In this free course, you will get to explore the trajectory of my fiddle courses from Beginner to Intermediate to Advanced and in doing so determine if my style of teaching works for you.  These lessons are for anyone wanting to understand the role of bowing and rhythm in old time music. The free sample lessons explore three different fiddle tunings (GDgd, Adae, and GDae)

Included in the Free Sample course are:

  • 3 Instructional Fiddle Videos (Lesson #1 -Beginner, Lesson #21 – Intermediate, and Lesson #40- Advanced)
  • Additional curriculum and links to additional resources

Each video has a progression:

  • The tune played up to speed to give you a sense of where you are headed.
  • The bowing explained with mnemonics to remember the bowing.
  • The tune plucked out to focus on finding the correct melody notes.
  • The tune played at slow tempo.
  • The tune played at medium tempo.
  • Any additional aspects of the melody or rhythm to focus on and any variations.

The tunes are arranged in a very conscious order of complexity. I encourage you to go in order because what you learn in the beginner lessons will be the backbone of what you learn in the intermediate and advanced lessons.

What it really comes down to is that Bowing is half of old time music but most people focus so much on melody that they end up only playing half of the music they are hearing. The majority of people that come to me share the same goal: they want to jam with others. And I have found that rhythm is the number one aspect of fiddling that keeps them from fitting in and getting invited into to jam sessions. Let’s change that! Bowing is not rocket science but it does take patience and focus. And, I am here to help you figure it out.

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In this free course, you will get to explore the trajectory of my fiddle courses from Beginner to Intermediate to Advanced and in doing so determine if my style of teaching works for you.  These lessons are for anyone wanting to understand the role of bowing and rhythm in old time music. The free sample lessons explore three different fiddle tunings (GDgd, Adae, and GDae)Included in the Free Sample course are:

  • 3 Instructional Fiddle Videos (Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced)
  • Additional curriculum and links to additional resources