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Violin

I love teaching and sharing my love for music.  I have taught violin/fiddle to students as young as 3, and as old as 92, and had fun with all of my students.  I love seeing the enthusiasm grow in absolute beginners, adults as well as children, and encouraging them to find their own joy in music. I help students gain more confidence in playing with school groups, and playing with friends in jam sessions or chamber music.  I have had students play in fiddle contests, and take First Place, in their division. 

I am a retired public school Music teacher, and have taught students for many years, from kindergarten through high school.

 I  also arrange music, writing exercises or tunes specific to  a student's needs, or transposing a tune into the keys where a student can play more easily, to find the joy of PLAYING and then become comfortable with reading the notes.

Beginners learn to play fun, simple tunes by ear and by notes.  The tunes will include "Boil the Cabbage Down",  "Oats and Peas and Beans", "Angelina Baker", "Old Joe Clark" and "Soldier's Joy".  Intermediate fiddlers will learn tunes from Old Time, Celtic and Bluegrass genres.
Learn to care for and enjoy your instrument, and how to call a tune and kick it off in a jam session.

Beginning Fiddle

Viola

Fiddle

Beginner

Intermediate

Advanced

The Oldtime Fiddlers Association is a nonprofit organization with representation across the nation. As our motto states, the organization is dedicated to the perpetuation and promotion of oldtime music. Oldtime music is loosely defined as that played on traditional instruments dating from the first half of the 20th century and earlier. Many of the tunes we play date from the 18th century and even earlier.

2024 Oregon Champion, Senior-Senior Division

2nd Place, Oregon State Fiddle Contest

2022 Second Place, Senior-Senior Division, Oregon state Fiddle Contest

Oregon Teacher License in Music

I  have been playing fiddle with the Oregon Old Time Fiddlers for over 10 years, and played Bluegrass and Celtic fiddle in California before that. I have been on the faculty of the West Cascades Fiddle Camp Near Eugene for 9 years, as well as competing in the Willamette Valley, Oregon State and Washington State Fiddle Contests. This year, 2024, I became the Oregon Champion in the Senior-Senior Division, and will compete in the National contest in Weiser, Idaho, in June.  I have played Scandinavian music for the Junction City Scandinavian Festival, and Bluegrass and Celtic music anytime I can.  I also perform on violin and viola with string quartets, trios and duos, as well as orchestras and pit orchestras for musicals in California and Oregon.

Fiddle Musician

I have taught music in the Eugene, Oregon area for many years, in public schools and private schools, as well as in her studio.  My students have participated in performances for schools, Senior Living facilities, fiddle contests and other opportunities.
  I have also been a Strings Specialist for Youth Music Monterey, in South Monterey County, California, with classes in seven elementary schools and two middle schools and two high schools over five years. Donna has taught Elementary general music, Band and Strings in Elementary and Middle schools, both public, and private, and High School Band and Choir.

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Come and play the violin!  There is so much music out there, and if you can even sort of sing a melody, there is a way to get it into your fingers.  If you are already playing and want to improve, or expand what you have, you can go for it!

After a 40 year hiatus playing classical violin I am finally getting a chance to play what I really wanted - FIDDLE!

My first lesson with Donna was FANTASTIC! She was able to help me get back on the violin and a path to fiddle! It was a lot of fun.

My first lesson was awesome! Loved working with Donna!

Great first lesson. Engaging, and moving at the right pace for me and my ability. Learned a lot in just 30 minutes, and can’t wait for the next lesson. Very personalized as well, as she found me a song in the style of music I want to play (Celtic) that I am able to play with the notes I learned in the first lesson

Donna is very personable, encouraging and helpful.

Donna is a very caring attentive teacher.  She is very inspiring and full of knowledge.  We see progress right away.   I highly recommend Donna for violin lessons.  She provides a fun learning experience!

She knows how to identify what style of learning is appropriate.  She knows how to listen, and how to determine what the goals are.  She doesn't impose an agenda, but is committed to helping the learner acquire technical skills while making lessons fun and productive.  Top marks!

I have been blessed with knowing Donna and taking lessons from her for 10 years. She is extremely skilled, patient, and a joy to work with. She has taught me so much and I always look forward to my lessons.

Donna came highly recommended by an employee at a nearby music store.  She has been great at engaging my teenage daughter in her violin lessons - both with continuing the Suzuki program, and diversifying into fiddle music. Donna is patient and fun and seeks to lead through inspiration, which works really well for my daughter, who is talented but not particularly disciplined about practice. My daughter always looked forward to lessons with Donna - even on Saturday mornings! When we moved to online lessons because of the Covid stay-at-home order, Donna kept the lessons interesting and they have had a nice rapport. Donna has a way of fitting a lot of instruction into a lesson without it feeling boring or labored. She's really helped my daughter appreciate music, not just play the violin.

Beginning Fiddle - Violin Class

About Donna W.

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