Master Classes
These 75 minute classes will be offered periodically during each session and will focus on a specific style, technique or subject. These classes are open to the general public as well as our private students.
Please spread the word if you know anyone who might be interested in attending!
Please spread the word if you know anyone who might be interested in attending!
"Chop And Groove" for Fiddles
Monday, November 7, 2022
6:00pm-7:15pm
$50 per person
Chopping is a rhythmic, percussive bowing technique that is used to provide accompaniment behind singers and while another instrument is taking a solo during a song or tune. It sounds a little like beat boxing on the fiddle, using chords and different rhythms to create a really cool sound. It was made popular by fiddlers like Casey Driessen and Darol Anger.
In this class we will go over the basic chop as well as the more fancy and involved “chop and groove”.
* I will be quickly going over the basics of chords and chord structures but being able to play double stops and having a general understanding of chords is a must for this class!
Monday, November 7, 2022
6:00pm-7:15pm
$50 per person
Chopping is a rhythmic, percussive bowing technique that is used to provide accompaniment behind singers and while another instrument is taking a solo during a song or tune. It sounds a little like beat boxing on the fiddle, using chords and different rhythms to create a really cool sound. It was made popular by fiddlers like Casey Driessen and Darol Anger.
In this class we will go over the basic chop as well as the more fancy and involved “chop and groove”.
* I will be quickly going over the basics of chords and chord structures but being able to play double stops and having a general understanding of chords is a must for this class!
Past Master Classes
Arranging Melody for Crosspicking Guitar: Wildwood Flower
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
6:00pm-7:15pm
In this class we will learn a crosspicking arrangement of the Carter Family classic Wildwood Flower. We will learn different crosspicking patterns and learn how to use these patterns to arrange melodies. Tablature and sheet music will be provided for all students.
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
6:00pm-7:15pm
In this class we will learn a crosspicking arrangement of the Carter Family classic Wildwood Flower. We will learn different crosspicking patterns and learn how to use these patterns to arrange melodies. Tablature and sheet music will be provided for all students.