All Instructors

I teach fiddle, mandolin, and guitar to all abilities/ages, in a variety of styles. I have recently moved to the Bozeman area from St. Louis, MO, where I played in the acoustic swing band Swing DeVille and received a bachelor’s degree in jazz performance from Webster University. I placed third this year in the championship division at the National Old-Time Fiddler’s Contest in Weiser, ID and have played in fiddle contests for many years. The styles I teach include Texas/contest style fiddling, western swing, jazz, and old-time. I also teach music theory and improvisation. Currently teaching at Music Villa Studios

I have played guitar and cello for 30 years and have been teaching both for 12 years. For guitar, I specialize in rock and blues for rhythm and lead guitar, improvising leads, ear-training, and helping students who wish to write their own songs. Cello students follow a classical pedagogical sequence which includes scales, etudes, duets, solo pieces, and music theory. I love music and I love to teach it. Call me or e-mail me to find out more!

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BIG SKY STUDIO! Welcome all ages and levels. I bring many years of playing and teaching to each lesson. I’ve studied with Lawrence Juber, Ed Gerhard, Pat Martino, Pat Metheny and Jim Hall, etc. Gee, I’ve been playing for almost 40 years. I perform regularly around Big Sky, weekly at Carabiners Lounge. I play mellow jazz, country, folks, blues, acoustic, electric …. And I am glad to teach in your style.

I have been playing and teaching guitar for over 20 years. I graduated from the Berklee College of Music, and have a thorough understanding of ear training, theory, scales, chord forms, etc. I play professionally in the Bridger Creek Boys and the Longhorns and occasionally with other Bozeman bands like www.Twang and Cratewasher.

My playing style runs toward Bluegrass, Country, Blues/Jazz, and Rock. My teaching style is to find the direction you want to go and help you over the hurdles using a combination of practical exercises, ear training, and theory (don’t be afraid, a little theory is good for you).

I am happy to teach all ages and playing levels.

Give me a call or email to work out the details.

Slide guitar, Bottleneck, Dobro, Blues from Robert Johnson to Eric Clapton. also Fingerstyle, Folk, Fingerpicking. Begginner to Intermediate, all welcome. Cost $25 per 1/2 hr. if you pay 4 at a time it will be $80, save a little that way. $35 per hour…..

www.dennyearnest.com

I’ve been a performing participant in classical guitar master classes with Christopher Parkening, David Tanenbaum, Michael Nicolella and Lorenzo Micheli. I’m one of the founding members of the Rosewood Guitar Consort and I hold a B.A. in Music, emphasis in classical guitar, from Montana State University-Bozeman. I welcome students and enjoy sharing my repertoire – from Renaissance to Really Recent – at weddings, art openings, private parties, and fine restaurants. For more information, call 406.586.3563.

I teach beginning electric and acoustic guitar and beginning to intermediate clarinet and saxophone. My guitar styles include but are not limited to; jazz, blues, western, rock, and classical music. On clarinet and saxophone, I teach general concert and Jazz technique, or any style you prefer. I have been playing guitar since I was 6, giving me 8 1/2 years of experience. I have been playing clarinet and saxophone for four years and this past year I was placed first chair of freshmen band, during which I won the “band member of the year” award. Call and ask for wiley for open times. Price 12$ for 1/2 hour, 20$ for a full hour

Guitar Lessons All Styles, All Levels. Room 218 Emerson Cultural Center

Sightreading, scales and improvisation, theory, fingerstyle, classical, rock, jazz, blues.

Mark Logan- Classical guitarist. Mark began playing guitar at age twelve after seeing a guitar in a music shop window in Venice, Italy. His first exposure to guitar was in folk and rock styles. In 1984 he attended the Musician’s Institute in Hollywood, California. “Abstracts”is his first solo release. Logan currently teaches guitar and is working on his 2nd CD. His major influences on guitar are Andres Segovia, Alex Lifeson and Steve Howe.

www.cdbaby.com/marklogan

I’ve been teaching guitar for over 30 years and am currently teaching out of Ennis. I specialize in “shredding” techniques but am proficient in most styles. I take students of all abilities as long as desire and dedication are present.

“Marc is a fantastic guitar player”....Michael Angelo Batio.

I have been performing and teaching music for over 10 years now. As a music major at Colby College, I studied the violin, guitar, and piano in addition to composition and music theory. While living in Cork, Ireland, I played traditional Irish fiddle and guitar music while performing in an Irish band. In Bozeman, I play banjo in a bluegrass band called Sticky Fingers.
I teach all abilities and styles of music, specializing in bluegrass/ folk, jazz, rock and classical. Please contact me at the Music Arts Center (406) 586-2411, or on my cell phone at (302) 379-6914 for more information.

