Fiddle Lessons in Dallas. Amazing Teachers.

The violin sings, but the fiddle dances. Or so the old saying goes! In teaching fiddle, I love to bring essential violin technique together with the various styles of diverse music. In the first few lessons we'll explore the style of fiddle you'd like to play and create a path towards that sound. As time goes on, you'll be ready to jump into a bluegrass jam circle, start a ceili or shred like Lindsey Stirling! The direction you take is up to you, and I'm excited to help you meet your goals!

Dive deep into traditional Southeastern fiddling, an excellent jumping-off place for students looking to branch out into any one of several American fiddle styles, such as old-time Southern Appalachian fiddling, Bluegrass, contest fiddle, Western swing and blues. I take a traditionalist approach to the fiddle that will give you a firm foundation and the tools you need to begin this most rewarding of journeys, wherever that may take you. It is my sincere desire that you, as a serious student, discover and refine your unique voice as a fiddler and musician.

I've played guitar since I was only eight years old (over 20 years!) in many different bands, styles, and genres. I played in a traditional Irish ensemble when I was in college and have since picked up banjo, mandolin, fiddle, harmonica, and bodhran (Irish hand drum). I've also helped teach group violin classes in music programs in Orlando, FL and NYC. I love playing and teaching bluegrass music, it's a special challenge both for me and the students!

Orange Blossom, Mississippi Sawyer and Devil's Dream are a few of the basic fiddle songs I like to teach. The key to Fiddling is being able to play in tune and fast with a few basic rhythm patterns. I teach theory, scales, rhythm, pattern recognition, how to work with a metronome from slow to fast, proper bow grip and placement as well as proper posture for the violin.

Violin/Fiddle technique, bowing, standard notation, backup, classical, bluegrass

Sam K.