How to Transition from Classical Violin to Fiddle - FREE lesson by Megan Lynch Chowning
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- Опубліковано 7 січ 2025
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In this lesson, Megan Lynch Chowning discusses how to transition from being a classical violinist to playing fiddle music. If you already play classical violin, you are in great shape to move into the fiddle world!
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I’ve looking for ages for someone to take me through these concepts with this kind of clarity. THANK YOU!!!!
Awesome. Megan is such a great teacher, and we are lucky to have her as a part of the Fiddlevideo project.
This is so useful!! I was last week for the first time on a fiddle session in Germany. We don't learn fiddle here normally. I learned classical violin. And I was completely lost at the session😂 I always told everyone "but if I had sheets, no problem!! I could play everything;" ....but I hadn't...and nobody had ...and they all played so confidently and nicely, even if their bow movements were "completely wrong" for a classical violinist. It was a really interesting experience and I really have to dive into the fiddle world to be able to participate with ease on the next session..thank you so much!!
I'm so glad there is a video on this topic. I live in a small town and had to start with a classical violin teacher. Now that I'm 2 years in I'm making the switch to fiddle! It's funny how scared I was to try double stops, I thought for sure it'd ruin the muscle memory of my normal angles.
Thank you for the video! Super helpful to hear from people who play both violin and fiddle. Makes a world of difference!
Me ayudó mucho este video, me encanta el bluegrass y estas ornamentaciones me sirven para avanzar más rapida en mi trayectoria musical. Que pena que en España solo enseñen música clasica .
I’ve searched for violin to fiddle video instruction for years and this is the best! So happy.
So glad I found this video--as a classical violinist I've been listening to so much fiddle music I figured it was finally time I learn! Thank you so much for providing such a welcoming introduction :D
Same here! this gives me so much encouragement.
Totally have used the same sheet music excuse before!!!
For a fiddle player, I found this interesting and informative. Thank you.
Great lesson. I’m a mandolin player who just got a fiddle.
There are only classical teachers in my town and I’m wondering about the pros and cons of learning my basics from a classical tutor?
Hi, Alex. Classical teaching is a great way to pick up the fundamentals of the instrument. Get some good groundwork in place as far as technique, and then come over to the dark side!! Or do both in tandem!
Absolutely great lesson!!!! Thank you, Megan!!
What was the name of the song she played around 7:40 and 9:40?
Hi, JD. At 7:40, that's definitely Whiskey Before Breakfast. You can see Fiddlevideo instructor Casey Willis teach the tune here: www.fiddlevideo.com/whiskey-before-breakfast-fiddle-lesson/
The tune at 9:40, is too short for us to tell...anybody else out there recognize it??
The vibrato being a more rhythmic element makes PERFECT sense. I'm a beginner and haven't gotten that far but I grew up in Texas and having uncles who fiddled, it is or was, dance music. When you have a gathering and out comes a fiddle or two, and possibly guitar, the cornmeal follows very shortly afterward. There are no drums or percussion so the fiddle provides the rhythm, in one way or another throughout the song. Heaven forbid the lose of the beat while one is in the middle of a waltz, polka or schottische.