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Wayne Erbsen's 35 years of teaching experience shows on every page. He takes the reader through every step of adjusting, tuning, holding, and playing the fiddle. 37 tunes are written out in Wayne's own unique and easy-to-use tab system and standard notation. Fiddle instruction has never been any simpler, clearer, or more humorous. This book will teach absolutely anyone to play the fiddle. Instructional CD included..
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With You Can Teach Yourself Fiddling, veteran Mel Bay author, Craig Duncan, has produced an excellent book for the beginning fiddler. Its 36 lessons teach basic techniques through specific exercises and traditional fiddle tunes. From holding the fiddle and bow correctly to playing moderately advanced tunes in double stops, Craig will guide you through each progressive step. Although it is not necessary to be able to read music at the start of this book, the author gradually introduces principles of effective note reading throughout. A unique feature of this book is that the same tune may appear in more than one lesson, increasing in difficulty with each recurrence. Each variation builds on the previous one and assists students in learning how to create their own arrangements. Even with some repetitions of the same tune, you'll find more than 50 popular fiddle tunes in the book's 80 pages. "Check points" and reviews keep you on track from cover to cover. The companion DVD/video covers the first 17 lessons from the book..
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Comb-bound fiddle instruction book and CD.

Fiddling is an honored American tradition Learning to play the fiddle is an exciting experience filled with discovery, surprises, and personal satisfaction.

This is a wonderful beginning fiddle lessons instruction book for any beginner who wants to learn how to play fiddle.

It is also an engaging supplementary basic fiddle tunes book for early intermediate fiddlers and violinists.

For beginners, the emphasis is on learning to play entire fiddle tunes as quickly as possible.

This book is suitable for all ages.

• Tablature for beginners and fiddlers who don't read music.
• Standard notation for fiddlers who can read music.
• Helpful guide to fundamentals, photos, and diagrams included for absolute beginners.
• A varied selection of traditional fiddle tunes.
• Chord symbols are included.
• Comb bound book opens flat for ease of use.
• Stereo CD includes tuning notes, demonstration of important techniques, guitar accompaniment, and EVERY SONG!

The introductory section discusses the parts of the fiddle and bow, how to hold the fiddle and bow, tuning, required equipment, how to read tablature, and everything needed to start playing tunes right away.

This book is not a note-reading method. However, the songs do become progressively more challenging. It is not a dumbed-down book where every song is arranged at the first-week level.

Beginners who wish to learn to read music while learning to play country fiddle are referred to Larry McCabe's excellent How to Play Fiddle method book.

Early intermediate fiddlers will find some very nice arrangements here.

Tunes

• All Things Bright and Beautiful
• Blue Bell of Scotland
• Cluck Old Hen
• Fais Do Do
• Gentle Annie
• Granny Will Your Dog Bite
• Green Corn
• How Old Are You?
• In the Pines
• Going to Boston
• Jim Along Josie
• Lamplighter's Hornpipe
• The Mulberry Garden
• Papa Josef's Waltz
• Pretty Saro
• Reuben and Rachel
• Soldier's Joy
• Swedish Waltz

Prerequisite Ability

• No prior experience is needed.

User Profiles

• Any beginning fiddle student.
• Early intermediate fiddle or violin student.
• Violin teachers and fiddle teachers.

