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Jim\u2019s wife, Inge, is an exceptional vocalist and holds state championship guitar titles in Kentucky and Alabama, and she was the director of the Tennessee Fiddle Orchestra.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n They settled in Flat Creek and began their family while committing energy toward promoting the power of music to impact lives and enrich communities. They are actively involved with their music at the Flat Creek Community Center, and for 22 years they have hosted the music for the regular Tuesday contra dances and jams at the center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe have a bunch of excellent amateur musicians in the area; some of these pickers are at the level of semi-professional. At the same time, beginners are welcome and can always join us. It\u2019s a great thing; there\u2019s great energy to it,\u201d said Jim. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Together, the couple has passed on the gift of music through their Jim and Inge Wood School of Music. Jim has had 38 students win national and\/or state championships, and the Tennessee Fiddle Orchestra had approximately 160 musicians throughout its seven-year run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lately, their teaching is expanding its reach through a new venture: the Jim Wood Online Acoustic Music Academy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jim said, \u201cI had gotten to the age where I started to think about the fact that I don\u2019t have as many years left on this earth as I once did. I enjoy teaching and realized this body of material I\u2019ve been able to acquire over the years needs to be accessible to more people. I was very fortunate to be born at exactly the right time and place. I met all the right people and had all the right teachers, mentors, and opportunities. Most of my artistic and professional evolution is because of the many people who helped me along the way. It\u2019s really important to me to pass along this knowledge that others gave to me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The online school features Jim\u2019s Helix Learning System which is designed to help students at all experience levels, and it\u2019s an ideal resource for homeschoolers. While Jim is working with the academy, Inge is continuing private lessons, and their son, James, and daughter, Angela, are exploring their futures in music. The family enjoys performing together occasionally, and interesting studio projects are constantly in the works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If sharing is caring, Jim and Inge Wood have made it a way of life. GN<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Musicians Jim and Inge Wood have hosted the music for Tuesday contra dances and jams at the Flat Creek Community Center for 22 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24143,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[25],"class_list":["post-943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories","tag-december"],"yoast_head":"\n