Katie Glassman's Fiddle School

I am writing to tell you how thoroughly pleased I am with your Fiddle School. It has greatly exceeded my expectations. As you may recall I am a long time mandolin player/and of late (5 years) a largely self taught fiddle player. The curriculum is brilliantly crafted! I’ve been delighted with the layered curriculum which continuously builds on earlier instruction and broadens and deepens subtle points of technique (bowing, fingering, intonation, practice buddies et al, etc.). All of the videos are very well done, and of the right duration. I also really appreciate that the Play Along pieces are provided at two tempos and that I can play along with both fiddle and guitar accompaniment, or just guitar alone. In closing, I am one very happy Fiddle School student, and would heartily recommend your school to any fiddle student or even long time violinist who is looking to add fiddle music... Read more >

I was one of the first people to start learning fiddle through Katie Glassman's Fiddle School. I was a little nervous to start learning the fiddle at age 63. I didn't know if I could do it, especially I didn't know if I could learn by ear. Katie thoughtfully and skillfully broke down the beginner learning process into basic building block techniques. Each lesson builds on the last lesson, and emphasizes maintaining all these proper techniques as you continue to progress to the next stage. She breaks down learning the tunes into manageable chunks. She explains and demonstrates the proper bowing techniques, left hand techniques, and enables you to get the correct timing. Because it's online you can go back and review, which is extremely helpful in this learning process. The practice pals are very helpful by providing both a warm up before practicing tunes and to reinforce... Read more >