Homegrown String Band Lessons & Workshops

Rick Jackofsky has been presenting educational programs in public schools since 1993. Homegrown String Band programs are available to all Suffolk County school districts through the BOCES Arts-In-Education program, and meet NYS educational standards. Topics covered include oral traditions, improvisation, a brief history of the acoustic instruments used and their role in the development of American folk music. Homegrown String Band programs help to foster and encourage an appreciation of the unique multicultural aspects of American music. Presentations are available in classroom or auditorium formats and can be tailored to fit specific themes or periods of American history.

The Homegrown String Band is available to present fiddle, banjo, and Appalachian flatfoot dance workshops at festivals or in tandem with an HGSB concert performance. We have facilitated workshops for the Appalachian Fiddle & Bluegrass Association (AFBA), the Long Island Traditional Music Association (LITMA), the New England Folk Festival Association (NEFFA), the Northern Music and Dance Festival (NOMAD), and others (ETC).

The Banjo Lesson: Thoughts on Teaching and Learning a Traditional Art Form

Fiddle, Banjo, and Guitar Lessons

Private instruction for folks who are interested in exploring and carrying on the oral traditions of American folk music.

Listen to Don't Let Your Deal Go Down performed by Rick & Erica Jackofsky from the Homegrown String Band's Ragged but Right CD

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