The Nashville School of Traditional Country Music

This is how the music gets passed on. 👆

Over the past few months, we’ve been gathering in small group classes here in Nashville—fiddle, banjo, flatfooting—learning the music of
the way vernacular music has always been shared: person to person.

This work has been supported by a Tennessee Arts Commission grant—but in order to receive the full funding, we need to raise a dollar-for-dollar match from our community by May 11.

Every gift right now is doubled!!!!!

If you believe in keeping this music alive through teaching and community, we’d love your support! Link in bio to make a fully tax deductible contribution today. 🫶

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Banjo players! 🪕 If you’ve ever marveled at the whimsical/masterful playing of this is your chance to peek under the hood!
will be teaching a four part series on the inner workings of John’s techniques next month at . A third generation banjo maker and player, you’d be hard pressed to find a teacher with more expertise and passion for the instrument. Link in bio to join us!

🪕presented in partnership with the

This spring you’re gonna want to join the folks at the for an extra special presentation of their “Fundamentals of Country Songwriting” series, this time with at the helm.

Raised in West Virginia, Miller’s music is rooted in traditional Appalachian country and folk, but his songwriting carries a modern, introspective edge that has won him years of well earned praise for its deeply personal and literate style. Often compared the most respected voices in country music, Miller has built a reputation as a songwriter’s songwriter—an artist whose work resonates as much for its lyrical depth as for its stripped-down musical honesty.

Along with his two award winning recent solo releases, his song “Coming Down” was also recorded by —a true testament to the respect Miller commands in the songwriting world.

Don’t miss your chance to learn from a writer who inspires some of today’s biggest voices! Mondays in April at - link in bio to sign up!

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✍️ made possible by a grant from

If you live in Nashville, chances are you’ve stayed up late a time or two to two step to and his killer band after nights.

Not only is Todd a master at delivering the classics, with an attention to stylistic detail that really sets him apart from the crowd, he’s also an innovative and thoughtful songwriter who manages to pull off cleverness and humor - which can be a death knell to a song in lesser hands.

We are super lucky to have snagged Todd for four weeks in March to offer his insight into songwriting and country music in general, for our next installment of the Fundamentals of Country Songwriting Series, Monday nights from 7-8:30 at .

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from the best! Link in bayou to sign up!☝️

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✍️ this series is presented in partnership with the

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Alrighty guys - our next installment of the series is the Fiddling of John Hartford - for this class we asked to share some of what she’s learned while working on the mammoth undertaking of recording hundreds of John’s previously unreleased fiddle tunes as part of the project. (More on that soon! ⏰)

In this class Rachel will be breaking down techniques that Hartford used in his phrasing, rhythm and tone, giving you the tools you need to bring elements of his style into your own playing.

Mondays in March from 6-7pm at in East Nashville. Sign up in bio!

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