Private Lessons
for people with a little or a lot of playing experience
*(see below for information about offerings for beginners)
Looking for one-on-one help? Maybe you just need 45 minutes to run by me your stockpile of questions, gleaned from your experiences as a self-taught musician or in a class that was too big for you get individual attention. Whatever your situation, we can find a time for an individual lesson. Click the button below and we’ll schedule something that works for both of us:
One 45-minute lesson, in-person (Bellingham, WA): $45
One 45-minute lesson, via Skype: $45
…or, if you prefer not to buy things online, shoot me an email and we’ll set it up: kat@bellinghamfiddle.com.
*Absolute beginners, I love you too! Check out my class offerings below to see when the next beginning class starts. They’re never more than 4 people, so I can be sure you get a really solid foundation. And it’s just really nice to be in a small community of adults and teens who are in the same beginning boat.
Upcoming Classes
Improvisation for the Terrified
with Jenna Bean Veatch
Saturday, July 21
12pm – 6pm
Does the idea of jamming with other musicians make you shut down completely, because seriously, what are you supposed to play on a song you don’t already know? Or are you afraid altogether of learning music, maybe because someone told you you’re tone-deaf, or you think you’re too old to begin? This is the class for you! Using both music and movement exercises that gently stretch our comfort zones, we’ll explore what happens when we dive into music without a plan. Some of it will be free-form and some of it will be more structured. Bring any instrument and/or your voice, and a willingness to play.
Registration opens soon.
Write Your First Song!
Saturday, August 18
2pm – 5pm
Registration opens soon.
Beginning Fiddle: Square One!
Mondays
September 10, 17, 24, October 1
6:30 – 8pm
Starting out on fiddle gets a bad rap. The big secret is that squeaks are usually a side-effect of not playing confidently enough, or of missing a few key technical points that are actually fairly simple to master. Let’s get you started making beautiful, confident sounds as quickly as possible, with a posture that supports your long-term health, so you can start making treble in your neighborhood. (Yes, I went there!)
Class fee: $60
Class + one 45min private lesson: $95
Fiddle Lab: Chops & Backup
Tuesdays
September 4, 11, 18, 25
6:30 – 8pm
Class fee: $60
Class + one 45min private lesson: $95
Registration opens soon.
Puget Sound Guitar Workshop 2012
I will be teaching two classes at PSGW Week 1 this year:
- “Tough Chick Songs – Bluegrass/Country”
- “Music Theory (Isn’t Just a Theory)”
Register for camp online at psgw.org and meet all your new best friends.
Past Classes
which I may offer again in the future:
Fiddle Tunes Lab: Bowing Styles
Fiddle Tunes Lab: Really Pretty Songs!
Fiddle Tunes Lab: Harmony
Fiddle Tunes Lab: Swing!
Songs of Empowered Women in the Bluegrass & Country Tradition
Rock n’ Roll Music Theory (or Folk, or…)
Fiddle: Seriously, What Is Up With This Bow?
Fiddle: What to Play When You Don’t Know What To Play
Teaching Music Lessons (as an Actual Business)
Want to know when registration opens for these classes? Sign up for the mailing list (this one’s for fiddlers; this one’s for everybody else) and you’ll always know what’s up.
A couple other things:
I do not rent out fiddles, but Quist Violins (360-647-1984) and Piper Music (360-738-7166) both do.
Trade/barter: It never hurts to make an offer. I don’t need much at the moment, but I am always interested in health care services (including wacky hippie things), food (chickens laying more eggs than you can eat?), and bicycle help (fix my bike and/or teach me how?
