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Pre-Fiddle-Hell Workshops (subject to change and availability)

These earlier workshops during the day are a bit more relaxed than Fiddle Hell itself. If you're coming from far away, these will add to your experience and help amortize your travel costs.

Pre-Fiddle-Hell workshops are intended for beginners (who know at least 8 tunes, say) through intermediates (who know 20 tunes or more, say).These workshops (and Fiddle Hell itself) are not for novices who can't play any tunes yet. If you're not sure about your level, contact Dave to ask.

Pre-registration is requested, at $60 for the day of workshops. You can pay in advance or pay when you show up. Please do show up if you have pre-registered! If there is lots of interest, we'll add another instructor and more classes.

Dave = Dave Reiner, Jim = Jim Dorans, Mark = Mark Cordova.

2008 Schedule (2009 will be similar)

9:30AM

Arrival and registration

10AM

Beginners and Intermediates, Dave: Fiddle Hell intro and expectations, how to learn by ear, fiddle styles, how to jam

11AM

Beginners, Jim: Bowing techniques

Intermediates, Dave: Bowing patterns

Noon - lunch buffet available at Inn

1PM

Beginners, Dave: Common repertoire (slow)

Intermediates, Mark: Irish style

2PM

Beginners, Mark: Irish style

Intermediates, Jim: Common repertoire (slow)

3PM

Beginners, Jim: Beginners' Q&A on technique (or anything else)

Beginners+Intermediates, Dave: Chords and harmony on fiddle

4PM

Beginners, Mark: Beginners' guided jam

Beginners+Intermediates, Dave: Oldtime styles

Beginners+Intermediates, Jim: Scottish and other "world" styles

5PM

Pre-FIddle-Hell Workshops conclude

6PM Fiddle Hell officially starts. Look for fellow fiddlers in the dining room at the Inn.