FIDDLE CLASS

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

CLASSWORK  

FAB  Absolute Beginners

Jamie Smith

COLLEGE CLASS

This class is for people who have never played the fiddle before.

• tuning your fiddle
• holding your fiddle & bow correctly
• bowing the strings
• fingering & naming notes
• learning by ear
• learning simple tunes

FB1  Beginners 1

Finlay Allison

ONLINE CLASS

Beginners Level

This level is for those who have completed Absolute Beginner level, know how to hold a fiddle and play a tune or two hesitantly and are ready to learn playing more tunes and continue improving understanding and range of tunes.

We have 3 tutors at this level and we will organise the classes to differentiate the various needs of the students. Transfer between levels will be easily done to accommodate your playing level, so it is important that you find the level where you are comfortable but still feeling a challenge

• playing simple tunes by ear
• learning simple scales and arpeggios
• playing a range of different time signatures
• enjoying an introduction to traditional music styles e.g waltzes, reels, marches, jigs, hornpipes, strathspeys etc.
• practising simple bowing techniques (eg string crossing)
• increasing knowledge of traditional music
• learning/practising simple ornamentations

FB2  Beginners 2

Rua McMillan

ONLINE CLASS

FB3  Beginners 3

Bernadette Kellermann

ONLINE CLASS

FI1  Improvers 1

Trish Strain

COLLEGE CLASS

Improvers Level

For those who have completed Beginners level and have developed more confidence and stamina on fiddle e.g. able to play a few simple tunes from memory at a slow pace.

We have 3 tutors at this level and we will organise the classes to differentiate the various needs of the students.Transfer between levels will be easily done and encouraged to accommodate your playing level, so it is important that you find the level where you are comfortable but still feeling challenged.

• playing more confidently
• playing more tunes by ear
• improving tone, fluency, speed
• extending repertoire e.g waltzes, reels, marches, jigs, hornpipes, strathspeys
• playing more complex tunes
• learning simple sets
• improving your technical skills/ornamentation
• continuing scales /arpeggios
• Up to 7 new tunes per term, (depending on which group and what the tutors think can be managed)
• extending knowledge of different time signatures

FI2  Improvers 2

Graham Mackenzie

COLLEGE CLASS

FI3  Improvers 3

Jeri Foreman

ONLINE CLASS

FP1 - Progress 1

Sandie Forbes

COLLEGE CLASS

Progression Level

We have 3 tutors at this level and we will organise the classes to differentiate the various needs of the students. Transfer between levels will be easily done and encouraged to accommodate your playing level, so it is important that you find the level where you are comfortable but still feeling challenged.

• playing by ear confidently
  playing complex tunes
  using fluent bowing style
  building understanding of range of traditional styles
  playing for performance
  enhancing technical skills, bowing, ornamentaion, harmony
  creating and playing complex sets of tunes
  developing wide range of repertoire
  at the upper level, more than one new tune per week

FP2 - Progress 2

Ryan Young

ONLINE CLASS

FP3 - Progress 3

Dan Thorpe

ONLINE CLASS

FT1 - Technique 1

Douglas Lawrence

ONLINE CLASS

This is a standalone class
Class postponed for Term 1 2021

Will restart in College once Classroom space is confirmed