Learn from Great Mandolin Teachers

A graduate of New England Conservatory, Allyson Clare has performed professionally in chamber orchestras including the Handel Festival Orchestra, chamber music with the Solar String Quartet at BAM center and Jazz at Lincoln Center among other NYC venues, and most recently a solo and duo recital program with pianist Cullan Bryant at the Kaufman Center.

Hi! I'm Justin Martinez. I help students learn to reach their musical goals through listening, learning, creating, and playing. Think of it like a puzzle – rewarding because it is just challenging enough in the right ways. That’s the secret sauce! Music lessons will challenge you. I will encourage you.

Hi! I'm a multi-instrumental performer and singer-songwriter from North Carolina with over twenty years of playing experience. I'm also a passionate music educator with five years of experience teaching one-on-one lessons to people of many ages and interests!

With over 20 years of experience Jacques Gadway continues to perform and teach violin. Gadway is a graduate of the University of Miami's Frost School of Music where he received a Bachelors in Instrumental performance and minor in Chemistry.

I have been playing and teaching stringed instruments including mandolin for the past forty years. I taught individual lessons at East Tennessee State University in the Bluegrass, Old Time and Country Music department as well as group lessons in an after school program for many years.

R. Wesley Carr is an award winning multi-instrumentalist, composer, and songwriter. He was the winner of the 2019 National Mandolin Championships as well as the 2020 NewSong Songwriting showcase (vocal category), and the 2023 NewSong Songwriting Showcase (instrumental category).

Carl Jones is an American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born in Macon, Georgia. He presently lives in Hillsville, Virginia and is widely respected for his instrumental talents and original songs about the joys and tribulations of life in the south. Carl’s songs have been recorded by The Nashville Bluegrass Band, Kate Campbell, Rickie Simpkins w/ Tony Rice, and others.

I’ve been immersed in music my entire life, beginning with piano and trumpet before discovering my passion for stringed instruments in high school. I picked up guitar, joined the orchestra on viola, and dove deep into music theory taking both regular and A.P. Music Theory. In college, I fell in love with the mandolin, which has since become my primary instrument.

Success, I have been talented enough to know the meaning. It feels really good to know you did your best and it worked. In front of thousands of people, I know what it means to reach a higher level of performance. In the studio, I've dug deeper to create a captivating product. I've created tools to eliminate writer's block. I'm a guitarist, keyboardist, producer and creative.

I’m a multi-instrumentalist, teacher, performer, producer and recording artist with a love for folk styles including bluegrass, celtic, country and even Norwegian hardingfele music. I teach violin/fiddle, mandolin, guitar, banjo, ukulele and piano with a focus on helping students get real results quickly—whether that’s playing your first song, improving skill, or building…