Lessons
BOONE JUNIOR APPALACHIAN MUSICIANS
The Fall 2024 semester of Boone JAM music lessons will begin in September Classes meet weekly on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons at the Jones House and begin at 4:30, 5:30, and 6:30. Each class lasts 45 minutes and is made up of five to six students. An end of semester recital will be held on May 14 at the Appalachian Theatre.
*REGISTRATION FOR FALL LESSONS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN AUGUST
Cost:
Students 8-17: $75
(**Must be 8 years or older)
Students 18 and over: $125
Sibling Discount: $25 discount for each additional student
Instrument Rental Fee: $25 per semester
*Scholarship assistance is available upon request
*Email Cultural Resources Coordinator Brandon Holder with questions about group music lessons. brandon.holder@townofboone.net
About Boone JAM
The Boone JAM (Junior Appalachian Musicians) program offers small group music lessons for kids age 8 and over and adults in traditional styles of the region for fiddle, clawhammer banjo, guitar, mandolin, and ukulele.
The spring JAM semester runs from February to May, and the fall semester from September to December, each ending with an end-of-semester recital.
The Boone JAM program is an affiliate of the Junior Appalachian Musicians organization (www.jamkids.org). The program also receives support from the Wayne C. Henderson Scholarship and the North Carolina Arts Council.