lap dulcimer, guitar, psaltery
Bill Hansen- 727.599.1427. doris@clearwaterconnection.com ; http://www.clearwaterconnection.com
lead guitar, theory
Ft Myers / Lehigh Acres
Joyce Waltman- 239.369.7992; musicianjoy@hotmail.com
lap dulcimer all levels, beginning fiddle/violin
Gail Keel- 239.694.6123; s.g.keel@att.net
beginner concertina, beginner piano, beginner accordian
Inverness
Richard Gilewitz- 352.860.2422 contact@richardgilewitz.com; http://www.richardgilewitz.com
6 & 12 string guitar, classical guitar, fingerstyle, picking patterns, composition & sight reading, standard & open tunings
Largo
Charley Groth- 727.585.5678; rainbowpr@juno.com
guitar, mandolin, piano, autoharp, Dobro, banjo, music theory, songwriting
Michael Godwin- 727.517.2165
guitar- all levels-, gypsy jazz, blues, & Tony Rice style
New Port Richey
Spencer Whittington- 727.505.4190 swhitti3@tampabay.rr.com http://www.teachlist.com
Hammer Dulcimer All Levels
Palm Harbor
Elan Chalford- 727.938.1417; chalford@earthlink.net ; http://www.fiddleguru.com
fiddle all levels
San Antonio
Rochelle Morris- 352.588.4803; rochelle@coffeetalkcafe.net
Harmonizing
Sarasota
Ishmael Katz- 941.366.1423; ishguitar@yahoo.com, http://www.ishmaelkatz.com
guitar, mandolin, lap dulcimer, songwriting, basic harmonica, banjo, voice
Elaine Silver- 941.954.4312; elaine@elainesilver.net; http://www.elainesilver.com
clawhammer banjo all levels
Al Fuller- 941.918.8230, pendrift@juno.com, http://www.alfuller.net
guitar, any style, any level, harmonica any level, mandolin and banjo up to intermediate levels.
Tony Horowitz: 941-358-8249, tonygh@highstream.net
Recorder, all levels; folk and classical
Sarasota/Bradenton
John Botts- 941.929.9526; makemusic2005@yahoo.com http://www.johnbotts.com
All levels of guitar, piano, bass guitar, mandolin. Instruction in music theory, composition, songwriting, alternate guitar tunings, solo fingerstyle guitar. Ages 8 to ageless
Spring Hill
Ken & Trisha Brooks- 352.683.8245; http://www.strumhollow.com
flat pick guitar, mandolin, fiddle, old-time banjo, Dobro, lap dulcimer, bass
St Petersburg
Raiford Starke- 727.321.3518; raifordstarke@hotmail.com ;
http://www.raifordstarke.com
guitar, harmonica
Charles Jones- 727.344.2926 (no email)
guitar, Dobro, mandolin
Jak Kelly- swampwood1@juno.com ; http://jakkelly.com
Songwriting
Virginia Thompson- 727.576.0166 thom.music@verizon.net
http://www.thompsonsmusic.com
Suzuki violin, guitar, piano, viola, cello. Join the "Campfire Fiddlers". Students learn to fiddle & perform at Nature Trail during "Autumn Harvest" & at the Pier in St Pete on St Patrick's Day, & we go camping to the FL Folk Festival & other events.
Michael Godwin, the amazing guitar player with Gypsy Wind, who formerly taught at the now defunct Bluegrass Shop has opened up his own school. It's called the Modern Music Workshop located at 5111 66 St N. Suite 513, just up the street from where the Bluegrass Shop was located. Phone number is 727-678 9948 While Michael is best known as a bluegrass/Gypsy Jazz guitar player he also plays and teaches mandolin, and banjo and the school will not only deal with dobro and violin but will cover a much wider range of styles and instruments from classical to jazz. He has a music degree as will almost all of the other teachers on staff.The school will be opening Monday, August 4 and the website is www.modernmusicworkshop.com
Sunshine State Acoustic Music Camp- Attn. Charley Groth- 727.585.5678; rainbowpr@juno.com or http://www.ssamc@cjb.net
Tampa
Terra Pressler- cell- 813.618.4329; message- 813.949.0702 terrapressler@comcast.net
Singing coach, available Jan 1 thru May 1
Cheryl Belanger- 813.920.5372; simplegifts@verizon.net
autoharp
Ray Belanger- 813.920.8773; simplegifts@verizon.net
hammered dulcimer
Jeff Jones- 813.985.2780; blgrssprlr@aol.com
mandolin, guitar, Dobro, banjo (teaches at Bluegrass Parlor)
Tampa
Cheryl Belanger- 813.920.5372; simplegifts@verizon.net
autoharp
Ray Belanger- 813.920.8773; simplegifts@verizon.net
hammered dulcimer
Jeff Jones- 813.817.4970
Jeff@BluegrassParlor.com www.BluegrassParlor.com/Lessons
Mandolin, Banjo, Guitar, Dobro, Fiddle, and Bass
Kathie Aagaard- 813.234.0500 (no email)
Fiddle
Venice
Richard Brobst- 941.408.9515 bthedance@aol.com
bluegrass, old time, fiddle tunes, folk, flat picking: beginners through advanced
Venice/Sarasota County
Bud Buckley,-941-284-7779. http://www.budbuckley.com
Acoustic Guitar, beginning harmonica & beginning voice, songwriting, music theory. All levels and ages. Folk, folk/rock, popular, classic pop/rock, beginning classical. Will adapt to every learning style.
