The Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing The Fiddle: Techniques and Tunes for Becoming a First-String Fiddler

by Ellery Klein

Instructional DVD included.


Never before has fiddling been so popular - the Riverdance phenomenon, the runaway success of Celtic Woman, and country and bluegrass sensations. Now, anyone can learn to play through the simple, step-by-step lessons provided here by an international expert and professional performer. Illustrated with finger tabs and supported by a unique instructional DVD, The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Fiddle will have budding musicians fiddling in no time.

-Includes a unique 90-minute instructional DVD

-Dozens of tutorial photos and songs to play throughout

•-Klein is a seasoned fiddler and professional instructor.

Genres: Music

288 pages, Paperback

First published October 7, 2008

About the author

Ellery Klein is a fiddler and fiddle teacher in the Boston area. She performed with Billboard-charting Celtic band Gaelic Storm from 2003 to 2007, and currently is a member of the Portland-Boston Irish trio Fódhla.

She has taught fiddle workshops and college courses in Ireland, Japan, Bermuda and the United States.

Reviews

[Altivo Overo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well suited to those who have never played the violin or read music, this also is potentially useful to someone like myself. I had lessons some years ago and read music quite well, but need instruction in the folk fiddlers' particular idiom. The accompanying DVD is particularly helpful.