If you are a teacher and would like to be listed here, please send an email to: kevin.teague@dulcimertab.com
*Please note that the below list is not an endorsement for any person or company. Please perform due diligence when choosing a teacher.
| Alabama | |||
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| Rob Angus | Hoover/North Shelby Co. | raangus@gmail.com | I teach private mountain and hammered dulcimer lessons in my home. |
| California | |||
| Deborah "DJ" Hamouris | Berkeley/Oakland, CA | deborahj@djhamouris.com http://www.djhamouris.com/ | Mountain dulcimer lessons & classes for all levels of players in Berkeley/Oakland, California. Classes at the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, ensemble playing opportunities with the Berkeley Dulcimer Orchestra, and the annual Berkeley Dulcimer Gathering in May. Inquire about online lessons. |
| Neal Hellman | Santa Cruz, CA | 831-425-4939 nealhellman@gmail.com | Mountain dulcimer lessons |
| Joellen Lapidus | Los Angeles, CA | lapidusmusic@aol.com www.lapidusmusic.com | I teach private lessons and conduct a zoom dulcimer club every other week. |
| Kay Bolin | Los Osos, CA | kaybolin@gmail.com | I teach private lessons in my home and have a dulcimer chamber orchestra of my students that meets weekly. |
| Connecticut | |||
| Pinky Murphy | Colchester, CT | 860-301-3823 | Mountain Dulcimer |
| Judy Castellano | Guilford, CT | judyandcast@yahoo.com | Mountain Dulcimer lessons for all ages. |
| Carolyn Brodginski | Marlborough, CT | https://carolynbrodginski.com/ | teach Mountain Dulcimer for all levels privately, in group settings, and online. |
| Delaware | |||
| Bill Collins | Wilmington, DE | dulcibill@aol.com | Mountain Dulcimer teacher for all levels; 20 years of experience conducting private lessons and more than 120 workshops at dulcimer festivals in 10 states. |
| Florida | |||
| Bing Futch | Orlando, FL | Bing Futch c/o J.O.B. Entertainment Inc. P.O. Box 560727 Orlando, Florida 32856 bingfutch@yahoo.com http://BingFutch.com | I teach mountain dulcimer, ukulele, Native American flute, music theory, songwriting, music production, and performance. |
| Laurie Alsobrook | Melrose, FL | alsobrooklp@gmail.com | Mountain Dulcimer |
| Linda W. Collins | Tallahassee, FL | linda@cabinhillmusic.com 850-559-8813 | Mountain Dulcimer |
| Jessica Comeau | Pensacola, FL | JessicaComeauDulcimer.com | Offers mountain dulcimer lessons in the Pensacola area and online through Skype. See website for more info. |
| Carolee J Stewart | Eustis, FL | 352-483-3313 caroleehdmd@gmail.com | Hammered and mountain dulcimer teacher. Private and group lessons. |
| Kay Evans | Jacksonville, FL | bobkayjax@gmail.com 904 923-1359 | Teaches mountain dulcimer. Group or private lessons. Also, teaches at Fletcher High School Community School in Neptune Beach, Fl. |
| Ruth Harnden | Sorrento, FL | 352-735-4907 dulcirah@msn.com | Teaches Mountain Dulcimer, Bowed Psaltery and Beg. Autoharp. Private or group lessons |
| Georgia | |||
| Lynn McCollum | Demorest, GA | 706-499-3212 Yonahpickers@yahoo.com | Demorest, GA a surrounding counties. |
| Mandy Tyner | Blairsville, GA | banjolemonade.com banjolemonade@icloud.com | I teach mountain dulcimer, clawhammer banjo, 2 finger old time banjo, and Seagull Merlin M4. I teach online, in person at the local music shop, and at home. |
| Illinois | |||
| Carole Ehrman | Wheaton, IL | appdulcimer@hotmail.com | Mountain Dulcimer Instructor |
| Michael Ebersohl | North Aurora, IL | Dulcimerpapa@gmail.com | I teach mountain dulcimer in the western Chicago suburbs in my home. I am the founder and leader of the Windy City Dulcimer Society. |
| Indiana | |||
| Susan Sonner | Angola, IN | 260-668-2708 | Mountain Dulcimer instructor |
| Iowa | |||
| Joe Rezentes | Floyd, IA | strings3002@outlook.com | Mountain Dulcimer, guitar, bass, & mandolin. Can come to your home or you can come to my studio. |
| Kansas | |||
| P. Alan MacFarlane | Lawrence, KS | macfarlanepa162@gmail.com (785) 865-6887 | I do private individual and group lessons on the lap and hammered dulcimer. |
| Kentucky | |||
| Jeffrey Lambert | Flemingsburg, KY | 606-209-0142 dulcimersbyjeff@msn.com www.dulcimersbyjeff.com | Teacher and author of “Playing The Mountain Dulcimer Made Easy” book series. |
| Maryland | |||
| Karen Buglass | Rockville, MD | Kzbuglass@gmail.com | Mountain Dulcimer, Bowed Psaltery and Autoharp instruction. In person or remote. |
| Michigan | |||
| Sharon Broyles | Chelsea, MI | 765-720-7373 dulcimerbysharon@gmail.com dulcimerbysharon.com | Mountain & Hammered Dulcimer for all levels. Over 15 years experiencing conducting workshops, jams & private lessons. Offers lessons at two studio locations and online. Also guitar, mandolin, penny whistle, uke & piano at beginning levels. |
| AnnMarie Krause | Lapeer, MI | anniedulcimer@icloud.com | Private lessons at my home. |
| Minnesota | |||
Karen Mueller| Minnesota | karen@karenmueller.com | karenmueller.com Nationally-touring performer and instructor based in Minnesota, offering private lessons and group workshops for all levels, beginner through advanced, in a wide range of styles and techniques. Also available for contest coaching. |
