SWEET MUSIC
Lessons, Sales & Service Since 1986
Violin & Fiddle Lessons
I have a BA in music from Hampshire College and a certificate in
violin from the New England Conservatory of Music. I opened my
studio in 1986. I play fiddle currently with
Celticado,
Crossing The Pond, Sweetgrass and KlezWedz. I have been
studying fiddle since I was about 10 and have performed all over the
US, Canada, Egypt, South Korea and China on the fiddle. I love
to play the fiddle...it is a gorgeous instrument, some say it's the
"Perfect Instrument" because of it's voicing. It is certainly
quite expressive!
- Lessons include a variety of classical, jazz, and folk styles including Celtic, Klezmer and Bluegrass, Irish, Scottish, English, Contra, southern/Appalachian/old-time, Texas Swing, and Cape Breton.
- My method is to teach people to play beautiful music with the best tone and no discomfort. I use the Suzuki Method for children, and teach adults to read and play by ear.
- For beginners, the focus is on how to hold the instrument, make a good sound, play in tune, and learn to play a few scales and a few tunes.
- For more advanced players, the focus is on building a repertoire of tunes in a particular style or styles, bow patterns, ornamentation, chords and harmonies, and playing with a good danceable rhythm.