- Never touched a violin before? START HERE
- Be part of our 2019 Group X-Mas Project, “The Little Drummer Boy”
- Participate in our Group, “Game Of Thrones” Theme youtube project!
- Online learning tools – Violin learning games, tuner, metronome and more.
- New learning series, “A Tune a Week” featuring your requests.
- Fingerboard chart – Rhythm chart – Staffs, measures, time signatures.
- Join our FORUM for questions, discussions and motivation.
- Download, print and play free sheet-music and pieces. Set goals.
- Read about the “Traveling Community Fiddle” and possibly sign up as well.
- Looking for a new instrument or accessories? Visit Fiddlershop.com
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A Tune a Week #39 – Rains of Castamere
Fine Tuner Installation
A Tune a Week #38 Game of Thrones Theme
How to Use a Tuning Fork
A Tune a Week #37 – Theme From Master and Commander
A Tune a Week #36 – Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet
A Tune a Week #35 – Song From a Secret Garden
A Tune a Week #34 O Holy Night – For Group Xmas Project 2017
A Tune a Week #33 – Jingle Bells
A Tune a Week #32 – Stand By Me
A Tune a Week #31 – Annie's Song by John Denver
A Tune a Week #30 – Addams Family
A Tune a Week #29 – Bridge Over Troubled Water
A Tune a Week #28 – Tom Petty's, Free Fallin'
A Tune a Week #27 – Love Story
A Tune a Week #26 – Sommarpolska
A Tune a Week #25 – Eleanor Rigby
A Tune a Week #24 – Concerning Hobbits – Shire theme
A Tune a Week #23 – Sound of Silence
A Tune a Week #22 – Braveheart
A Tune a Week #21 – Korobeiniki (Tetris Theme)
A Tune a Week #20 – Nearer, My God, to Thee
A Tune a Week #19 – Hallelujah
A Tune a Week #18 – "The Gael" from "The Last of the Mohicans"
A Tune a Week #17 – Despacito
A Tune a Week #16 – The Godfather Theme
A Tune a Week #15 – Cinema Paradiso
A Tune a Week #14 – The Rainbow Connection
A Tune a Week #13 – Star Spangled Banner
A Tune a Week #12 – Somewhere Over The Rainbow
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Get Started with Blues on the Violin
Blues Lesson 1 – 1 note blues.mov
Blues Lesson 2 – 5 note blues
Blues Lesson 3 – 1 Octave A Minor Dorian
Blues Lesson 4 – Work on Finger Patterns
Blues Lesson 5 – Fiddlermans Secret Weapon
Blues in E minor – Lesson 6
Learn the Blues on the fiddle.mov
Jazz improvisation for violin
Jazz improvisation for violin part 2
Learn to play Raglan Road on the VIolin
Learn "Londonderry Air" also known as "Danny Boy" for St Patricks Day – Easy version
Simple version of Rossini's "Barber of Seville" for violin part 1
Simple version of Rossini's "Barber of Seville" for violin part 2
We Will Rock You for the violin.m4v
Amazing Grace scrolling music
Ode to Joy.m4v
Learn Twinkle Twinkle Little Star on the violin
Solveig's Song.m4v
Halloween – In The Hall Of The Mountain King.m4v
Fiddlermans Halloween.m4v
O Little Town Of Bethlehem – play and follow
Twinkle Twinkle play along duet without melody
Twinkle Twinkle Jam duet including the melody
Angelina Baker with Old Time Jam dot com Playback
Learn Angelina Baker on the Fiddle by Fiddlerman
Learn Happy Birthday on the Violin
Learn to Play Jingle Bells on the Violin by Fiddlerman.m4v
Learn Row Row Row Your Boat on the Violin
Learn Brigitte's "La Valse du Moineau", "Sparrow's Waltz"
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Upon receiving a brand new violin from the internet or local retail store, chances are you need to set or move the bridge in the right location and position and tune your violin up from almost or complete loose. Learning to easily set up a violin with loose or new strings will make all kind of jobs much easier. Don’t be afraid to work on your instrument. The more you do it the easier it becomes. When changing a whole set of strings, simply loosen, remove, change and re-tune one string at a time.
- Arrange a stable working surface with a soft cover such as a large towel.
- Make sure the center of the bridges feet line up with the inside f-hole notches.
- While looking over the violin, insure that the strings are centered over the fingerboard by lifting and sliding the bridge to the right or left accordingly.
- Constantly check that the bridge is not leaning too far forward or backwards.
- Keeping the bridge at a slight back angle will insure that the strings do not pull the bridge over and even risk snapping.
- Tune each string one by one while controlling the angle of the bridge.
- Tightening one string will change the pitch of another requiring you to tune over and over between the different strings.
- Remember to frequently check the bridges angle.
How do you stay motivated?
Posted on June 1, 2011 by Fiddlerman
It can be tempting to neglect your instrument and do something more enjoyable for the moment such as watching a movie, hanging out on Facebook, playing online games, or perhaps taking an unnecessary nap. Here are a few tips to help you stay motivated.
- Leave your instrument out in plain sight.
- Listen to great music and performances.
- Read through new pieces of music.
- Find play along recordings or music to jam with.
- Plan a performance.
- Find a friend to play duets with.
- Find musicians to motivate you on a forum or other social network.
- Enroll in a competition.
- Plan a chamber music party or jam session.
- Record yourself.
- Join a community orchestra.
- Find friends with mutual interests.
- Set specific goals for your instrument.
- Get a teacher. If you don’t have time for lessons every week, maybe every other week.
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