Fiddle Kickstart: Learn your first four tunes in seven easy lessons!
Please note that prices are in USD
Dear Fellow Fiddler,
Have you had any of the following thoughts?
I have you been learning to fiddle on my own through YouTube, but I don't feel like I am getting better!
I took lessons when I was a child, but I feel like I have forgotten everything!
I have always wanted to learn the fiddle, but am I too old?
Am I the only one who is struggling?
I have good news for you!
No matter what your age, it is never too late to follow your dream and learn how to fiddle!
Experience the satisfaction of learning to play an instrument!
Follow this step-by-step method where each skill follows naturally from the last. Learn to problem-solve and figure out what is wrong with your playing and how to fix it! Build a solid foundation before moving on to more complicated music.
Here is what my students are saying:
"I just completed Katherine’s Fiddle Kickstart lessons. The weekly lessons are easy to understand and timely, not too fast a pace. I was able to download and print the music as well as download and listening to the mp3 versions. I played the songs from her lessons and she gave me very helpful tips to improve and continue on with my practicing.
I highly recommend these lessons to anyone who wants to learn how to play the fiddle."
- Wendy Pitcher
"Katherine is extremely patient but at the same time she has a very subtle way of challenging me as a student. Through my lessons I have become reacquainted with a part of my brain that has been dormant for a long time. I do not listen to music the same way. I hear music in everyday sounds that I had never considered musical. A true enlightenment."
- Diane McInnis
"I enjoy playing the fiddle because it is providing a serious challenge in my middle years. With no music background, everything learned on the violin/fiddle is a joy comparable to a new photographer or artist seeing their first creative images come to life.
It was very fortunate, that when my husband gifted me my first violin 5 years ago this Christmas, he had already chosen Katherine Moller to be my instructor. I still can't quite believe Katherine accepted me and kept me as a student given my limitations. She is an excellent teacher who can pick out mistakes and works to correct them immediately."
- Leona Hurley
Welcome!
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Lesson 1 - Downloads
FKS Week 1 - Is it a Violin or a Fiddle?
FKS Week 1 - The Parts of Your Violin
FKS Week 1 - Shoulder Rest: What is it and do I need one?
FKS Week 1 - Tuning Your Violin
FKS Week 1 - Holding Your Violin
FKS Week 1 - Holding Your Bow
FKS Week 1 - Making Your First Sounds
FKS Week 1 - Practice Strategies
FKS Week 1 - Assignments
Lesson 2 - Downloads
FKS Week 2 - Left Hand Placement
FKS Week 2 - Notes on the E String
FKS Week 2 - Notes on the A String
FKS Week 2 - Notes on the D String
FKS Week 2 - Notes on the G String
FKS Week 2 - Scales
FKS Week 2 - Sheet Music Basics
FKS Week 2 - Assignments 1
FKS Week 2 - Assignments 2
FKS Week 2 - Assignments Part 3
FKS Week 2 - Assignments Part 4
Lesson 3 - Downloads
FKS Week 3 - Time Signatures
FKS Week 3 - Review A Major Scale
FKS Week 3 - Fun Fiddle Keys, Line 1
FKS Week 3 - Fun Fiddle Keys, Line 2
FKS Week 3 - Fun Fiddle Keys, Line 3
FKS Week 3 - Fun Fiddle Keys, Line 4
FKS Week 3 - Fun Fiddle Keys, Line 5
FKS Week 3 - Fun Fiddle Keys, Whole Tune
FKS Week 3 - Practice Strategies, Isolating Problem Areas
FKS Week 3 - Problem Solving, Why is my Violin Squeaking
FKS Week 3 - Assignments
FKS Week 3 - Fun Fiddle Keys - MP3s
Lesson 4 - Downloads
FKS Week 4 - Key Signatures
FKS Week 4 - Review D Major Scale
FKS Week 4 - Fun Fiddle Keys in the Key of D
FKS Week 4 - Review G Major Scale
FKS Week 4 - Fun Fiddle Keys in the Key of G
FKS Bonus - Problem Solving, Why is my Bow Bouncing
FKS Bonus - Problem Solving, Bagpiping
FKS Week 4 - Assignments
FKS Week 4 - Fun Fiddle Keys Variations MP3s
Lesson 5 - Downloads
FKS Week 5 - New Rhythm, Dotted Notes
FKS Week 5 - Up Bow Vs Down Bow
FKS Week 5 - Morag of Dunvegan in the Key of A
FKS Week 5 - Morag of Dunvegan in the Key of D
FKS Week 5 - Morag of Dunvegan in the Key of A with Counting
FKS Week 5 - Practice Strategies, Start With Your Least Favourite Item First
FKS Week 5 - Assignments
FKS Week 5 - Morag of Dunvegan MP3s
Lesson 6 - Downloads
FKS Week 6 - New Rhythm, Eighth Notes
FKS Week 6 - Pickup Notes
FKS Week 6 - Dawning of the Day
FKS Week 6 - Dawning of the Day with Counting
FKS Week 6 - Dawning of the Day at a Faster Speed
FKS Week 6 - Assignments
FKS Week 6 - Dawning of the Day MP3s
Lesson 7 - Downloads
FKS Week 7 - Types of Tunes
FKS Week 7 - New Time Signature
FKS Week 7 - Repeats
FKS Week 7 - New Bowing, Up-Up
FKS Week 7 - Cock of the North
FKS Week 7 - Tips for Playing Faster
FKS Week 7 - Assignments
FKS Week 7 - Cock of the North MP3s
Lesson 8 - Downloads
FKS Bonus - New Type of Tune, The Reel
FKS Bonus - Switching Between Two Strings Quickly
FKS Bonus - Devil's Dream
FKS Bonus - Thank You!
FKS Bonus - Devil's Dream MP3s
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Frequently Asked Questions:
1. What is the refund policy?
There is none. You can't return knowledge, so refunds are not available.
2. Why is the price in USD?
The platform I am using is in USD, so that is what we are going with even though I live in Canada.
3. Do I have time to do this?
If you have time to watch a 30 minute TV show, you have time to learn to fiddle! If you can put in 20 minutes 4-5 times a week, you can learn to fiddle!