The Nashville School of Traditional Country Music

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The Nashville School of Traditional Country Music

Passing on and preserving the original sounds of American country music.

We HARNESS the unequalled talent of Nashville’s musicians to offer our students world class, internationally touring, Grammy winning instructors who are at the top of their field. We BUILD COMMUNITY through music, with our Pot-Lucks, Jams, Square Dances, and Live Events, allowing our teachers, students, and their families, to develop meaningful lasting relationships across all boundaries. We STRENGTHEN FAMILIES by encouraging parents to learn alongside their children, giving them skills and a connection that they can continue to grow over a lifetime

We PRESERVE HISTORY by focusing our curriculum on the vernacular music that is unique to the American Countryside, which is not being taught at any other school in Nashville.

09/17/2026

𝗗𝗢 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗚𝗢𝗧? 𝗪𝗘 𝗗𝗢 𝗧𝗢𝗢.

So we borrowed Hadley Long for 𝗢𝗡𝗘 night—and we’re sharing.

Hadley spent more than a decade at Margot, eventually taking the reins as Executive Chef—and on September 26, he’s cooking dinner for just 50 of us at Lauren Palmer

After dinner, 𝘌𝘳𝘪𝘯 𝘙𝘢𝘦 & 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 are playing around the campfire. Belle Meade Bourbon is bringing the cocktails. We think you should come.

🌙 𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗩𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗠𝗢𝗢𝗡 𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥
September 26 · Bloomsbury Farm
𝟱𝟬 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆

Tickets benefit the Nashville School of Traditional Country Music.

𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗶𝗼.

09/07/2026

Our fall semester for adult classes starts in ONE WEEK! First up in September we have👇

🍂 Play Well With Others is Chloe Edmonstone’s answer to that harrowing question “what should I play??” If you’ve ever had a friend whip out a brand new song and ask you to jump on and take a solo, you’ve probably felt the dread of the pressure as the break approaches. In this class Chloe is going to give you structure and tools that will come in handy so that next time you know exactly how you want to make that song sound great!

🍁 Country Guitar 101 Kristina Murray 🍑 is going to demystify the Nashville Numbers system and give you insider info into what makes country guitar sound country. You’ll never fear a new jam session again! (This one is especially great if you’re a writer or singer who needs a boost of confidence and some fresh new chord progressions to bring to your next gig.)

Both classes are Monday evenings at SOFT JUNK // HOWDYWOOD - sign up in bio!☝️

09/04/2026

SHAMELESS PLUG a few weeks back on 📺 Today in Nashville about our upcoming Harvest Moon Dinner 🌙🌾
Lauren Palmer is the MOST gorgeous backdrop for this multi-course culinary experience featuring chef Hadley Long of East Nashville institution Margot Cafe & Bar and co-presented with Lux-O-Matic, creator of intimate supper series The Witching Table. 🧙
With cocktails by partners Belle Meade Bourbon and post-dessert campfire songs with Erin Rae you don’t want to miss your chance to GIT YOUR TICKET. 🎟️

08/21/2026

Fiddle players! Are you great at learning a killer part off a record—but the second somebody says, “Just play something,” you’re not quite sure where to start?
Maybe you can learn someone else’s solo note-for-note, but you’re struggling to make the leap from recreating a part to creating one of your own.
In Play Well With Others, Chloe Edmonstone is going to help you get out of the practice room and into the song.
Over three Mondays, you’ll learn how to hear what a song needs, find melodies and fills on the fly, and build fiddle parts that support a song in a way that allows your own unique voice to shine.

Sept. 14, 21 & 28, 6-7 PM at SOFT JUNK // HOWDYWOOD

08/14/2026

Are you a
🤔 songwriter who feels stuck in the same old chord progressions?
🤔 singer who wants to be able to accompany yourself with more confidence?
🤔 music lover who’s been too shy to sidle up to the circle and join the jam!

We are HERE TO HELP.

In Country Guitar 101 Kristina Murray 🍑 will cover all of the above, using some of your favorite country songs as vehicles for understanding how chords naturally work, how to throw in walking bass lines while strumming, and exactly what those pesky “Nashville Numbers” actually mean.

Sept 14, 21, and 28 at SOFT JUNK // HOWDYWOOD, 7-8pm

08/11/2026

Happy Back-to-School Day Nashville!! 🍎🍎🍎
We’re bringing our Ukulele Sprouts 🌱 afterschool club to a whole slew of new MNPS schools this fall. Want us to start a chapter at your child’s school? Let us know! We’re a registered MNPS Vendor and would love to become part of your community!

08/07/2026

Fiddle players! 🎻 Have you been learning tunes for years but struggling to make the leap to creating your own melodic solos? Are you tired of learning all by your little lonesome with only The Amazing Slowdowner for a friend?

In our September class, “Play Well With Others”, Chloe Edmonstone is going to give you everything you need to bust out of that practice room and start backing all of the brilliant songs your friends are writing.

Over three Mondays, she’ll teach you how to accompany songs you’ve never heard before, find the melody, create fills and solos, improvise, transpose to different keys, and, most importantly, get comfortable playing with other people.

Mondays September 14, 21 & 28 from 6-7pm at SOFT JUNK // HOWDYWOOD on Gallatin. Link in bayou!

08/06/2026

Happy Back-To-School 🍎 to all you Nashville parents and teachers out there! We’re adding schools to our roster RIGHT NOW for fall Ukulele Sprouts 🌱 clubs. Do you have a child ages 4-9? Have you been looking for the perfect first instrument? WE’VE GOT YOU!

This club is super fun for the kids and super easy for the schools to take on. Let us know what Metro Nashville Public Schools your kiddos are attending and we’ll take it from there! Link in bio 👆

07/29/2026

Okay it’s not that summer is OVER over, but it IS time to start planning for the fall. 🍁
So, if you’re looking to harness some of that back-to-school energy with some new skill building, we’ve got the class you’ve been waiting for.
Country Guitar 101 with Kristina Murray 🍑 will cover common country progressions, rhythm, and the Nashville Number System. This is a GREAT OPPORTUNITY for songwriters and beginning guitar players who want to build repertoire and real-world tools for playing with others. Mondays September 14, 21 & 28 from 7-8pm at Soft Junk, 919 Gallatin Ave. Link in bayou! 😘

07/22/2026

We’re hiring!
Love music? Love kids?
We’re looking for enthusiastic musicians to teach our after-school Ukulele Sprouts classes at elementary schools across the Nashville area.
🌱 Flexible weekly schedule 🌱 Starting at $100 per 1 hour class 🌱 Guitar, ukulele, mandolin, fiddle, or other string players encouraged to apply We’ll provide the curriculum and support—you bring the energy!
🔗 Apply at the link in our bio.

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Nashville, TN
37206

Telephone

+16463464472

Website

http://www.nashvillecountryschool.com/

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