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| Mississippi | |||
| Paul Sykes | Hattiesburg, MS | paul.sykes@usm.edu | Mountain Dulcimer & Bowed Psaltery. Beginner, novice, intermediate and advanced level instructions. 1:1 or small group. DAD or DAA tuning. |
| Montana | |||
| George Nixon | Livingston, MT | certhiaxis@yahoo.com | Hammered Dulcimer from notice to intermediate. |
| Missouri | |||
| Victoria "Tori" Vernau | St. Louis, MO | tvernau@gmail.com or Facebook (Tori Vernau) | Mountain dulcimer teacher. Beginner to intermediate. 1:1 or small group. St Louis Metro area |
| Terry Smith | Mexico, MO | 673-473-9143 | Mountain Dulcimer. 25 years experience. Beginner to intermediate. Free guidance about purchasing a dulcimer. |
| New Jersey | |||
| North Carolina | |||
| Lois Hornbostel | Bryson City, NC | loisdulcimer@gmail.com www.DulcimerMusic.Net | Mountain Dulcimer Teacher |
| Judy House | Winston-Salem, NC | Judy House judyhouse@mindspring.com | Mountain Dulcimer Teacher |
| Paul Andry | Highlands, NC | Pandry1@frontier.com 828-787-1586 (home) 985-264-1460 (cell) | Mountain Dulcimer |
| Nancy Galambush | Snow Hill, NC | Nancy Galambush nancygalambush.com galambushn@gmail.com | Private lessons & workshops on the mountain dulcimer. |
Carol Crocker| Winston-Salem, NC | c.crocker0705@gmail.com | 336-922-4719 I currently teach mountain dulcimer here in Winston-Salem, and I teach virtually via Zoom. I have also been an instructor at several dulcimer festivals. |
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| Ohio | |||
| Linda Bowshier | Urbana, OH | linda.folkmusic@gmail.com | I have been teaching Folk Instruments at Wittenberg University for 3 years and have been playing Mountain Dulcimer for 20 years. I am currently teaching at Champaign Residential Services Inc, teaching Mountain Dulcimer to those with Special Needs and Developmentally Disabled. I also have private students. |
| Oklahoma | |||
Mary Ann Hetrick| Bartleville, OK | Mary Ann Hetrick | JoyfulStrings@msn.com Mountain dulcimer & Ukulele teacher |
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| Wendy Songe | OK | www.WendySonge.com WendySonge@yahoo.com 918-902-3300 | I live in Oklahoma and have been teaching Mountain Dulcimer, Ukulele, Guitar, & Piano for more than a decade. I teach music in person, and online. |
| Oregon | |||
| Heidi Muller | Joseph, OR | Heidi Muller heidi.muller.music@gmail.com heidimuller.com wallowadulcimer.com | Mountain dulcimer lessons in-person and long distance by Zoom. Hosts Dulcimer Week in the Wallowas during the first week of July annually. |
| Pennsylvania | |||
| Rebecca Askey | Mechanicsburg, PA | mablbarker@aol.com | Mountain & hammered dulcimer, autoharp, & bowed psaltery. |
| Ginny Schott | Dubois, PA | ginnyschott@gmail.com | I teach very beginner to intermediate mountain dulcimer to small groups in my home. |
| South Carolina | |||
| Gwen Caeli | Spartanburg, SC | Gwen Caeli gwencaeli.com gwencaeli@gmail.com | Mountain Dulcimer coaching, all ability levels, all tunings. Face-to-face sessions in Spartanburg, SC or distance learning over Skype and Facetime. Sessions include customized handouts, theory, and sound files for practice. Individuals, small groups, large groups are accommodated. |
| Tennessee | |||
| Rudy Ryan | Knoxville, TN | Rudy Ryan 865-966-1995 ryanra@tds.net | Teaches non-credit Appalachian dulcimer courses thru Pellissippi State Community College in Knox & Blount counties in TN. The courses are beginner, novice, intermediateI & intermediate II. They are nine weeks long. Also teaches private lessons in his home. Been teaching since 2003. |
| Butch Ross | Signal Mountain, TN | Butch Ross (423) 779-6624 butch@butchross.com | Nationally touring mountain dulcimer player, teacher and performer since 2004. I teach out of my home on Signal Mountain and via Skype. I also teach Ukulele. |
| Cindy Steighner | Maryville, TN | quencin@hotmail.com | Teaches mountain dulcimer. |
| Becky Wise | Bluff City, TN | I can be contacted through the Boones Creek Opry: 423-461-0151 office@boonescreekhistoricaltrust.org | Teaches at the Randy Carrier School of Music at the Boones Creek Museum and Opry located in Johnson City, Tennessee. I have been playing for 30 + years and teaching off and on for at least 20. I have taught for the school ( a new venue) for a little over 2 years. I can also arrange to teach out of my home. |
| Vermont | |||
| Julie Sturm | Lyndonville, VT | vermontdulcimer@gmail.com | Mountain Dulcimer Instructor. Beginner, novice, intermediate, 1:1 or small group. |
| Lynna Jackson | Brattleboro, VT | lynnajack987@gmail.com | Helping people add joy to their mountain dulcimer playing in group or private lessons both in-person and on Zoom. More information available at: https://www.dulcimerjoy.com/ |
| Wisconsin | |||
*Please note that the above list is not an endorsement for any person or company. Please perform due diligence when choosing a teacher.