Below you will find our collection of violin and fiddle lessons. These are beginner lessons designed to teach the student all of the basic fundamentals required to play their instrument. Our violin book focuses more or learning classical music and the fiddle book will teach the student more bluegrass songs.
The Intro to Violin DVD by Jim Tolles is a 60 minute video lesson designed for the absolute beginner. This course will teach the beginner how to read music, how to hold the violin, develop proper bowing technique, and play in tune. Closeups and split screens show both hands in detail and onscreen notation for all of the music with a bouncing ball type pointer showing each note as it is being played. This DVD teaches the beginner everything they need to know to play the violin. $14.95
The Violin Primer Book with Audio CD by Jim Tolles is designed for the absolute beginner. This course will cover the basic fundamentals like parts of the violin, how to hold the bow, proper playing position, reading music notation, and playing in tune. The easy to follow step by step instruction makes this the perfect book for school orchestra programs or group instruction. Songs on the audio CD include Alphabet Song, Mary Had A Little Lamb, Go Tell Aunt Rhody, Sunday Waltz, Jenny Pluck Pears, When The Saints Go Marching In, Red River Valley, Sweet on Violin, and Seagulls & Seals. $14.95
The Intro to Fiddle DVD by Jim Tolles is a 60 minute video lesson for beginning fiddle players. This course is designed to teach the beginner how to read music, how to hold the fiddle, develop proper bowing technique, and play in tune. Closeups and split screen shots show both hands in detail and onscreen notation for all of the music with a bouncing ball type pointer showing each note as it is being played. This is the ideal lesson for someone who has never played the fiddle before. $14.95
The Fiddle Primer Book with Audio CD by Jim Tolles is designed for the absolute beginner. This course will cover the basic fundamentals like parts of the fiddle, how to hold the bow, proper playing position, reading music notation, and playing in tune. After learning the basics of playing fiddle, we will move on to learn some simple arrangement of bluegrass tunes like Hot Corn Cold Corn, Amazine Grace, and Little Maggie. This book will get you on your way to learning how to play the fiddle. The included audio CD will play each exercise and song at two speeds. $14.95
