Experienced tutor in Stringed instruments in Wheaton, Carole offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

I took mountain dulcimer lessons for a few years during high school. As a classically trained musician, dulcimer was a nice change from my regular repertoire. Mrs. Ehrman also accepted that dulcimer wasn't my main instrument and so I loved the relaxed lessons just playing and learning different genres of music for the fun of it. I found it also helped me be more flexible in the other areas of my musical life. The mountain dulcimer is such a cool instrument and for my senior recital I included a dulcimer duet with Mrs. Ehrman which the audience loved. Great teacher for a great instrument!

Carole is a very gifted dulcimer player and teacher. I have taken lessons from her for a little over a year and am so fortunate to have found her. Carole has a well thought out method for teaching each aspect of learning to play the dulcimer, whether it be the strumming patterns, ergonomically correct movements, or understanding the patterns behind the chords. At the same time, Carole is very adept at recognizing the individual student's abilities and challenges and adapting the lessons to fit the person. The song arrangements Carole selects for each of us are just right to keep the student moving forward and provide exposure to the many voices of the dulcimer, including lute music, classical pieces, and fiddle tunes. Many of these are Carole's own arrangements! I highly recommend Carole as a dulcimer teacher!