Junior Appalachian Musicians (JAM) - Franklin County, VA
Registration for students
September 9, 2025 at 4:00
at the Gereau Center in Rocky
The Franklin County Junior Appalachian Musicians (JAM) will hold registration for students on September 9th at 4:00 at the Gereau Center in Rocky Mount across the street from the YMCA.
All students are welcome and must be 9-15 years old to join. Lesson fees are $10.00 a lesson. We offer instruction for the guitar, fiddle and banjo. Beginners are welcome too. There are 5 teachers. One for advanced guitar, one for intermediate guitar, one for beginning guitar, one fiddle teacher and one banjo teacher.
If you have any questions please email Jim Mullens, Director of JAM, at jhmullens@yahoo.com.
This program is 11 years old and teaches Old Time Appalachian music to students.
Thank you for your interest in keeping this tradition alive in Franklin County.
Franklin County JAM is a program that began in 2014, and is made possible by the Smith Mountain Arts Council. The program is held for 5-9 grade elementary and middle students throughout Franklin County at the Leonard A. Gereau Center for Applied Technology and Career Exploration and offers instruction in fiddle and guitar, with cultural enrichment and community performance opportunities!
For more information, please contact:
Jim Mullens, Program Director
Smith Mountain Arts Council
jhmullens@yahoo.com
Learn more about the JAM Program here.
