Wanna learn some new music to share with family and friends for the holidays, but already feeling the time crunch?
This group is full but stay tuned for the next one.
You can still check out my version of King of the Faeries and read a bit about my group teaching style if you’re interested.
Clicking the vid thumbnail will open another tab and take you to YouTube. After you give it a listen, you can come back to this tab and read on.
Took me 15 years to figure this out, but the basic formula to tackle violin as an adult is really simple actually:
Bite sized videos + Community + Live Q&As with me 🙂
Ok, yeah, there’s a bit more to it than that. You know, other violin teacher essentials like…
COSTUMES!
and…
SHEET MUSIC! (I’m hearing your requests for this)
I had a chance to test this out with 20 adult violin beginners and my ViolinWOD program I hosted earlier this year.
Here’s what a few ViolinWOD members had to say:
“This is important: it wasn’t overwhelming.” -Ken, Japan
“Jenny’s program was so well suited to my busy and hectic schedule!” -John, Texas
“Violin experience before Jenny = a nightmare, with Jenny = a lovely dream.” -Minni, Italy
In the meantime, we’ve created a nice little community of cool people who support each other as friends and fiddle players.
Now they are ready to learn songs. And I know you guys are too because you are asking for them!
Now is your chance to learn King of The Faeries using the same tools that worked so well in ViolinWOD, and play this lovely tune for your favorite people around the holidays.
Here’s what you’ll receive:
- Bite-sized videos sent straight to your email inbox
I’ll be sending short, bite-sized videos over the course of four (4) weeks directly to your inbox. Each video will teach you a technique, drill, or portion of the song.
- Invite to a PRIVATE Facebook group for support and questions
You don’t have to go it alone anymore! Post questions and videos of your progress knowing it’s for us, not the whole web. Get feedback from the group, and I’ll be jumping in to comment on videos and questions to help you all through the learning process.
- Live Q&A with me!
We will all get together via web conference on a Saturday morning in December and talk about all the finishing touches, ornamentation and variations. Ask me questions about the song, or anything else you’re working on (Lingering questions about Last of the Mohicans anyone??).
I’ll give you A TON of advanced notice in hopes that everyone can make plans to come, but it’s OK if you can’t make it. I will be recording the Q&A so you’ll have access to watch anytime you need it.
And one more thing…
Just to sweeten the deal for you ambitious fiddlers out there, I’m going to be running a little contest.
One lucky fiddler will receive a free private lesson with me! (via Skype)
To enter…
Post a video of you playing King of the Faeries at the end of the program. You can share your awesome version on YouTube (encouraged!) or just share to our private group.
This brave act will put your name in the hat to be drawn for a free lesson!
I can’t wait to start this party!
This group is full but stay tuned for the next one.
🙂 Jenny
Will you ever do anything like this for the 30 year jig? That’s one that would be great to learn and would be willing to pay $79 to learn
Awesome sharing
Love your version! I also play it as a set tune with Rights of Man.
Hello Jenny,
I enjoy hearing from you although as a paying customer I suspect (know) that I’m a lost cause.
Your King of the Fairies sounded very good and I wish you well with your project.
Thank you for the Star Wars sheet music, I will doubtless give it a try some time. Meanwhile I have lots of orchestral music 2nd violin of course. I often wish that I could play as well as I can blag it, so as always it’s a work in progress.
Sheet music, my opinion for what it’s worth, throw away your expensive music ruled book and have a look online for a better specimen. What do I mean . . . ? Simply put, more space between the systems(?), which is so much easier on the eyes and leaves room for dynamice (eek!) and notes. Better a whole page with plenty of white space than half a page that is a little crunched up.
How many times have I been given church music written with choirs in mind with piano staves . . . argh. It’s all good stuff to learn, but with limited time to get my head around it, it’s just so much clutter and invariably at first jumping to the next correct line isn’t guaranteed at all and even less as the line break includes different note lengths for the two voices, dotted notes and slurs. You can feel your brain going into the extra processing to exclude what isn’t essential, with a lot less left for execution of the target notes.
I came to the violin later in life, 1996 without a note of music and had a couple of very good teachers before life took over and I became very busy on so many different fronts. I do play for three amateur orchestras, which are each very different, but am very remiss at finding personal practice time these days. It probably doesn’t make me a bad person; I certainly hope not.
Regards,
Ian_
Hello Jenny, I wish you lived just up the road! I play Northumbrian small-pipes and they go great with the fiddle.
Oh yeah!
I enjoyed your playing. I am very old so am more able to relax and take in the talent. Wishing you the best in the future. No need for a reply. God Bless, you and yours, plus your fans.