Sarah’s husband, John Mowad also teaches fiddle in their studio on Mondays,Tuesdays, and Wednesday mornings. John has been teaching fiddle in Vermont since 2001 and has helped many youths and adults achieve that authentic old-time sound. He is an experienced and patient teacher with a wry sense of humor. A performer on both fiddle and guitar, he can offer great backup playing for his students to give them a strong sense of rhythm and phrasing. He is also a frequent contest winner on the Vermont Fiddle Contest scene!

"John is a knowledgeable, patient, and encouraging music teacher. I feel strongly that my daughter has remained committed to playing her instrument due to the positive rapport that she has established with John and because he makes it fun." -Eve Frankel 

“John is a very patient and accepting teacher. As a senior student of the fiddle, I was afraid that my progress would not be fun, but working with John has been fun and rewarding. Thanks!” -Donald Laub

John brings more than 62 years of experience to his teaching. Over the years John has played jazz, blues, rock and country guitar. John describes his fiddle style as “Yankee Independent:” a lively blend of Old Time, French Canadian, New England, and Celtic and is one of Vermont’s top fiddlers in the American Old Time style and repertoire. John is a composer having written a great wealth of fiddle tunes and has also made many arrangements for the Vermont Fiddle Orchestra, for whom he was assistant director and backup leader from 2003 - 2013.  John approaches his teaching with kindness and patience and is especially known for his ability to bring out the individual style of his students. For advanced classical string players, he is an ideal teacher to go to in order to “crossover” and get a handle on the stylistic uniqueness of fiddling as well as a great source of general information about folk music in North America and Europe.

To get in touch with John Mowad you can go to our contact page and Sarah will forward any messages to him.