Fiddle-Curious? A Workshop with Rachel Meirs
Friday, September 25th, 6-8 pm
Register for this workshop, or take this and the next day workshop "Learning Tunes on the Fly" on Saturday, 9/26 for a discount!

Perhaps you learned violin in grade school but never picked it back up, or you have a rigorous classical background? Perhaps you played or still play violin but you’re just curious about what other genres of music are out there? Perhaps, you have even been playing fiddle but are curious about ways to make it sound MORE fiddle-y and less violin-y?

You do not need to read music to participate! We will learn tunes by ear, and sheet music will be given afterwards as a reference.

These workshops for are folks who are familiar and comfortable with their instrument, but want to:

learn more about fiddling in general
learn the ways playing techniques might differ or be applied in different contexts
learn some fiddle tunes with extra attention paid to how we are playing and making sounds
improve your playing without it sounding stiff
nerd out with some folks about the fiddle in a friendly and open environment

For this workshop: we’ll learn a fiddle tune, talk about bowing techniques for speed and string crossings, go over some helpful left hand tricks, as well as ways to loosen up your playing while still hitting the notes, and how to keep a driving beat. If we have time to learn more than one tune we will, but even if we don’t get to the tune we will talk briefly about different genres of tunes, cross-tuning, rags, country blues, and answer any other fiddle/violin questions you might have.

*This is a repeat of the fiddle-curious workshop from last year (because it was so much fun), so if you already took this and enjoyed it, check out Rachel’s workshop offering for Saturday: Learning Tunes on the Fly.

To inquire about scholarship/financial aid, please email lynette@jalopytheatre.org.

Rachel Meirs

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