Online learning platform for string musicians

400+ video lessons and workbooks to help on your musical journey!

  What will you find on JamWithLauren?

 
 
 

Blog

A blog that is full of how-to knowledge, inspiration, practice tips, and techniques. The JWL blog is written by Lauren with a few guest writers peppered throughout - such as Brittany Haas and Taylor Morris.

 
 
 
 

Workbooks

Downloadable workbooks and ebooks full of explanations and guided exercises. These books are written for all instruments tuned in fifths and designed to be a resource for musicians at any level.

 
 
 
 

The JamWithLauren Curriculum!

We offer access to 400+ video lessons. In addition to our online studio, students will gain access to our exclusive student Facebook group where Lauren teaches live lessons bi-weekly and answers student questions. If you’re not on Facebook, that is OK! All of our live lessons are available in our curriculum (module 13).

 
 

Join our JWL Newsletter.

By joining our newsletter you can expect an email every 2 weeks. We send out a Round-Up email every other Friday where we share things we’ve been thinking about, working on, and/or learning. We will frequently share links and resources, not to mention new blog posts and upcoming events.

 
 

    Why We Play Music

    Becoming a musician is much easier when you are given the right tools.

     

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    The blog is only a part of the educational brilliance happening here at JamWithLauren. Do yourself a favor and keep exploring the site.
    — Taylor Morris
     
     
     
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    Lauren has a deep intuitive understanding of people and their musical journeys; and therefore has a lot to offer in terms of guidance as well as a real knack for explaining the nitty-gritty details of string playing and music theory. Signing up for lessons on JamWithLauren is always a good idea.
    — Brittany Haas
     
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    Lauren and her site JamWithLauren are the absolute best online resources for beginning to intermediate fiddlers, or any level of classically trained violinist trying to get a handle on playing by ear, improvisation, and back up accompaniment for real ‘Old-Time/Bluegrass Fiddling.’
    — Mark Thatcher
     

    Check out our most popular content

     
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    FREE Major Scale Workbook

    The Major Scale is something that’s instantly recognizable, even if you didn’t have the vocabulary for it yet.

    Once you’re able to recognize scale patterns all over your fingerboard, you’ll be able to hear and play melodies, and lay a better understanding of melodic and harmonic structures.

     
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    Chord Shapes and Capos: How To Decode a Guitarist’s Hands

    This post is a guide to a common tool/tip/hack: watching the guitarist’s hands and understanding their chord shapes. Of course, you want to use this skill as a confirmation to what you’re hearing, and not rely on it completely. Why? Because what happens if the guitarist doesn’t know the chords? You’ll want to use these shapes and fingerboard knowledge in tandem with your own growing skill set of hearing and understanding chord progressions.

     

    Courses

     
     


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    Meet your teacher.

    Hi there! My name is Lauren Rioux. I’m excited by your interest in JamWithLauren. Let’s get learning together.