Register for Mandolin Fundamentals and Technique Course with Matt Flinner (October 9-December 7) meets on Wednesday evenings at 9 pm eastern time, with follow-up practice sessions Saturdays at 12:30 pm eastern time. Students will have eight Wednesday class sessions (October 9, 16, 23, 30, November 6, 13, 20 and December 4) and eight Saturday follow-up practice sessions (October 12, 19, 26, November 2, 9, 16, 23 and December 7). Practicing week to week (again, say 30 minutes per day) will help students keep up with the week’s lessons and concepts, but the instructor knows that people have busy ..read more

Register for the Mandolin Fundamentals and Technique with Matt Flinner course by 9/8 and save $75!   by September 8th for just $150! The course is intended for students at any level who want to improve their skills, though absolute beginners will likely find it too difficult. Knowledge of some fiddle tunes and basic chords and rhythm playing is a must ..read more

Register for the Carter Family Mandolin with Matt Flinner course by 9/8 and save $75!  by September 8th for just $150 ..read more

Register for the Chord and Rhythm Intensive course with Matt Flinner by 7/21 and save $50! by 7/21 for just $75 ..read more

Register for Mandolin Tune Studies II with Matt Flinner See the Mandolin Chord & Rhythm Intensive Curriculum (August 21-September 21) by 7/21 for just $75! During the four-week course, we’ll look at various ways of playing the melodies to both tunes as well as various ways of getting outside the melodies using double stops, positions up the neck, blues ideas and different rhythms and licks. Each week, we’ll explore a different approach to soloing and talk about how to use these approaches on our two tunes and relate these concepts to other tunes and songs students may already know. The goa ..read more

Register for Bluegrass Mandolin Jamming with Matt Flinner Keys of B and Bb by 7/21 for just $75! Finding chord tones and double stops Memories of Mother and Dad Combining double stops and licks The Last Thing on My Mind Why You Been Gone So Long ..read more

Register for the Mandolin Picking Technique Intensive with Matt Flinner (6/12-7/13) (June 12-July 13) meets on Wednesday evenings at 9 pm eastern time, with follow-up practice sessions Saturdays at 12:15 pm eastern time. Practicing week to week (again, say 30 minutes per day) will help students keep up with the week’s lessons and concepts, but the instructor knows that people have busy lives!  This is why all instructional material is archived and available for download so that students can learn on their own time after the course has finished as well as during the eight weeks of classes ..read more

The course fee is $125. by 4/28 and save $50! Students are encouraged to attend the live sessions, but they can also review the recordings of any and all sessions at their convenience. During the four-week course, we’ll look at various ways of playing the melodies to both tunes as well as various ways of getting outside the melodies using double stops, positions up the neck, blues ideas and different rhythms and licks. Each week, we’ll explore a different approach to soloing and talk about how to use these approaches on our two tunes and relate these concepts to other tunes and songs students ..read more

The course fee is $125.   by 4/28 and save $50! by 4/28 for just $75 ..read more

“I’m really enjoying the course. The first time I’ve actually practiced an instrument in my 60 years ..read more