Fiddle Teaching

Welcome to the teaching page. Your questions are answered below in the FAQ section. Please contact me if there are any other questions you’d like answered!

How long are the lessons? barry 2019-09-04T15:16:39+00:00

How long are the lessons?

Anything from 30 minutes upwards. I feel that 60 minutes is the ideal length of time for making progress.

When do the lessons take place? barry 2018-08-25T10:28:05+00:00

When do the lessons take place?

Lessons take place in the daytime or evenings, Monday to Friday for ten weeks of each term.

Do I need to be able to read music? barry 2018-08-25T10:28:44+00:00

Do I need to be able to read music?

No, most of my teaching is by ear but I can provide sheet music as a starting point if you prefer to learn that way.

Where do the lessons take place? barry 2023-02-21T14:35:47+00:00

Where do the lessons take place?

Either at my home in Littleport or I can travel to your home in Ely/East Cambridgeshire.

What sort of tunes will I learn? barry 2018-08-25T10:30:30+00:00

What sort of tunes will I learn?

I teach a range of repertoire which includes traditional folk tunes from England, Ireland and Scotland.

Can you help with bowing and other technique? barry 2018-08-25T10:31:06+00:00

Can you help with bowing and other technique?

Yes, this what I specialise in teaching!

Is there an opportunity to play with others? barry 2019-09-04T15:22:08+00:00

Is there an opportunity to play with others?

Not currently but in the near future I will be setting up folk music hubs in the East Cambridgeshire and West Suffolk areas, which will lead to the formation of groups of like-minded musicians who enjoy playing together, e.g. in a folk orchestra, folk singing group or (steady) session setting.