Learn To Play The Banjo
Learn to play the Banjo!
I ‘m excited to share my love of music. Let me unlock your individual learning style. I’m available on Zoom as well as other video platforms.
I teach face-to-face in Burlington, Massachusetts at The Real School of Music. I teach a range of instruments as well as ensembles for both children and adults.
Tim Rowell has been playing banjo for more than 50 years. Having been heavily influenced as a young lad by Pete Seeger and a whole bunch of wonderful musicians from the Hudson River Valley, Tim eventually discovered a deep affection for southern Appalachian string band music.
Tim is the director of the Traditional Music Project at The Real School of Music in Burlington, Mass. and teaches privately from Boston, Cambridge and Somerville through the North Shore and Metro West.
Clawhammer Banjo Lessons with Tim Rowell
What They’re Saying
I began playing old-time music in the early 1950’s. Last year, after a forty-year hiatus, I took up frailing again with Tim as my teacher. I am cranky and hesitant. Tim is neither. He has a great, enthusiastic spirit and a vast knowledge of music that supports his practical instruction minute by minute in the lesson. He listens to me play with the deepest seriousness. He appreciates my real accomplishments. I have not only grown in confidence and technical ability, but in determination, and the work itself has become a great pleasure.
— Tom Schweitzer
I am a banjo student with Tim Rowell and have been taking weekly lessons with him for the past year. As an adult taking up an instrument for the first time, I can enthus–iastically recommend Tim as a teacher. In a year I’ve made more progress on the banjo than I ever thought possible, learned a lot about the instrument and the music I’m playing, and had a great time doing it.
As I’ve gotten to know Tim I’ve found him to be a talented musician who is well-versed in music theory and practice, and able to communicate what he knows in a way that is meaningful to a beginning student. In my lessons he will often try different approaches to teaching to find what works best for my learning style, something that I truly appreciate. Tim also possesses personal qualities that make him an excellent teacher: he is extremely personable, incredibly patient, and is passionate about sharing his love of music.
I highly recommend Tim as a banjo teacher, and for any role involving music and enthusiastic participation with others. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.