Walls of Time Acoustic Music School

Musical Instruction in Roanoke Rapids, NC - Banjo, Fiddle, Upright Bass and Guitar

Welcome to the Walls of Time Acoustic Music Studio – where FUN with music is first.

Musical Instruction Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina

If you want something different in a music school, you have found it. We specialize in acoustic instrument instruction. Private, and group jam classes.

We teach:
• Guitar,
• Upright Bass,
• Mandolin,
• Banjo; 5 string picking. Or Frailing, Clawhammer, and Dropthumb.
• Beginning Fiddle,
• Professional, advanced Band Class.
• Informal singing instruction/coaching with your instrument is included if you choose.

Let's Jam

 

Private Instruction

We Teach These Kinds of Music

logo-150Bluegrass, Country, Classical, Classic Rock, Gospel, Folk, Blues....whatever music you want to pick, strum or sing. Bring your desire for music. Your musical goals will become our goals. Kim will turn you into what ever level of musician/singer you want to get to whether you want to just pick or sing on your front porch, learn to jam, play in church or play the stage at the Grand Old Opry...lets do it!

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Banjo

So, you want to pick banjo? Do you want to learn how to Frailing, Clawhammer, or Dropthumb style, or learn to pick 5 string Earl Scruggs style? Well we teach it all here at Walls Of Time. Kim teaches students how to read tablature and writes all her own tabs to suit each individual players level … Read More

Everyone Can Play Something

“The most thing I hear from people approaching me with a desire to play music is ….'I am not sure I can do this'.” Kim has been teaching 35 years and a full time road musician for 20 years. “The most important thing I have learned over the years is everyone can play something on the instrument of choice. Everyone can do something with music. If you can walk and breathe, you've got rhythm and I will find it!” ~ Kim Terpening

Keeping It Positive

“I am a positive upbeat teacher. I never use any form of negativity to motivate a student. Only encouragement, personal experience and humor. FUN is first. I feel that if you are enjoying the material you are working on, like your favorite song, and our over all goal is to have fun with music.” ~ Kim Terpening

A Different Kind of Music Lesson

Walls Of Time is special because every student gets music/tab written out for them based on their level of musical ability. We use 'easy read tab' developed by Kim Terpening. Focusing on the beat and written to suit the individual player/singer. Formal music reading and music theory is taught based on individual student requests.

Cost and More Info

Private lessons are offered once a week for 45 minutes based on your schedule. Jam class is also offered for free every Thursday from 4:00pm to 6:30 pm. This is included in your monthly lesson cost of $25.00 a week.

The last full week of each month is Jam Week. We jam every day from 4:00pm to 6:30. If a student is not ready to jam yet, this week is optional until they feel ready to participate. Private lessons for new students can be scheduled during this week but usually no private lessons are scheduled for more advanced players.

Why "Walls of Time"?

Walls Of Time Acoustic Music School is named after a beautiful love song written by Bill Monroe and Peter Rowan.
We here at the Walls Of Time, among other skills, focus heavily on timing.... so appropriately named.

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