Course Welcome
Lesson time: (0min 59sec)
Chris Haigh welcomes you to his country and bluegrass fiddle course - 31 lessons taking you from old-time roots through to modern country styles.
Course preview
This lesson is part of the course Introduction to Country & Bluegrass Fiddle
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Lesson transcript:
Welcome to the Country and Bluegrass Fiddle Course
Hello and welcome to my Country and Bluegrass Fiddle course!
This course is based on the book published by Schott titled Exploring Country and Bluegrass Fiddle. It aims to cover the entire history of country music, from the early old-time fiddle traditions to contemporary country styles.
Course Overview
- Objective: Equip you with the techniques needed to play in any form of country or bluegrass band.
- Lessons: There are 31 lessons that follow the structure of the book.
- Recommended Resource: It would be very useful to have the book as well, as it contains a lot more background detail that we won't have time to cover in these lessons.
Skill Levels
- Difficulty: Some of this material is quite easy, while other parts can be extremely challenging.
- Time Commitment: Expect to spend a significant amount of time on this. Clear your diary!
Closing Thoughts
Towards the end of 30 years of practice, you'll really get there! Just kidding. I'm sure you'll master most of this content fairly quickly.
I look forward to seeing you at the end of the course!
About the instructor
Chris Haigh has been a professional fiddle player for 25 years, with experience covering many different genres. He has played on over 75 albums, working with artists including Alison Moyet, Bob Geldof, All About Eve, Michael Ball, David Soul, Oumou Sangare, The Quireboys, Riverdance, Morcheeba, James Galway and Steps. He has played swing jazz with The Kimbara Brothers, Diz Disley, Le Jazz, The Hot Club of London, and the Quecumbar Allstars, and leads a 7-piece Soviet swing band, The Kremlinaires. Chris gives lessons and workshops on jazz violin technique and has taught jazz violin at Middlesex, Brunel and Newcastle universities and Truro College. His writing credits include nine fiddle books, among them The Fiddle Handbook. He also runs Fiddling Around (fiddlingaround.co.uk), probably the most comprehensive and widely visited source of fiddle information on the web. read more