Mandolin

A staple in the folk music traditions, this 8-stringed instrument brings shimmery sounds to any tune. In these group classes, you'll learn chords and melodies from American folk music and traditional music from around the world.

Upcoming Workshops

Bill Monroe Mandolin Part 1 - Specialty Workshop!

with Josh Martin

Saturday, March 22, 2-3:30pm. $30

Multi-instrumentalist Josh Martin leads the workshop attendees through a deep dive into Bill Monroe’s style and analyze what made Monroe’s mandolin playing so revolutionary in country and bluegrass music through right-hand picking techniques, double stops, cross-picking, tremolo, arpeggio shapes, chucking, hammer-ons and pull-offs. You’ll learn Monroe’s 3-part instrumental masterpiece “Big Mon,” which utilizes many of these techniques.

Bring a mandolin, the pick of your choice (recommended: ‘extra heavy’, 1.0mm or greater or Dawg-style mandolin picks for Monroe’s style), a notebook and all your questions about classic bluegrass mandolin picking.

Recommended pre-requisites: knowing your open chords and a few closed chord shapes, and be familiar with reading tablature or melody.

Upcoming Group Classes

Spring Session begins the week of March 31!

Each class will also be live-streamed and recorded for individuals who are not able to attend in person.

Mandolin 2
with Lindsay Taylor

Mondays, 7:00-7:55pm, March 31 -May 19. $170

Mandolin 2 pre-requisites: Knowing your open chords: D, G, C, A/Am, E, and Em.

Mandolin 3

with Lindsay Taylor

Mondays, 6:00-6:55pm, March 31-May 19. $170

Mandolin 3 pre-requisites: Knowing your open chords: D, G, C, A/Am, E, and Em. Familiarity with reading tablature or melody. Mandolin 3 will introduce closed chord shapes.

Already know the basics and want to learn with other instruments? Check out our Specialty and Ensemble Classes for intermediate students!

Cancellation and Refund Policies

All Queen Bee classes need a minimum of three students to run. If a class does not meet that requirement, the class will be canceled, and registered students will be offered the following choices:

a credit for private lessons at the amount of their tuition
the registration fee can be transferred to a fully tax-deductible donation, or
a refund.

Credits must be used within the calendar year; they expire on December 31. Two-person classes may run as a semi-private lesson, at the discretion of Queen Bee administration and the teacher.

Registration for classes remains open for 3 weeks after a session begins. Students can drop a class and receive a refund for remaining classes through the third week of the session. After week 3, registration fees are non-refundable.