Connecting the roots of Kentucky's music traditions with its future! – Louisville Folk School

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Private Lessons

Louisville Folk School is a 501C3 nonprofit with a mission to engage the folk music traditions of Kentuckians through education and performance, build on the rich cultural history of the bluegrass state, while creating community through the arts.

Classes by Instrument/Subject

In-person Classes

Beginner Classes

Drumming, Ensembles, Theory, and Other Subjects

Private Lessons

Mandolin Classes

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West African Drumming Community — $ 180

Private lessons with Jake Groves — $ 120 +

Americana and Folk Songwriting — $ 180

Harmonica 101 with Jake Groves — $ 180

Private lessons with Andy Brown — $ 30 +

Intermediate/Advanced Ghanaian Drums and Songs — $ 180

Ear Training 101 for Fiddlers — $ 180

African Songs and Mbira (thumb piano) 1 — $ 180

Singing with the Band! Ensemble — $ 180

Private ukulele lessons with Rick Quisol — $ 30

UKULELE 1 — $ 180

Dulcimer 1 — $ 180

Dulcimer 2 — $ 180

Afro-Latin Dance — $ 180

The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, provides operating support to Louisville Folk School with state tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Louisville Folk School is made possible in part with the support of the generous donors to the Fund for the Arts.