I am above all a jazz guitarist but am also interested in teaching other styles, including blues, rock, and latin music. I have over 8 years of experience playing guitar. I would say I have an adaptive teaching style and prefer to teach you the theory and techniques that YOU find interesting, rather than making each student learn to play guitar exactly like me. Acoustic or electric, finger-pickers or pick-pickers, as well as complete beginners are all welcome.

Savage Beast Music is a fully featured teaching studio based in Bozeman, Montana, specializing in offering the highest quality private music instruction for the evolving guitarist and bassist.

Our goal is to provide you with the tools and skills needed to become a complete, self directed musician. 

Our lessons are structured around your individual interests, goals and abilities.  From children and adult beginners to intermediate and advanced players, we can construct a program to suit your needs.

We offer generalized and style specific instruction in acoustic guitar, electric guitar and electric bass.  Music theory, guitar technique, the history and context of guitar music, improvisation and musicianship, and styles such as blues, rock, heavy metal, jazz, folk, finger style, classical and flamenco are just the beginning.

Hey! My name is Tracy and I teach beginner guitar and bible study classes for children ages 5-10! I love kids and I love being around them and I will teach them basic chords, a few songs, how to tune a guitar and more… then do a fun bible study and craft! I used to teach daycare at my church and do guitar lessons seperatly, and now I am combining them for an hour long class divided up by age. Each class can only fit 4 so I can give them all the attention the deserve! So call to get a spot for your little one! I have references! Call me and we’ll set something up!

Each Session- $30 (This includes a snack, crafts, and guitar lessons)

Packages:
5 Sessions- $ 140
10 Sessions- $ 260

I accept beginning and intermediate students on guitar and bass. My program utilizes classical, folk, jazz, blues, rock,(and yes, even metal!) songs to promote an appreciation of diverse musical styles while building a solid foundation in fretboard knowledge, chord and scale theory and right hand finger-picking and flat-picking technique. I have played the guitar for 35 years and have seven years experience in teaching. In addition to the acoustic and electric guitar, I play electric bass, slide and lap steel guitar, mountain dulcimer & tenor banjo. If you have a particular interest in fingerstyle guitar give me a call! My home studio is convieniently located near the Belgrade schools. Please call or email for more information on rates and lesson availability. References available upon request.

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Mezzo-Soprano Emily Muller Callender wears many musical hats. As a vocalist she has sung opera and oratorio professionally throughout the NorthWest, and has also performed bluegrass and folk favorites for festivals and shows such as Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion”, and the Great Falls ‘Bluegrass on the Bay. Emily is the violist for the Bridger Quartet, and also teaches classical violin. She holds a master’s degree in classical vocal performance from Eastern Washington University and a bachelors in music from Eastern Oregon University. With both schools she studied voice, piano, violin, and viola, and the instrument specific pedagogy for each. She is married to fiddle player Isaac Callender, and enjoys teaching and playing progressive texas-style fiddle and guitar as well as the classical material. She currently lives in Livingston, and teaches in both Livingston and Bozeman.

Trevor Ostenson is co-founder and string instructor at the Bridger String Conservatory in Bozeman where he teaches advanced string technique, coaches youth string quartets, and plays with the Bridger String Quartet. His earliest formal training came at the MacPhail Center for Music in Minneapolis, Minnesota, followed by years of private study in North Dakota. While earning his business degree at Montana State University, Trevor completed four years of applied music on violin. He is currently finishing his second degree at Montana State University for a Bachelor of Arts in Music. Trevor has appeared as guest soloist with the Bismarck-Mandan Symphony, and violinist with the Helena Symphony, Bozeman Symphony, Butte Symphony, Billings Symphony, and Intermountain Opera. Theater productions Trevor has been involved with include Damn Yankees! , The Sound of Music, and the title role as “the fiddler” in The Fiddler on the Roof.

Michelle Rosette has taught violin, designed and
managed music programs, written curriculum and createdyouth orchestras and concert series for some of New York’s most prestigious schools including the Manhattan School of Music, the Collegiate School and The Ross School. Rosette uses MIDI technology with her string students and has presented at MTNA, SAA, TI:ME and written for Strad. She also consults for Alfred Music and the Yamaha Corporation. Summers Michelle spends working as a Bear Ranger at Glacier National Park. Michelle has performed all over Europe, China, New York, Boston, New Mexico, Aspen and now Montana. Currently Michelle has a private violin studio in Bozeman, MT and does some distance learning with students in NY and NM.

Electric Bass instruction at music Villa all levels and all styles. Also improvisation all instruments and all levels. 25 years experience: Concert, teaching, recording, and various performance.

