I meant to post in this thread when it was new but evidently got sidetracked.

From my point of view, Frank Hamilton virtually invented the teaching of folk music. I can't imagine what I could add to what Frank has taught all of us. I sat in on a class at the OTSFM a few months back and the methods Frank, Win Strake, Fleming Brown, et al., pioneered are still as effective as ever. I have taught individual students but I think the class environment is better, certainly for beginners. It overcomes shyness, promotes community, motivates through peer pressure, all things difficult to do in a private setting. The organized sings/jams then provide a way for students to reinforce and demonstrate their progress.

Thank you, Frank.

      - Mark