Learn from Great Clawhammer Banjo Teachers

Will Franke is an accomplished musician with a diverse background, encompassing over 27 years of experience in both performance and education. Specializing in classical violin, Will also excels as a fiddle player, guitarist, mandolinist, songwriter, recording artist and sitarist, embracing genres such as jazz, folk, Indian Classical, and contemporary styles.

I am a Cambridge university educated tutor, and I have been teaching music privately in the UK for around 20 years, with students of all ages and abilities. I am currently based in SW England, and teach banjo (clawhammer), guitar and bass guitar, and have played all of those instruments at a professional level, in the studio and live.

Walker Teret is a multi-instrumentalist and producer from Baltimore, MD. He has appeared on stage in 21 countries alongside an impressive list of artists including The Gene Clark No Other Band (with members of Beach House, Fleet Foxes, The Walkmen, and Wye Oak), Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, MATMOS, Lower Dens, Cass McCombs, Scarlett Johansson, Zane Campbell, and many more.

LessonFace Teacher of the Year 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 with over 4,300 lessons taught since 2013! From a recent "first lesson" parent: Thank you for an awesome first lesson and for even spending extra time. That's how you can tell someone has passion for what they teach. I do the same when I'm teaching cardiology :).

I absolutely love teaching music! After over 20 years of teaching, performing, writing, and recording in all styles/genres, it continues to be a great adventure. It is a joy to pass this on to others...especially seeing my students that never touched the instrument going on to be very proficient players.

(Important notice about booking: please message me privately here on Lessonface to book a lesson. My schedule is unpredictable as a freelance musician, and for this reason I don't offer a public schedule on Lessonface for students to book from. Thank you!) Max Allard is a banjoist, multi-instrumentalist and composer from Chicago.

Described by What’s Up Magazine as “a time capsule unearthed, fine-tuned and re-imagined”, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist McKain Lakey draws creative inspiration from the far corners of American folk music tradition. Lakey's original music blurs lines of old and new, drawing on their background as old time music musician, while integrating elements of wide-ranging genres and…

From Warren, Rhode Island, award-winning musician, vocalist, writer, public radio commentator, and dancer, Aubrey Atwater presents captivating programs of folk music, dance, and spoken word. Aubrey is in great demand for performances and classes and has performed throughout the United States as well as England, Ireland, and Canada.

Are you a ukulele beginner? Or, are you a self-taught player, looking to break out of your rut, and take it to the next level? Concerned you might have developed some bad habits that are holding you back? Watch Lisa's video to see her one-on-one teaching techniques in action, with real "aha moments" from live sessions!

Rachel Leader (she/her) is violin/fiddle and clawhammer banjo teacher and performing artist based in Western Massachusetts. Initially trained in classical violin through the Suzuki method, Rachel has expanded her expertise to traditional genres including folk, old-time, country, Cajun, bluegrass, klezmer, Greek, and Balkan music.