Author-Recommendations for Supplemental Listening

Charlie Acuff, Norman Blake, Frank Blevins, Ralph Blizard, James Bryan, Charlie Bowman, Matt Brown, Wayne Cantwell, Gaither Carlton, Fiddlin' John Carson, Owen Chapman, Fred Cockerham, Earl Collins, Roger Cooper, Kyle Creed, Clyde Davenport, Craig Duncan, Uncle Eck Dunford, Lyman Enloe, Wayne Erbsen, J.P. Fraley, Dan Gellert, Frank George, Deborah Greenblatt, Bruce Greene, Ed Haley, Eddon Hammons, John Hartford, Bill Hicks, David Holt, Alan Jabbour, Tommy Jarrell, Frank Jenkins, Earl Johnson, Ramona Jones, Walt Koken, Miles Krassen, Albert Hash, Kenny Jackson, Clark Kessinger, Jake Krack, Charlie LaPrade, Fiddlin' Bob Larkin, Brad Leftwich, Bascom Lamar Lunsford, J.E. Mainer, Pete McMahan, Clayton McMichen, Curly Miller, Clare Milliner, Hoyt Ming, Bruce Molsky, Tara Nevins, Malcolm Owen, J.T. Perkins, Ken Perlman, Bob Potts, Fiddlin' Powers, Fred Price, Henry Reed, Mike Seeger, Homer Pappy Sherrill, Gid Tanner, Doc Roberts, Eck Robertson, Posey Rorer, Ervin Rouse, Leonard Rutherford, Fiddlin' Arthur Smith, Hobart Smith, Lynn Chirps Smith, Ervin Solomon, Norman Soloman, Vernon Soloman, Thornton Spencer, Rafe Stefanini, Lowe Stokes, Charlie Stripling, Buddy Thomas, Joe Thompson, Suzy Thompson, Crockett Ward, Wade Ward, Melvin Wine..
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This book contains many types of Christmas and holiday tunes from a wide variety of sources Each tune has suggested bowings, guitar chords, an optional harmony part and a piano accompaniment along with information on the origin of the tune..
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Contains the most frequently used basic chords, and covers practically every fiddling situation. Major, minor, diminished, augmented, seventh, minor seventh, and sixth chords are shown in detail..
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Quite possibly the largest collection of fiddle music for viola ever published! Contains a wealth of material for fiddlers seeking a transition to the viola and/or violists in search of a collection of traditional fiddle music. Designed to meet the rising popularity of the viola's role in folk music, the tunes in this book are grouped into C, G, D, F, B-flat, and E-flat major fingering. The music in this book is printed on parallel staffs. The top is traditional viola notation in the alto clef while the bottom is the same music in transposing violin notation, allowing fiddlers who read the G or treble clef to play the viola by fingering it as if it were a fiddle..
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As both a championship fiddler and superb teacher, Carol Ann Wheeler brings all her talents to bear in this fiddling book written especially for young children Students raised in the Suzuki tradition will immediately take to the method, concepts, and techniques used in this book. Common folk songs familiar to the student are used to demonstrate and teach the basic skill of old-time fiddle playing. All melodies are first presented in their simplest form followed by more complex variations with introductions, ornaments, and endings. Students of all levels will find challenging material in this book. Younger students can proceed at their own pace, returning to the more difficult variations at a future time..
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The perfect book for all fiddle players Featuring: Easy "one step at a time" progressive instruction. Helpful diagrams, photographs and workshops A great assortment of familiar fiddle tunes. A rarely seen archived photo of the great Fiddlin' John Carson..
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As both a championship fiddler and superb teacher, Carol Ann Wheeler brings all her talents to bear in this fiddling book written especially for young children Students raised in the Suzuki tradition will immediately take to the method, concepts, and techniques used in this book and play-along DVD. Common folk songs familiar to the student are used to demonstrate and teach the basic skill of oldtime fiddle playing. All melodies are first presented in their simplest form followed by more complex variations with introductions, ornaments, and endings. Students of all levels will find challenging material in this book. Younger students can proceed at their own pace, returning to the more difficult variations at a future time. On the DVD, each tune is recorded in split-track format, allowing the student to play with solo violin, guitar accompaniment or both..
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Play along with a lively Irish session, a spirited Ukrainian hopak, a tantalizing Arabic belly dance, a famous Italian tarantella, a joyous Klezmer hora, and over 50 other international favorites! This definitive book/CD sampler features vibrant folk music from North America, the British Isles, Western and Eastern Europe, and the Middle East. The text combines clear explanations of authentic ornaments, bowings, and rhythms with fun tunes which are comfortable and easy to learn. The music includes chord symbols and some twin fiddling harmonies. The book also includes a helpful "Quick Reference Key and Glossary" of musical symbols and terms, as well as performance notes for each of the 58 songs. The included compact disc provides accompaniment for all of the tunes. By the author of bestseller Gypsy Violin, this outstanding intermediate-level collection is a must for handling assorted ethnic requests, or exploring ethnic styles..
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