The String Teacher’s Guide to Remote Studio Teaching
If you’ve only ever taught face-to-face, making the switch teaching remotely can be daunting. But it can be both easy and cost-effective.
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Remastered Ed Haley Recordings Reveal the Many Delights Found in His Fiddle Playing
Appalachian fiddle player Ed Haley performed for nearly half a century and forever altered the landscape of American fiddle music, but never produced a commercial recording.
Listen to the Past: 7 Tips on Learning Old-Time Fiddle
Learning old-time fiddle requires a lot of research with your ears open to the past. Here are 7 tips on learning how to play old-time fiddle.
How to Make Irish Fiddle Music Sound Irish
In this Celtic primer for classical players, learn classical vs. traditional bowing, plus three types of ornamentation, so you can capture the sound of Ireland.
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Taps Fiddler Ross Holmes on a New Album ‘Dirt Does Dylan’
Dirt Does Dylan is fiddler Ross Holmes’ recording debut with the reformulated Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
Fiddle-Guitar Duo Rakish Explores Wide Range of Influences on Debut Album
The fiddle-guitar duo Rakish draws inspiration from Celtic composition, classical chamber music, and a whole array of improvisational styles.
Jeremy Garrett’s Family Heirloom Fiddle Is Truly One of a Kind
This is the story of how Jeremy Garrett of the Infamous Stringdusters got his fiddle—a family heirloom with a history of loss and new beginnings.
7 Tips to Make the Most of Your Fiddle-Competition Experience
The first step to making the most of your fiddle competition experience is to ask yourself why you want to do it. Then, consider these 7 things.
Sheet Music Review—Fiddle Tunes: Irish Music For Strings
Here is the latest addition to Bärenreiter’s Easy String Ensemble series. These six simple but catchy melodies are ideal for early ensemble training and for first concert performances.
A Trip to Norway: An Introduction to the Hardanger Fiddle, and How One Learns to Make Them
Beloved as much for the way it sounds as the way it looks, the Hardanger is a stunning piece of folk art, reflective of a rural homeland in Norway.