Fiddle with Alex Hargreaves

Fundamentals

Section 1

Learn basic bowing technique, rhythms, and the G major scale as you play your first fiddle tunes. Build your fiddle foundation with bowing skills, scales, and steady rhythmic practice. Explore the basics of bowing, slurs, and scales as you begin playing simple songs.

Section 2

Build fluency with major and minor scales, arpeggios, and well-loved fiddle tunes. Explore fiddle theory with scales, arpeggios, and clear rhythmic practice. Strengthen your skills in D major and A minor while learning classic fiddle melodies.

Section 3

Master string crossings, scales, and double stops through classic fiddle tunes. Sharpen bowing and scale skills while playing familiar, toe-tapping fiddle melodies. Explore mixolydian scales and double stops through joyful, rhythmic fiddle tunes.

Section 4

Explore relative minors, pinky strength, and graceful ornamentation for expressive playing. Grow your technique with relative minor tunes, pinky exercises, and learn tasteful ornaments. Strengthen your pinky and enrich your sound with relative minors and classic ornaments.

Section 5

Build bluegrass skills with key scales, chord progressions, and call-and-response phrasing. Explore bluegrass licks, IV–V–I progressions, and tunes in the key of C. Strengthen your bluegrass voice with scales, arpeggios, and responsive phrasing.

Section 6

Discover 12-bar blues, new keys, and improvisation through classic blues fiddle tunes. Expand your skills with blues forms, expressive bowing, and soloing in multiple keys. Explore blues improvisation, 12-bar structure, and soloing in multiple keys.

Section 7

Develop syncopation, double stops, and the Georgia Shuffle to enhance your fiddle style. Explore rhythmic depth with double stops, syncopation, and bluesy fiddle techniques. Build strong rhythm with double stops, subdivisions, and the expressive Georgia Shuffle.

Section 8

Refine your bowing, add vibrato, and bring waltzes to life with expression and clarity. Enhance your fiddle tone with kickoffs, bow control, vibrato, and graceful waltz phrasing. Discover your expressive style with focused bowing, vibrato, and classic waltz tunes.

Section 9

Explore chromaticism, bowing styles, and advanced tunes to expand your fiddle artistry. Discover new keys, rich melodies, and the bold sound of Texas-style fiddle playing. Develop advanced skills with chromatic scales, expressive bowing, and Texas fiddle

Section 10

Explore backup styles, shifting positions, and solo phrasing to shape your fiddle sound. Build rhythmic and melodic skills through chopping, strumming, and shifting positions. Gain confidence with backup, soloing, and smooth transitions between fiddle positions.

Section 11

Explore advanced shifting, chord shapes, and improvisation across multiple keys and tunes. Build soloing skills with full-position shifts and all diatonic chords in varied keys. Strengthen your technique with shifting, advanced chords, and improvisational tools.

Section 12

Explore dominant chords and modal scales to craft thoughtful, expressive solo lines. Understand advanced harmony through modal scales, dominant chords, and solo creation. Build expressive solos with modal sounds and dominant chords in a rich harmonic setting.

Duets