Lessons
BOONE JUNIOR APPALACHIAN MUSICIANS
The Fall 2025 semester of Boone JAM music lessons will begin the week of September 9th/11th. Classes meet weekly on Tuesday or Thursday afternoons at the Jones House and begin at 4:30, 5:30, and 6:30. No classes will be held on Veteran’s Day (Nov. 11) or Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 27). Each class lasts 45 minutes and is made up of five to six students. An end of semester recital will be held at the Appalachian Theatre on December 9.
REGISTER FOR FALL 2025 MUSIC LESSSONS.
Contact Brandon Holder with questions:
brandon.holder@townofboone.net
Cost:
Students 8-17: $75
(**Must be 8 years or older)
Students 18 and over: $125
(**Preference given to students under 18)
Sibling Discount: $25 discount for each additional student
Instrument Rental Fee: $25 per semester
*Scholarship assistance is available upon request
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.
