2020 Old Time Fiddle Workshop and Contest Weekend

This class is for students who have no experience on the fiddle. We will start from scratch learning how to tune your instrument, how to hold the fiddle and bow, basic bowing techniques, and a simple tune. Bring a working fiddle and bow and a recording device. A shoulder rest and rosin are optional but recommended.

This class is for students who have previous experience playing the fiddle, but are still beginners. We will learn a few tunes and practice using bow direction and drones to make simple tunes start to sound like classic old-time tunes!

This class is for intermediate players who know quite a few tunes “up to speed” and are ready to take their playing and repertoire to the next level. Students will learn tunes by ear, piece by piece, and will discuss techniques to give the tunes an old-time sound. We recommended that students have some experience with drones, playing in different keys (primarily G, D, and A), and learning pieces of tunes by ear.

This class is for advanced players who want to focus on improving their dance fiddling. We will experiment with different ways in which the bow can create rhythms to support the beat of dance tunes, cross-tuning, and learning some new dance tunes. Students should be able to drone with no trouble, play quite a few tunes up to speed, and have some experience controlling their bow direction.

Save over $40.00 off regular admission prices----This discounted pass is for spouses, friends and family members of workshop attendees who want to take advantage of all the Ozark Folk Center State Park has to offer and are not attending the workshops. This pass allows admission-- for one person-- to the both the Craft village and all nightly music shows, Thursday-Saturday during the workshop weekend.