Mandolin and Guitar Instructor
Jim Miller has been playing and teaching stringed instruments, including mandolin, for the past forty years. He has taught individual lessons at East Tennessee State University in the Bluegrass, Old Time and Country Music department as well as group lessons in an after school program for many years. He has also taught at week long music camps including Kentucky Music Week, Dulcimer U, John C Campbell Folk School, and The Swannanoa Gathering.
Courses Featuring Jim
Jim Miller
Guitar - Beginning Level
This lesson covers chords, steady beat, bass strum, alternating bass, bass runs, and use of the capo.
Jim Miller
Guitar - Beginning Level
In this lesson, I’m joined by my wife, Cheri Miller on seven common fiddle tunes.
Jim Miller
Mandolin - Beginning Level
This lesson covers the basics of playing old-time music on the mandolin.
Jim Miller
Mandolin - Beginning Level
Picks up where Part I left off, covering the basics of playing old-time music on the mandolin.
Jim Miller
Mandolin - Beginning/Intermediate Level
This class covers the basics of playing Old Time music on the mandolin. It includes scales, chords, pick technique, and tunes from the traditional Appalachian fiddle repertoire.
Jim Miller
Mandolin - Beginning/Intermediate Level
This class covers the basics of playing Old Time music on the mandolin. It includes scales, chords, pick technique, and tunes from the traditional Appalachian fiddle repertoire.