Virginia 5-String Banjo Instructor List

Alexandria, VA

Name: Ira Gitlin
Style: Scruggs, Melodic, Bluegrass
Email: iragitlin3@aol.com
Phone: 301-270-0068

Alexandria

Name: Harold L. Maurer
3511 Martha Custis Drive
Alexandria VA 22302
Style: Beginning Scruggs/Advanced Clawhammer
Email: Harold@Maurers.us
Phone: 703-578-3880
Cell: 571-232-8913

Alexandria

Name:Rosemarie Nielsen
Style: clawhammer
Email: bandob@cox.net

 

Alexandria, VA

Kingstowne Acoustic Music has 2 banjo instructors
Jody Chalk 3-finger and clawhammer
Alex Hodge 3-finger
Kingstowne Acoustic Music
5830 Kingstowne Center #110
Alexandria, VA 22315
(703) 822-9090

Arlington

Lew Stern
Clawhammer Banjo Lessons
Chief Surgeon
Little Bear Banjo Hospital
4700 South 9th Street
Arlington, VA 22204
brooklynbanjoboy@yahoo.com
http://www.littlebearbanjohospital.com

Don Rusnak
Arlington VA.22203
703 303-0539
banjodaddy@hotmail.com
Teaching all old-time styles clawhammer. roundpeake, two and three finger,
Uncle Dave Macon, and bluegrass since 1969
Founder of the Capiatal Area Bluegass & Oldtime Music Association
1978-present

Charlottesville, VA

Name: Mr. Kris Brooks
Styles: Scruggs, Stanley, Crowe, modern modal, softgrass
(beginner thru advanced for all styles)
Phone: (434) 295-2587
Website: http://www.banjolessons.webs.com/


Falls Church, VA

Name: Randy Barrett
Style: Scruggs, Melodic, Bluegrass
703-405-6230
mrbarretone@gmail.com

Front Royale

Name: Gina Furtado
Styles: Scruggs
Email: meandmybanjo15@yahoo.com
URL: http://www.bluelightspecialbluegrass.com

Haymarket/Gainesville, Virginia

Bruce Gair
Scruggs beginner and intermediate
wbgair@gmail.com
703 407-2327

Harrisonburg

Name: Jeffrey Hensley
Style; Scruggs (beginner thru intermediate)
Email: lessons@bluegrasslessons.com
URL: http://www.bluegrasslessons.com

Phone: (540)289-3649


Herndon Name: Lea Coryell
Style: clawhammer
Email: leacoryell@hotmail.com

Luray, Elkton, Va.

Name: Sue Custer
Style; Teaches both adults and children--total beginners thru intermediate (specialize in beginners)
Soundcheck Music in Elkton, Va
Email: suezq22835@yahoo.com
Phone: 540-843-3563


Manassas

Name: Bobbi Geyer
Style: Scruggs/Clawhammer
Email: banjoteacher@comcast.net
URL: http://www.WindyStrings.com
Phone: 703-791-2829

City: Manassas, VA

Name: Mike Thomas
Style: Bluegrass
Beginner - Intermediate
Email: banjoworx@gmail.com
Phone: 703 754-2148
Centreville, Gainsville, Haymarket


Name: Bruce Gair, Haymarket, Gainesville, Manassas area of Virginia,
Style: Scruggs and melodic styles.
wbgair@gmail.com  Phone 703-407-2327
Beginners and intermediates - Teaching for 17 years, kids and adults. 
Fairfax County Recreation Dep't, Drum & Strum Music (Warrenton), individual students


Moneta

Name: Ricky Ellis
Style: Scruggs - teach at Rickys Bluegrass Connection (beginner to advance)
Email: rde58@juno.com


Shenandoah Valley

Name: Lee Lenker-Baber
Style: Scruggs
Email: lbaber@rica.net


Sperryville

Name: Brooke Parkhurst
Style: clawhammer
Email: banjowitch@hotmail.com


Vienna

Name: Richard Dress
Style: Scruggs
Email: frogland1@verizon.net
Phone: 703-255-2480


Manassas

Name: Mike Simms
Style: Scruggs (Beg - Intermediate)
Email: crowestyle@hotmail.com


Warrenton, VA

Name: Mark Maggiolo
Style: Bluegrass

markmaggiolo1@wildblue.net

540 364 3034

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