During this period of social distancing and self-isolation due to the Covid-19 virus, we are keen to provide resources for those wanting to continue their fiddle tuition. Not least this will also provide an income for our wonderful tutors, who as self-employed musicians have seen their entire business models crumble: face to face teaching work, private lessons, school work, group workshops, concerts and tours are all cancelled.

We will therefore be trialling a block of Virtual Classes for NEFS from Weds 22nd April, building on the high-quality resources already regularly provided to support learning. These will include tune audio files and notation in advance, audio or videos of weekly exercises and technical elements, worksheets with bowing and ornamentation, and videos of the tunes learned. Live Q&A sessions and a group social gathering via video-conferencing will be included. Details of pricing will follow, but you can get in touch to register your interest.

We hope that many of our regular attendees will give this format a try. It won’t be the same as face to face classes, but we hope you will continue to enjoy your fiddle playing and that these resources will focus your practice and support your efforts. It also gives us the opportunity to make our resources available to a wider audience and include those who are not regularly able to travel to Newcastle for weekly classes. So don’t hesitate to join us for a one-off block of classes if you would like to try it out

Happy Fiddle Playing!
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