Instrument Lessons

What’s more authentic than learning AT the Hall of Fame? The Lesson program is designed to make bluegrass music more accessible to all who are interested in learning to play an instrument.

For any questions about our education programs, email our Education Director Randy Lanham [email protected].

If you can't join in person lessons, please consider doing our online lessons at www.BluegrassMusicAcademy.org for easy to learn songs on fiddle, guitar, and mandolin, and taught by Randy Lanham.

Thanks to grants from the Micheal E. Horn Family Foundation and the Lester E. Yeager Charitable Trust as well as the generosity of Champion Ford in Owensboro, Kentucky, lessons are offered at a heavily discounted rate to the students.

Group Instrument Lessons

Join us for Music Lessons! All classes are 45 minutes long. Our beginning age for classes is 9 years old for fiddle, guitar, and mandolin, and 12 years old for banjo & bass. Final class placement will be at the discretion of the instructor.

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Get set to learn exciting new tunes on your instrument! Play with other musicians, build your skills, and finish the semester with a group performance.

5 PM Beginner - Fiddle, Guitar, Mandolin, and Banjo

Perfect for those with no prior experience, this class focuses on learning the fundamentals at a comfortable pace.

6 PM Beginner Bass

This class is for complete beginners who want to learn the basics of playing bass.

6 PM Intermediate - Fiddle, Guitar, Mandolin, and Banjo

This class is designed for students who have completed the beginner plus class and are ready for a quicker pace and more advanced challenges.

7 PM Band Class

This class includes fiddle, guitar, mandolin, banjo and bass and will move at a faster pace. You are expected to already know how to play your instrument and read tab and/or chord charts for your instrument.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Lesson Fees - $95 per semester, $50 additional classes or family members. $50 deposit for instrument loan.

NOTE - If Daviess County Schools are closed for bad weather conditions, the lessons will be canceled for that day and an email lessons will be sent out to all students to make up for the cancellation.

Loaner Instruments:

We have a limited number of instruments available to loan to students that do not have their own instrument to play. These are available on a first come/first served basis. There is a $50 deposit required up front to receive an instrument for classes. This deposit is refundable once the instrument is returned in good condition. If the instrument is not returned to the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum, the deposit will be forfeited. The instrument must still be turned in. If the student wishes to continue learning with the loaner instrument, the student must register for lessons. To receive an instrument on loan, be sure to add the $50 deposit when checking out and processing payment.

2026 CLASS DATES

Semester One:

Jan 27th, Feb 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, March 3rd, 10th, 17th, (March 24th. performance)

Semester Two:

April 28th, May 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th, June 2nd, 9th, 16th, (ROMP performance June 27th.)

Semester Three:

Aug 18th, 25th, Sep 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th, Oct 6th, (Oct 13th. Performance)

Semester Four:

Nov 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, Dec 1st, 8th. (Dec 15 performance)

January 2026 Group Lessons

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Thanks to grants from the Micheal E. Horn Family Foundation and the Lester E. Yeager Charitable Trust as well as the generosity of Champion Ford in Owensboro, Kentucky, lessons are offered at a heavily discounted rate to the students.

Group Instrument Lessons

class times & descriptions

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

2026 CLASS DATES

January 2026 Group Lessons

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