Getting started playing fiddle. Getting ready to become a fiddle player ; Selecting the right instrument and accessories ; Tuning, rosining, and taking care of your fiddle -- Working with technique basics and fundamentals. Holding the fiddle and bow ; Building a musical bow stroke sound ; Working with the left hand -- Unlocking the keys to reading music. Understanding how to read music ; Keeping rhythm in a fiddle tune ;Starting easy with basic fiddle tunes ; Getting into trickier fiddlin' -- Working with the various fiddle styles. Developing the Irish fiddle style ; Scottish-style fiddling ; Fiddling to old-time music ; Learning bluegrass fiddle -- Taking fiddling to the next level. Shifting, vibrato, and double-stops ; Expanding your ability ; Improvising and playing electric fiddle -- The part of tens. Ten great fiddle players you need to hear ; (More than) Ten tips on finding the right teacher -- Appendix. Audio tracks and video clips.
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