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SMT is closed for winter break from Dec 19 – Jan 2. Lessons are cancelled, unless you have made plans to meet with your teacher. Our admin team is available as usual. Contact us to: Sign up for lessons Ask questions about billing & scheduling Learn or clarify anything else We will see you again for lessons on January 3!

Come celebrate SMT’s relocation to our new studio in Takoma Park! All private lessons, group classes & workshops, and jams will occur at SPARK. And we are already cooking up some new events to host in our large event space, including open mics and a performance series! We’re thrilled about a few key features of SPARK: More lesson rooms for individual and duo lessons A large event space A waiting and reception area Free parking immediately adjacent to the building Handicap-accessible entrance to a single-story building The new address is 7112 Willow Ave, Takoma Park, MD. It’s just a block away from our parter store, House of Musical Traditions. We will be sharing SPARK with two partners: a luthier associated...

This is the big news we have been excited to share! SMT will be opening the our doors at Takoma SPARK on November 1, and that will be our new home base. All private lessons, group classes & workshops, and jams will occur at SPARK. And we are already cooking up some new events to host in our large event space, including open mics and a performance series! We’re thrilled about a few key features of SPARK: More lesson rooms for individual and duo lessons A large event space A waiting and reception area Free parking immediately adjacent to the building Handicap-accessible entrance to a single-story building The new address is 7112 Willow Ave, Takoma Park, MD. It’s just a...

We are excited to welcome two of the region’s finest bluegrass performers to the School of Musical Traditions! Bluegrass Day is on November 19, featuring: Finding Melodies On Your Instrument with Ira Gitlin The Bluegrass Voice – How to Develop the Bluegrass “Sound” in Your Singing with Dede Wyland Individual classes are $55, or $100 if you purchase both (add both classes to your cart, then enter code BUNDLE10 at checkout)   Join Ira Gitlin to learn how to take that melody you hear in your head and play it on your instrument. This is a fantastic opportunity to build improvisation foundations. All string instruments welcome: fiddle, banjo, mandolin, guitar, dobro, ukulele – bring ’em all! Students high school and...