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Use these online lessons to improve your musicianship

Learn Folk Fiddle tunes by ear and improve your aural skills, memory, musicianship, awareness of harmony, violin technique, appreciation of musical form and structure. Enjoy practical application making sense of music theory in a logical way. Most importantly though - have a great deal of fun and get involved in a really sociable activity!

Folk fiddle lessons online
Online folk fiddle lessons

By learning folk tunes online you can learn anywhere, at any time and at your own speed. Build up your confidence and skills so that you can join with other musicians as this is what learning folk music is all about.

Free online lessons /
Free online resources


See 'Trip to Matlock' and 'Free online fiddle/violin and viola resources' including 'exam scales and arpeggios'


A free course of online lessons

I have posted videos for the tune Trip To Matlock that you can access without charge so that you will be able to get an idea of what to expect.

Please would you give a donation to one of the charities suggested in the News Forum of the Trip to Matlock for the use of these videos.
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Violin / Fiddle / Violin
Fiddle / Violin / Fiddle


My philosophy on the use of technology is one of paddling as fast away from book automation as I can.

Violin Online / Violin Online / Violin Online /

I have been given server space on the National Education Network (NEN) core to enable me to expand the boundaries of online violin/viola teaching using Moodle (a virtual learning environment) in any direction I choose. I consider myself very fortunate to be in this unique position.

Currently work is being done on a project combining online resources with weekly folk group sessions in order to improve my pupils' ability to keep going and read ahead whilst sight-reading. The aim being to encourage a relaxed attitude to sight-reading, making it more enjoyable. The group has a very wide range of abilities and ages - from just out of Wider Ops to Year 13.

© Sarah Hackett 2011

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Course categories


Course categories

Free online fiddle/violin lessons 
 Trip to Matlock FF110This course allows guest users to enterSummary
Free online fiddle/violin resources 
 Scales - beginner bits of info FF120This course allows guest users to enterSummary
 Grade 1 violin exam scales and arpeggios Associated Board FF118This course allows guest users to enterSummary
 Grade 2 violin exam scales and arpeggios Associated Board FF119This course allows guest users to enterSummary
 Grade 3 glossary of bitesize violin scale information FF126This course allows guest users to enterSummary
 Notes GDAE to tune your violin to FF111This course allows guest users to enterSummary
Free online viola resources 
 Grade 1 viola exam scales and arpeggios Associated Board FF122This course allows guest users to enterSummary
 Grade 2 viola exam scales and arpeggios Associated Board FF124This course allows guest users to enterSummary
 Grade 3 glossary of bitesize viola scale information FF128This course allows guest users to enterSummary
Folk Fiddle tunes for anyone who wants to learn online 
 Muñeira from Galicia FF115Summary
 Bricks and Mortar FF114Summary
 Sussex Polka FF108Summary
 Mosley Street Assembly FF107Summary
 Quick and Merry FF104Summary
 Seven Stars FF102Summary
 Barnyards O' Delgaty FF105Summary
 Gyda'n Wawr - With the Dawn FF109Summary
Free resources for pre-arranged groups online 
 The Deil Among the Tailors combined RS156This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 Soldier's Joy combined RS140bThis course requires an enrolment key
Folk Fiddle tunes for groups of my pupils online 
 The Queen's Fancy set FF168bThis course requires an enrolment keySummary
 Sailor's Hornpipe (Blue Peter) set FF163bThis course requires an enrolment keySummary
 The Mason's Apron set FF143This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 Flop-Ear'd Mule FF135This course requires an enrolment keySummary
Sight Reading for my folk fiddle groups 

English tunes 
 Jack's Maggot FF162This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 Keel Row FF159This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 Harvest Home FF155This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 The Furry Dance / The Flora FF150This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 The Trumpet Hornpipe (Captain Pugwash) RS138This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 The Galopede RS136This course requires an enrolment keySummary

Scottish tunes 
 Roxburgh Castle RS137This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 Soldier's Joy RS141This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 The Gay Gordons / The Gordon Highlanders FF161This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 Highland Laddie FF160This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 Scotland the Brave FF153This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 Aberdeenshire Volunteers RS142This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 The White Cockade RS140This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 The Deil Among the Tailors RS139This course requires an enrolment keySummary

Jamaican tunes 
 The Mango Walk FF158This course requires an enrolment keySummary

Spanish / South American tunes 
 La Cucaracha FF164This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 Baile de las Gigantillas FF157This course requires an enrolment keySummary

Welsh tunes 
 Llawen Yng Ngolau'r Lloer RS148This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 A Mi Yn Dod Adre RS146This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 Y Rhosyn Gwyn RS145This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 Mae'n Dda Gan Scwarnog RS144This course requires an enrolment keySummary

Irish tunes 
 Rattlin' Bog FF152This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 Tenpenny Bit FF149This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 Irish Washerwoman FF154This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 Tobin's Jig FF151This course requires an enrolment keySummary

HM The Queen's Diamond Jubilee 
 The Jubilee Dance FF175This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 The Queen's Delight FF170This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 The Queen's Welcome to Invercauld FF169This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 The Queen's March FF167This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 The Queen's Jig FF166This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 The Queen's Dream FF165This course requires an enrolment keySummary

Christmas Carols 
 Silent Night FF174This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 Coventry Carol FF173This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 Rise Up Shepherd and Follow FF172This course requires an enrolment keySummary
Technical IT Help 
 Tech Corner 1 FF147This course requires an enrolment keySummary
Free violin online scale resources for my pupils 
 Grade 1 violin exam scales and arpeggios Associated Board PP118This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 Grade 2 violin exam scales and arpeggios Associated Board PP119This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 Grade 3 violin scale resources PP126This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 Grade 4 violin scale resources PP129This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 Grade 5 violin scale resources PP131This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 Grade 6 violin scale resources PP134This course requires an enrolment keySummary
Free viola online scale resources for my pupils 
 Grade 1 viola exam scales and arpeggios Associated Board PP122This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 Grade 2 viola exam scales and arpeggios Associated Board PP124This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 Grade 3 viola scale resources PP128This course requires an enrolment keySummary
 Grade 4 viola scale resources PP130This course requires an enrolment keySummary

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