fiddle and traditional music lessons

Join our online zoom classes and sessions - all welcome - distance no object! - use this link for everything: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88960263597?pwd=QnM5U2ZiU0tnVkhNNXBkTDczSDBUdz09 Meeting ID: 889 6026 3597 Passcode: 545084
If you'd rather find out a bit more before "zooming in" : https://youtu.be/tPzFEmfW13Q main film https://youtu.be/wZLHyEDqsv8 what people say https://youtu.be/E70usTV_DAc how it works
There are 5 "sessions" each week - "Morning Assembly", Irish, Mixed (English/Irish/Scottish), Beginners Slow and Steady - just use the zoom code and we will see you there! - No fee. There are 6 "classes" to learn tunes and improve your technique - £10 per week - come to as many as you wish in a week - only pay or weeks you attend. Zoom in for a complimentary trial session using the above zoom link. Gain access to the extensive A-Z resource of over 1000 tunes with recordings at slow learning pace, recordings to play along with the band plus music score, fiddle tab, mandolin tab and whistle fingering. You require a password and username. The annual fee is £50 to include 5 weeks of classes and associated sessions. Scroll down for further details. "Classes" - learn tunes and improve your technique -how to play them with rhythm and phrasing - open to all melody instruments, accompanists and percussion - not just the fiddle (violin)!! "Sessions" - zoom in to the various free sessions to play English, Irish and Scottish Traditional dance tunes with the experienced Ceili Band. Morning Assembly - Tuesday and Thursday 9.00 am - 9.30am - the band play tunes from from the Morning Assembly list. Not just for musicians.... Audience welcome to play, clap or jig along - and start the day with a smile!
New Enquiries For an initial fee of £50 for 5 weeks of classes, gain immediate access to the A-Z Tunes Resource page with hundreds of tunes with recordings and visual aids for one year. After the 5 weeks continue at £10 per week for any number of classes or sessions you attend in that week. Only pay in weeks you attend.
Introductory plans for complete beginners: Plan A - 5 group lessons via zoom including full access to the A-Z Tunes resource for one year - £50 Plan B - Internet via zoom or in person if appropriate - 1 hour private lesson plus 5 group lessons (including a loan instrument if available) plus full access to the A-Z Tunes resource for one year - £90

All classes and sessions are suitable for melody instrument and accompanists. Percussion instruments are welcome too via zoom.
You will be muted so you will only hear yourself and the solo fiddle or a recording of the band - so an opportunity to be free and more confident with your playing and inventive with harmony and variations. You will not be heard by other participants and they won't hear you playing - unmute to ask a question! You will quickly get to know the others in the group - there is always laughter!
Music is something you hear, feel, interpret and reproduce yourself on your instrument in your own unique way. Music is not something you have to read in order to play a tune and it can even hinder the learning process.... and whether you prefer to read the "dots" or wish to learn by ear, you can develop both these valuable skills by coming along to the music classes and sessions.
Classes In the classes we learn tunes in the traditional manner by ear, phrase by phrase. This is by far the best way for a tune to stick in your head and you will start to appreciate your instrument and music in a different way. 25 years listening to the experiences of many people confirms this! Classes for English, Scottish and Irish tune-learning are on Tuesday morning 9.30am, Wednesday evening at 7pm and Thursday morning at 9.30am. There are more classes for learning Irish tunes on Tuesday evening at 7pm and Thursday morning at 11am. See "Classes - Dates, Times and Tunes" in the column with the dark green background down the left of your screen. Each class has its own page which tells you what we have been learning in previous classes and what we plan to learn in upcoming classes. Click on the class you wish to find out about and the link will take you directly to the relevant page.
Sessions In the sessions each person in turn asks for a tune or set of tunes with the aim of getting a lot of playing into the hour. We play at a speed appropriate for the players at the session. Our sessions are a great way to pick up new tunes by ear or discover new tunes you would like to learn. They also provide you with the opportunity to play along with a professional ceili band to encourage the discipline of playing at a constant speed and with rhythm and feeling. You will find a list of tunes we play at each of the sessions and the morning assemblies by clicking the links in the section in the left hand contents column with the heading "Free Sessions - Dates, Times and Tune Lists".
Timetable dates and tunes to be played. Every group and session has a dedicated page on this website. Access each page via links in the left column.
Tuesday Morning Assembly - open 9.00am for chat, play 9.10am-9.30am - mixed English, Irish, Scottish
Tuesday Morning Class moderate pace 9.30am-10.30am - mixed English, Irish, Scottish
Tuesday Morning Session 10.45am-11.45am - mixed English, Irish, Scottish
Tuesday Eve Irish Tunes Class moderate pace 7.00pm-8.00pm - Irish
Tuesday Evening Irish Session 8.15pm-9.15pm - Irish
Wednesday Evening Beginners Class 5.30pm-6.30pm - Beginners basics and technique class particularly suitable for fiddle players
Wednesday Evening Steady learning pace Class 6.30pm-7.30pm - improvers class - mixed English, Irish, Scottish
Wednesday Evening Slow and Steady Session 8.00pm-9.00pm - mixed English, Irish, Scottish
Thursday Morning Assembly - open 9.00am for chat, play 9.10am-9.30am - mixed English, Irish, Scottish
Thursday Morning Slow and Steady Class 9.30am-10.30am - improvers class - mixed English, Irish, Scottish
Thursday Morning Irish Class moderate pace 11.00am-12 noon - Irish