Wesley Chapel
Lori Pegram – 812.994.7759 banjolulu@verizon.net
banjo
East Central Florida
Deltona
Bill Currence- 386.789.5153; slide386@earthlink.net
Slide resonator guitar (type of Dobro)
Enterprise (near Deltona, Volusia County)
Katie Bailey- 904.673.2852; kbmusic@cfl.rr.com ; http://www.folkfiddle.com
beginner & intermediate fiddle
Inverness
Richard Gilewitz, http://wwwrichardgilewitz.com, contact@richagilewitz.com
6 and 12 string guitar, classical guitar, fingerstyle, composition, sight reading
standard and opening tunings
Longwood
Allen Eisenman-407.332.8921 pcsvc@cfl.rr.com
beginner, intermediate fiddle, banjo, mandolin, all styles of bluegrass, & How to Play with a Band
Melbourne
Norman Rodham 518.334.1503 rodhamnc@hotmail.com
6 and 12 string guitar, all levels- children & adults- fingerstyle, blues & celtic back-up Celtic percussion- bodhran & bones
Robin Osgood 518.316.1256 robinfiddler@musician.org
http://www.twinklersroadtobach.com
Celtic & American old time fiddle, all levels- children and adults, Beginning folk cello
Orlando
Bob Rafkin- 407.345.1500; songman@bobrafkin.com; http://www.bobrafkin.com
acoustic guitar, electric bass all levels
Tina Larkin- 352-787-3127 (no email)
Celtic harp, authentic Irish fiddling. Hear her at http://fortuityduo.com
David Roberts- 352-787-3127; fiddling. Hear him at http://fortuityduo.com
Pompano Beach
John Amon- 954.943.6047 harperjohn2001@yahoo.com autoharp, and piano accordion
Sorrento
Ruth Harnden- 352-735-4907 dulcirah@msn.com
Mountain Dulcimer Beginning-Intermediate. Also teach 4 equidistant strings
Winter Garden
Dominic Gaudious - 407.656.9254; Lessons@DominicGaudious.com
Guitar, all styles all levels. http://www.dominicgaudious.com
Winter Haven
Sally Anderson- 863.293.1510; sandhd@verizon.net
hammered dulcimer
Winter Park
Bruce Hartmann- 407.898.1104; fiddlecat31@aol.com
fingerstyle guitar
Sharon Hartmann- 407-898-1104 Fiddlecat31@aol.com
fiddle
Winter Springs
Stan Geberer- 407.644.5493; sgeberer@aol.com
Harmonica
South Florida
Boca Raton
Lara Gallichio- 561.392.3396; voxxlane@aol.com
vocal coaching, & voice performance, percussion
Tom & Ellen Hogan- celleowood@aol.com
Bob Taylor- 561.483.7915, groundspeed@aol.com
5 String Banjo, teaches solid Earl Scruggs Style picking. No frailing, No clawhammer and No old time, just solid Earl Scruggs style picking. Serious students only. If you want to learn the correct way to play the banjo Scruggs Style call Bob Taylor, The original Scruggs style banjo picker and founder of Groundspeed Bluegrass since 1994.
Hallandale
Raiford Starke- 954.893.7232; raifordstarke@hotmail.com ;
http://www.raifordstarke.com
guitar, harmonica
Islamorada (in the Keys)
Dave Feder- 305.852.6331; davjazzdog@aol.com ; http://www.davidfeder.com ; http://www.hillbilly.flamenco.com
fingerstyle guitar
Jupiter
Vicki Silver- 561.746.1465; vsilveraicp@yahoo.com
beginner fiddle
David Jakubiak- 561.309.8616; david@fretmentor.com: http://www.fretmentor.com
Guitar all styles- blues, bluegrass, flatpick, fingerpick, jazz & classical
Banjo- 5 string- Scruggs, melodic, Don Reno. & others
Mandolin, various styles
Instructional CDs for sale & lessons emphasize theory & chord construction
Pamela Davis- 561.512.9583; sound@fields.net http://www.sound.fields.net
Voice Lessons Vocal Coaching,
Electric & Acoustic Guitar Lessons,
Piano/Keyboards Lessons,
Bass Guitar Lessons,
Songwriting / Composition,
MIDI & Computer Technology,
Ukulele Lessons, Mandolin Lessons,
Celtic Bouzouki, Octave mandolin
Lake Worth
Tony Arcaro- lindatony@msn.com; http://tony.itroubador.com (561) 585-7198
5-string, tenor & plectrum banjo, acoustic guitar, mandolin, piano accordion
Lantana
Marg Chauvin- 561.588.4775; heartstrings@harper.net
lever harp
West Pam Beach
Sandra Marchman-561.683.3563 or 346.3983;
chromatic harp,(autoharp); beginner piano, voice
For additions and corrections, contact Jean Hewitt- 941-377-9256 or jvhewitt@pobox.com
12/14/07
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