You Can Teach Yourself Fiddling

Craig Duncan

Oct 2010 · Mel Bay Publications

About this ebook

Designed for beginning fiddle students, these 36 lessons present basic techniques by applying them to fiddle tunes. Reading music is unnecessary, as the lessons are explained step by step, and fingerings are given for every note. Each version builds on the previous one and helps students to create their own arrangements. Includes an audio download available online. Forty-eight songs from the book are on the audio download.

The online video is designed to complement the first 17 lessons of the You Can Teach Yourself Fiddling text. Covers tuning, holding the fiddle and bow, left-hand position, basic A, D, and G scales, shuffle bowing, slurs, double stops, and many tunes, including "Liza Jane," "Shortening Bread," "Going to Boston," and "Bile Them Cabbage Down."

About the author

Craig Duncan, a member of the North American Fiddler's Hall of Fame and Who's Who in Music and Musicians has been the featured instrumentalist on over ninety record albums, with sales in excess of five million copies. His music has been heard on TV shows Malcolm in the Middle and The Oprah Winfrey Show, as well as on programs on A&E, Biography, BET, PBS, History and other cable channels. He has produced numerous recordings for the gift shop market in a variety of musical styles. He is also recognized internationally for his many books and arrangements of fiddle and violin music published by Mel Bay Publications. He has recorded for artists including Randy Travis, Billy Dean, Kathy Mattea, Charlie McCoy and Roy Clark. He also performed as a musician on the Grand Ole Opry for 2 years and has worked live shows with many artists. Performing live is a big part of his love for music. His musical groups have performed throughout the country for a wide array of clients as well as making several tours of Scotland and Japan.