| Beginner Fiddle A place to help you learn fiddle and enjoy it more! |
| What's the difference between a fiddle and a violin? Beginning fiddlers ask that, and one of the answers that I give them is that people who play the "fiddle" seem to smile more while they are playing than people who play the "violin!" And what we are all about here is helping beginning fiddlers (that might be you!) to play better and to smile more. And along the way make their listeners smile more too! |
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| But what is fiddle music? Although such eminent violinists as Pinchas Zuckerman call their instruments "fiddles," for our purposes we'll divide fiddling (or some people might say "alternative violin") into several categories . -- Bluegrass Fiddle -- Cajun Fiddle -- Irish Fiddle (or Celtic Fiddle) -- Jazz Violin -- Rock n Roll Violin The common thread being the informality of the style and fiddlers ability to improvise rather than play exactly what is written! |
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| Move Your Cursor Over the Shirt!
It Doesn't Matter How You Learned All That Counts is That You Play! |
| So What Are You Gonna Find Here?
Hopefully Something Interesting! Tips on How to Buy a Fiddle, Care for Your Fiddle and Play Fiddle. Biographies of famous fiddlers. CD's, DVD's and good stuff to read! Links to good Fiddle Sites on the Internet. Fiddle Sheet Music and lead sheets. |
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| Once you've caught the Fiddle Bug, there's just no cure! So now that you've got the bug, let's make sure that you're playing your best. Click fiddle bug to go to your daily Fiddle Tip! |
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| You like the sound of a fiddle. The fiddler looks cool! But have you ever wondered what's inside a fiddle, how fiddles work and how to care for your fiddle? Click the fiddle to find some answers! |
| Depending on what you want to do, it can be difficult to learn fiddle. Not only do you need to get the notes right, you need to develop the right tone. Sometimes that is not easily done on your own. But sometimes you just don't have the time (or the money) to put into lessons. There are resouces that you can use to help you develop some of the basic skills you need on your fiddle. Homespun Tapes is just one of our partners who produce some excellent fiddle instruction videos. I've placed a few of them on this page, but you'll find a much more extensive selection on our instruction page! |
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| Don't Fret A WONDERFUL teaching aid for new violinists/fiddlers. No more experimenting with where to place finger tapes, these appliques are easily removable once the student has learned where the fingers go! At less than $5, buying these is a "no-brainer!" |