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🎻 Adam Sweet – Career Highlights

Music Teacher • Composer • Performer • Music Historian
Based in Granby, Massachusetts
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/adamrsweet
Text or Call: (413) 213-5767

🎼 Education & Training

  • New England Conservatory of Music – Classical violin studies

  • Conservatory at Rivers School – Principal studies in violin and viola

  • Hampshire College, BA in Music and Expressive Arts Therapy
    Concentrations: Composition, Ethnomusicology, World Music, Electronic Music, Jazz Theory

🎻 Teaching Experience (1985–Present)

  • Over 40 years of private instruction in mandolin, violin/fiddle, and traditional music

  • Founder, Sweet Music – Offering lessons online and in person from a working farm studio

  • Instructor in Atlantic, Celtic, Americana, Romani, Balkan, Klezmer, Bluegrass and old-time fiddle styles

  • Group class leader for Mandolins for Adults and Celtic ensemble, performing at nursing homes, museums, and community events

  • Dozens of private students weekly from across the US and abroad

🎶 Performance & Ensemble Work

  • Founder & Director, Mandolin New England, a nonprofit community orchestra

  • Performer with Swift River Bluegrass, Woodkerne, Celticado, and others

  • Opened for Vassar Clements and Jonathan Edwards

  • Former principal violist, Five College Symphony Orchestra

  • Former touring member of the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra

  • International performances in Austria, Egypt, Canada, and the UK

📝 Composing & Recording

  • Composer of original fiddle tunes, traditional-style reels, and folk ballads

  • Experimental and electronic works published under the Sweet Songs Label

  • Releases on Bandcamp, Rumble, SoundCloud, and Spotify

  • Albums include Roads and Rivers, The Pioneer Valley, and Granby Life

  • Music featured in independent documentaries and educational media

📚 Press & Media

  • Featured in the Greenfield Recorder (2015) and Valley Advocate (2017) for Mandolin New England

  • Contributor and guest on regional radio and music education podcasts

  • Dozens of behind-the-scenes blog posts, music essays, and educational guides

⭐ Testimonials

  • Visit Testimonials Page for student and client reviews

  • 5-star reviews from adult learners, music parents, and professional collaborators


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