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Teaches Lessons:
Online, In Person
Styles:
4-String (Tenor/Plectrum), Clawhammer and Old-Time, Other
Levels:
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Teacher Since: 1980
Pricing: $50 per hour
Listing Created: 12/3/2011
Listing Updated: 12/3/2011
More About Me
Seth Austen offers lessons on 5 string and tenor banjos, 6 string guitar-banjo, mandolin, fiddle, acoustic guitar, ukulele, fretted dulcimer and more; specializing in American roots styles including old time clawhammer, pre bluegrass 2 and 3 finger picking, fingerpicking blues and bottleneck, swing, bluegrass, Celtic and New England contradance music; also Eastern European folk styles such as klezmer, Balkan and Scandinavian; also incorporating music theory, improvisation and fretboard knowledge when needed. Seth is a welcoming and patient teacher, and offers private lessons and group classes, both in person and online. Seth performs with duo partner Beverly Woods; has written various instructional books for Mel Bay; recorded, produced and played on over 50 albums; and composed music for films. In 1981, Seth was a triple winner at the prestigious Walnut Valley National Flatpicking Championships, Winfield, KS, placing in fingerstyle guitar, mandolin and fretted dulcimer categories. You can visit Seth on the web at http://www.sethausten.com/.
