Fiddle Fundamentals: A Guide for Learning Tunes and Chords by Ear
A collection of lessons from the Jam With Lauren curriculum that will help you in the earliest stages of fiddling.
Are you…
a complete beginner?
someone who’s never learned by ear before (usually reads sheet music)?
a student that’s interested in learning with Lauren but not ready to commit to a month membership?
WELCOME!
I’m so glad you’ve landed here, my online fiddle studio and community. I developed a curriculum for students of all abilities to succeed with their musical goals. Over the years, I’ve heard from a variety of beginners that have shared their specific needs with me. You don’t need ALL the tunes just yet, or all the fancy variations. You just want time with the first lessons from the curriculum.
You’d like help with how to…
hold your instrument and bow
find the notes on your fingerboard
hear and learn melodies of a few tunes that EVERYBODY knows
understand what chords are and where/when to play them on your fiddle
know what to do in a jam circle
In Fiddle Fundamentals you’ll have access to 37 video lessons explaining ALL of those things, and you’ll learn to jam these tunes:
Boil the Cabbage Down
Little Liza Jane
Hot Cross Buns (seems silly but you’ll find this simple melody in HUNDREDS of tunes)
Shortnin’ Bread
Cripple Creek
When you’re ready, an All-Access Membership will unlock the variations to the tunes you’ve already learned, and open the entire JamWithLauren curriculum including LIVES with Lauren and our Facebook community.