Welcome to the Sweet Music Studio

My name is Adam R Sweet. I am a musician and music teacher living in South Hadley, Massachusetts. I started violin at a very early age, so music has always been a critical part of my life. It has brought be all over the world: to Europe, Asia and the Middle East; it has introduced me to a wide variety of musical genres; it has introduced me to a wide cross-section of cultures and peoples; it has opened my eyes to possibilities I never would have discovered otherwise.

If you are here for lessons, click the Services page
If you want advice on booking, marketing or managing your band or ensemble, click the Services page.
If you are here to read more about me, click the About page
If you want to hear me play, click the Portfolio page
If you're looking for the Fiddler's Bow, Five String Violins and related accessories, click the Shop page

Music is a gift and I am here to share it with you. Thank you for visiting my site!

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Portfolio

I was the principal violist of the Five College Symphony Orchestra, the principal violist of the Pioneer Valley Symphony Orchestra, Valley Light Opera and Keene Chamber Orchestra. I've played with Maple Ridge, Swift River, Crackerjack, Woodkerne, Celticado, Crossing the Pond, Sweet Grass, KlezWedz, Fiddle Hill, Klezamir and Yiddishkeit Klezmer. I've been all over the world performing music including Germany, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, South Korea, China, and Egypt. Visit my Portfolio page to see pictures, videos and listen to recordings

Shop

My shop consists mainly of items that are useful to my students including Accessories, Bows and a few instruments they can't find elsewhere. I send all repairs to Downtown Sounds in Northampton or David Baker in Dummerston, VT. Bow rehairs are performed by Jim Bunting in Enfield, CT. I don't do any repairs here any more. Click here to visit my shop page

Services

I have a BA in music from Hampshire College and a certificate in violin from the New England Conservatory of Music. I opened my studio in 1986. I teach Violin, viola, fiddle, mandolin, guitar, tenor banjo; celtic, bluegrass, klezmer, rock, jazz, folk, swing, world beat; children, teenagers, adults, elderly; beginners, intermediates, advanced, professionals. I teach anyone. I have taught music to a lot of interesting people over the years. A 90 year old woman who wanted to play fiddle in the Young At Heart Chorus, a blind man who wanted to learn mandolin, a deaf woman who studied classical violin and wanted to learn fiddling, a five string banjo player who wanted to learn how to play tenor banjo on her 5 string, a violist who wanted to learn five string fiddle styling, and so much more.. In addition to music lessons, I provide a variety of music-related services such as beautiful Celtic and lively Bluegrass Wedding Ceremony music, offer Group Lessons in Mandolin, Fiddle and Chamber Music; offer a variety of bows, instruments and accessories for sale at affordable prices; and provide advice and counseling for musicians and bands that want to enter the music industry with services such as booking, marketing and band management. Check out the Services page for details.

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