Currently with Backburner, Andrew Gromiller, Poco Loco, and Dave Walker Band.

Studied under Chuck Rainey (Steely Dan, Aretha Franklin, Quincey Jones) and Jeff Castleman ( Duke Ellington, Sinatra, Tony Bennet, Ella, Michael Jackson).

Headed music program at Headwaters Academy for 3 years.

Eddie T has also worked with Jeni Fleming, Joey Gian (singer in movie “Return to Me“), Ron Strykert (Men at Work), Dave Walker (Savoy Brown, Fleetwood Mac), Jack Walrath (Mingus), Members of Horn Headz (Prince’s horn section), Deep Banana Horns (Allman Bros, Derek Trucks, Govt Mule), Eric Kalb (Greyboy Allstars, John Schofield), John Bohlinger (bandleader of TV Nashville Star), Meagan Mullins (Nashville Artist), Doug Adkins (Nashville Artist), Christie McCarthy (Bay Area Artist), Saul Kaye, The Fossils, Glen Johnston Swing Band, Big Caboose, Chris Cunnigham, Duke Sharp, Walking Jim Stoltz, Denny Earnest, and Anna McGary.

Bluegrass, folk, and classic styles Beginner – advanced
+22 yrs. experience
Bridger String Conservatory
Emerson Cultural Center
Matthew Broughton
fiddler and manager
The Bridger Creek Boys
406-586-0817
Bozeman, MT
http://bridgercreekboys.com
http://www.myspace.com/bridgercreekboys

Hey!
My name is Gracia, and I just moved to the beautiful city of Bozeman, MT. I am taking this year off to gain residency in Montana so I can go to school next fall at MSU. I have been taking lessons and playing piano for 15 years, and recently decided that teaching would be something I’d LOVE to get into. The Suzuki Method, which focuses on training the ear first, is how I got started, and I believe it is a wonderful way to learn to play the piano. When I teach, I combine both the traditional and Suzuki methods to create my own sort of method. I’ve found that it works very well! I have a couple students already, and am looking for a few more! Since I’m still fairly new, lessons won’t be too spendy, if money is something to be considered. I’d love to teach beginning piano students, preferrably elementary ages!

So, if what you’re looking for is a young, fun, and energetic teacher for your child to learn how to play piano… give me a call!! :)

David Charles, pianist and piano instructor, had his first professional experience as an organist, choir director, and freelance pianist in South Carolina. He earned a Bachelor of Music in composition and theory from the University of South Carolina, where he also studied classical and jazz piano. He earned a Master of Music in ethnomusicology from the University of Texas at Austin, where he also played keyboards with the Afro-pop ensemble Easy Motion Tourist and piano at jazz jam sessions around Austin. He has been teaching piano to young people and adults since 1997. He starts beginning students with the basics of note reading and later introduces students to ear training and music theory. Along with classical music, he gives his students various kinds of popular music to play, such as jazz and blues, so that they will have a good feel for a variety of rhythms, not to mention an appreciation for well-established styles of American music. His home studio is conveniently located near Durston Road and 15th Avenue in Bozeman.

Kate Kohler has taught, sung and played music for a very long time. She teaches Piano, Keyboards, Voice, Composition and Flute. Her formal training encompasses composition, theory, conducting and arranging. She is skilled in many instruments, focusing on piano, voice and flute. Stylistically eclectic, she performs in multiple genres, but is most passionate about jazz and classical fusion.

She has two solo albums consisting of voice/piano and solo piano works. She performs solo and with her jazz trio and briefly toured with Equinox Theatre’s “Improv, The Musical,” and has performed with many talented musicians. She has also worked with the MSU media department on film projects such as Rorschach.

I have been teaching piano to all ages for over seven years! I believe in a creative and individual approach to teaching music. I hold two bachelor’s degrees in Music. I am a Board Certified Music Therapist experienced in teaching adaptive lessons to those with physical disabilities. Please check out my website at www.healingharmonymt.com I would love to help you explore the wonders of music!!!

Deborah Schuerr tailors her teaching to suit each student’s unique learning style & personality, to build upon their strengths and accomplish their musical goals and dreams. Her enthusiasm inspires children & adults to learn.

Lessons are essentially reading-based and use of wide variety of styles (classical, jazz, & rock). Rhythm will be taught using drums, dance, and coloring to music depending on how the student best learns. Artistry and technique is a very important component to the lessons. Her goal is to empower students to make artistic decisions. She also teaches composition. Composing is one way that a student can deepen their appreciation, knowledge, and connection with music.

