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Fiddle Foundations: Intermediate/Advanced

  • Lesson 1: Introduction to Folk Music for Classical Musicians
  • Lesson 2: Introduction to Folk Music for Non-Classical Musicians
  • Lesson 3: Anatomy of a tune – Denis Murphy’s Polka
  • Lesson 4: Introduction to the Polka
  • Lesson 5: Learn to play Jenny Lind
  • Lesson 6: Introduction to the Waltz
  • Lesson 7: Learn to play Star of the County Down
  • Lesson 8: Introduction to Breakdowns
  • Lesson 9: Learn to play Soldier’s Joy
  • Lesson 10: Introduction to Reels
  • Lesson 11: Learn to play Cooley’s Reel
  • Lesson 12: Introduction to the Strathspey
  • Lesson 13: Learn to play Orange and the Blue
  • Lesson 14: Introduction to the Hornpipe
  • Lesson 15: Learn to play Jacob
  • Lesson 16: Introduction to the Hora
  • Lesson 17: Learn to play Hora de la Rispiti
  • Lesson 18: Introduction to the Slipjig
  • Lesson 19: Learn to play The Rocky Road to Dublin

Welcome to the advanced foundations course with fiddle teacher Chris Haigh. This course will introduce you to the magic and diversity of folk music. Each style will be introduced and then you will learn a tune from that tradition.

For this more advanced version of the Foundations course you will want to have been playing violin for a few years already. In this course Chris will assume you have had a look at the tune in advance (the sheet music is available to download for each tune) and will focus more on helping you develop a more authentic sound through bowing, rhythm and ornamentation.

If you want to learn the tune by ear or are finding the lessons too quick, jump back to the beginner to intermediate course where Chris walks through each tune phrase by phrase.

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