Late Beginner Fiddle & Early Intermediate Technique
- Intermediate
- 15 and older
- $50
- 260 W 35th St, New York, NY
- 1 hour
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The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
Beginning Fiddle this December is designed for people who have some familiarity with violin, given that many students will be continuing on from the eight-week fall session. The class will progress from familiar simple melodies (ie. Mary Had a Little Lamb) to classic American fiddle tunes. Along the way you'll also learn several major scales, basic bowing and fingering techniques and how to read tablature, a simplified form of notation. If...
Apr 4th
7–8pm EDT
Meets 8 Times
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
Intermediate Fiddle is intended for anyone who has taken Fiddle 1 or had some introductory fiddle instruction. It is also an excellent entry point for anyone who has played violin in the past (even many years before). Topics will include 2-octave scales, basic fiddle rhythm, finding your own best bow grip, dynamics, drone strings and more. These concepts will be introduced through a series of traditional American fiddle tunes. Students can expect...
Apr 4th
8–9pm EDT
Meets 8 Times
Learn some of the most popular jigs, reels and dances in American Old-Time, Irish, Scottish & Bluegrass fiddle like:
♫ Soldier's Joy ♫ Swallowtail Jig ♫ Drowsy Maggie ♫ Stone's Rag ♫ Neil Gow's Lament for his Second Wife ♫
Gear up for your next Fiddle Jam. Learn all the key parts:
Learn the unspoken rules of fiddle and how to embellish with fiddle ornaments:
Slides, Double Stops
Hammer-Ons, Rolls,
How to play Swing style
How to play back-Up
Where the pulse should be
Tricks to memorizing tunes
How to read chord charts for back-up parts
How Fiddle differs from Classical
Get quick answers from CourseHorse and past students.
NYC Violin Studio offers group and private lessons, performances, recordings and violin rentals. Here is the story behind the studio.
The founder, Antoinette Ady, started violin at the age of 7. She was lucky enough to have a school that offered an in-depth music program and her days were filled with...
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NYC Violin Studio
Midtown, Manhattan
260 W 35th St
Btwn 7th & 8th Avenues
New York, New York 10001 Midtown, Manhattan
260 W 35th St
Btwn 7th & 8th Avenues
New York, New York 10001
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