— About / Bart Mason

Live from the
Birthplace of
Rock N Roll.

Portrait of Bart Mason

Bart Mason is a Tupelo-born guitarist and educator with more than three decades of professional stage experience and a lifelong commitment to the music that put his hometown on the map.

He has spent thirty-five years studying the instrument and thirty of those performing — from church sanctuaries and listening rooms across North Mississippi to blues clubs in Memphis and bluegrass sessions throughout the Mid-South. His playing is rooted in the American canon: rock, blues, and bluegrass, with the country, folk, and gospel traditions that connect them.

By day, Bart teaches science at Tupelo High School, where he has built a reputation for translating complex material into clear, confidence-building instruction. He brings the same approach to the guitar studio: structured fundamentals, real repertoire, and a curriculum tailored to the goals of the student in front of him — whether that's the first open chord or a fluent improvised solo.

A husband and father of three, Bart teaches students of all ages and skill levels from his studio in Tupelo, Mississippi.

— Approach

Patient. Practical. Not precious.

No method-book treadmill. No "you have to learn classical first." If you want to strum around a campfire by summer, that's the lesson. If you want to nail the solo from Texas Flood, that's the lesson. Bart teaches the player in front of him.

— Stack
Acoustic
Steel-string, classical, resonator
Electric
Strat, Tele, Les Paul, hollow-body
Styles
Rock, blues, bluegrass, folk, country, gospel
Technique
Flatpick, fingerstyle, hybrid, slide
Age range
Kids (8+), teens, adults, retirees
Years on guitar
35
Years on stage
30

Ready when you are.

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