Deborah is a member of the Bozeman Piano Teacher’s Association and Southwest Montana Music Teachers Association. She’s formally studied piano w/ Ken Christensen, composition w/ Eric Funk, music theory at MSU, and violin w/ Carrie Krause. She’s composed numerous works. She loves singing and plays the ukulele & accordion because they make her laugh.

Her home studio is located in Bozeman near Cooper Park, close to MSU and the Co-op.

I have been teaching Piano, Woodwinds and Brass for 7 years. I began my teaching career at the Florida COnservatory of Music in Jacksonville Florida at 16and graduated from Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Instrumental Music. I teach from ages 3 and up. If you’re looking for a fun time the encompasses theory and practice, then give me a call. Call for a quote and let’s see if we can make some music!

My name is Kelly Close and I am the owner/teacher of the Earth Bones Voice Studio at the Emerson Center. I teach private lessons in singing (all levels and styles) and Voice Body Integration as well as group lessons in voice/performance, managing performance anxiety, sight singing/music theory fundamentals and Voice Body Integration. Voice Body Integration is an holistically alternative way to explore vocal expression. It is based upon methods used in Voice Movement Therapy, an expressive arts therapy used to help individuals explore the self, free up and enhance vocal expression by means of vocalization, movement, creative visualization, breath work, creating and performing stories/songs, improvisation, and the use of VMT massage, which helps to facilitate muscular release for breathing and vocal production. I received a Bachelor of Music Education degree in Studio Voice from Montana State University, a Master of Arts degree in Vocal Pedagogy from The Ohio State University, and certification as a Registered Voice Movement Therapy Practitioner from VMTUSA in Martha’s Vineyard, MA.

Teacher of voice and piano. Instruction stresses voice technique and development, appropriate repertoire, as well as voice reconstruction for voices damaged by overuse or bad technique, smoking, etc. I am a member of several professional music teachers associations. I am an active performing artist. Member of musicians union #709 and American Guild of Performing Artists.

Michael Blessing has a BMA in percussion performance at Montana State and held a GTA at the University of Montana in 1990 while attending graduate studies in percussion and composition. Michael plays professionally and has been teaching private music since 1980.

Brian Crumrine
Drum Lessons All Styles, Beginner – Advanced, 10 yrs of experience

Topics of study: Reading, Rudiments, Playing with a Metronome, Drumset Independence, Latin/African/Funk/Rock grooves, Soloing, Musicality

Brian enrolled in Berklee College of Music in 1990. After graduating, Brian toured the northeast from 1994-1996 with rock/pop band Curbside Prophets. Brian later moved to San Francisco and performed with Lady Bo. (Bo Diddley) In 1999, Brian formed the percussion group GrooveCamp which performed at festivals in the San Francisco Bay Area. This band featured many of Brian’s original percussion scores featuring rock/funk/latin/african grooves.

Bachelor of Arts in Professional Music
Berklee College of Music

Now Accepting Students for the season running November 6th thru April 1. Call to Schedule.
Instruments; Drumset, Congas, Timbales, misc. Latin Percussion, Bodhran. Styles; Jazz, Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, Blues, Funk, Country, Irish Folk. Available for studio work and/or live performance. 40 years of playing, 10 years of teaching.

Mountain Dulcimer Teacher

Although I live in the Billings area, I do make it to Bozeman somewhat often. I teach both acoustic and electric mountain dulcimer, and aim to equip my students with the tools and knowledge that I’ve picked up over the past 22 years of playing the dulcimer.

I’m currently a music therapist at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings, and often play music in churches and cathedrals throughout Montana. My music styles tend to focus on hymns and classical music, although I do jam with the Yellowstone Bluegrass Association and even do a bit of classic rock for fun.

Rates are generally $20 per hour, and I can provide free tablature for most public domain songs that a student wishes to learn.

I look forward to meeting other mountain dulcimer players in the area!

Hi! My name is Tricia and I teach beginning to intermediate flute. I have a unique way of pulling students in to a learning experience so that they don’t feel like they are just going through the motions during their lesson. I balance instruction with fun and incentives to achieve outstanding results.

Call with any questions or to set something up!

Lesson pricing: (if traveling to your home add $5)
45 min – $17
1 hr – $20

email: Trishka71@hotmail.com         
tel: 406-570-3985

My personal training has included not only flute (12 years), but voice (3 years) and piano (7 years) as well. I have participated in numerous musical ensembles in group and solo performances. My home and practice is in Bozeman.

My musical training began at the age of eight in Denver, Colorado where I studied and fell in love with the ACCORDION. After we moved to Montana I began to teach and have taught accordion for 20+ years. I also am director of the “Gallatin Valley Accordion Ensemble.” I perform solo for weddings, festivals, parties, etc. as well as entertaining as a group.