In his 30-year teaching career, fiddle champ Jim Wood has produced positive results for hundreds of students. He knows just what you need to get started the right way: Proper posture and body alignment, correct hand positions, warm-up exercises and other vital fundamentals that will get you in shape for a lifetime of playing. There s a wealth of information in this two-hour starter course. You ll learn how to hold the fiddle and the bow, tune up, and start fingering your firs (more…)

Destined to become a classic, this method provides the beginner with the elements needed to become a proficient fiddler. Based on many years of teaching experience, the author introduces the concepts and techniques that yields solid results. This method encourages creativity in the student by including variations to the tunes and illustrating how they can serve as a basis for improvisation. To assist in the development of ensemble skills, chords and lyrics, basic music theory, a (more…)

You’re in total control while your own private teacher patiently guides you from your first notes all the way through to complete compositions. Several months of valuable lessons are included with phrase-by-phrase demonstrations, split-screen close-ups, guitar accompaniment to play along with, and a tablature booklet which shows you graphically which strings to play at which positions. Learn bowing patterns, finger positions, shuffle strokes, double stops, and tag endings while (more…)

Instructional DVD included. Now play! Never before has fiddling been so popular—the Riverdance phenomenon, the runaway success of Celtic Woman, and country and bluegrass sensations. Now, anyone can learn to play through the simple, step-by-step lessons provided here by an international expert and professional performer. Illustrated with finger tabs and supported by a unique instructional DVD, this will have budding musicians fiddling in no time. •Includes a unique 90-minute in (more…)

Teach yourself authentic bluegrass, with clear instructions from a professional. Covers the basics, bowing and left-handed techniques and solo backup. A section also includes personal advice on performance. Plus a complete section of the best bluegrass songs and tunes to learn from. B/w photos.

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Wayne Erbsen’s 35 years of teaching experience shows on every page. He takes the reader through every step of adjusting, tuning, holding, and playing the fiddle. 37 tunes are written out in Wayne’s own unique and easy-to-use tab system and standard notation. Fiddle instruction has never been any simpler, clearer, or more humorous. This book will teach absolutely anyone to play the fiddle. Instructional CD included.

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Your options aren’t as limited as you might believe, but not all will be correct for your situation. Your selection will depend on your learning style and your budget. One of the ones you almost certainly already know about is the option of group instruction. It has a very hands-on approach style that ensures you get at least some of your practicing done. This is one of the better options on a budget.

Another choice you have is private fiddle lessons. These are the most expensive route, and vary widely in price with the experience of the teacher. The benefit of these is they allow you to truly tap into the experience of the teacher. You can go at your own pace and get immediate feedback during the lesson.

There are a few drawbacks to both options though. Should you forget something, you’re more or less out of luck until your next lesson. Additionally, whenever you have a set number of lessons in a certain amount of time, your growth rate is set. If you’re learning slower than expected, you’ll end up wasting money for some of your lessons, if you’re learning faster, your growth is restricted.

The final option doesn’t have these restrictions. It allows you the best of each style for a comparably low price. It is the choice of studying how to play fiddle online. These are set courses and videos designed by masters, outlining the best pathways to success. How fast you progress is entirely up to you as you can watch any lesson again and again or all of them in 1 day.

One particular such course was produced by Eric Lewis of the Manhattan String Quartet. Even if you had the option of getting private lessons from this man, it would no doubt be hundreds of dollars per lesson. But the cost isn’t what you’d expect it to be for such high-quality information. This is because online there is little overhead to deliver the product to you and the fiddle teacher need only invest his time once.

These are complete courses from start to finish with no extras needed, and often for less than the cost of a single private lesson. The primary two I know of costs around $30 total.

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