Fiddle
with Darol Anger

Darol Anger shares his distinctive style of fiddle playing and musical knowledge in hundreds of fiddle lessons online. Students in the ArtistWorks Fiddle course have unlimited access to these fiddle lessons online as well as behind the scenes content, interviews, performance and study materials (like fiddle tabs for beginners).

Bluegrass to jazz Bowing & cross string tips

Fiddle tunes Lots of play along tracks

What You'll Learn

What ultimately sets these fiddle lessons apart from other offerings is the ability to submit a video for review using the ArtistWorks Video Exchange Learning® platform. Darol reviews each submission and records a video response, offering specific guidance to take your fiddle playing to the next level. All students can access the Video Exchange library and watch each other’s interactions with Darol. This library is constantly expanding and may contain the key to unlock your playing.

Top Quality Fiddle Lessons

100s of fiddle lessons at your own pace
All levels and styles of playing welcome
Slow Motion & Looping on videos

About Darol Anger

For over 40 years, Darol Anger has played on and produced scores of important recordings, and is a noted composer. Darol helped drive the evolution of the contemporary string band through his founding of pathbreaking ensembles such as: Republic Of Strings, the Turtle Island String Quartet, the David Grisman Quintet, Montreux, and the Duo. A MacDowell and UCross Fellow, he is a featured soloist on several recordings and motion picture soundtracks. Darol is also committed to string education and helped found the String Resource Board for the International Jazz Educators Association. Since 2012, Darol has extended his love of music education by offering online fiddle lessons at ArtistWorks.

Fiddle Lessons

– Beginner Fiddle

Introduction to Basic Fiddle
Tuning the Fiddle
The Names of Notes and Where They Are
Principles and Gear
Practicing for Pitch
Standing Stance
Sitting Stance
Right Hand Bow Hold
Left Hand Position
"Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"
"Rubber Dolly"
“Little Liza Jane” - Key of A -NEW!
Rosining the Bow
Up - Bows, Down - Bows, Upper Half and Lower Half
Bowing: Speed Vs. Pressure
Exercise 1: Smooth
Exercise 2: Dot, Dot, Dot
"Way Downtown"
Wrist On Counter Exercise
Fourth Finger Exercises
"Why D'ya Wander"
Beginning Shuffles
The Classic Shuffle
"Old Joe Clark"
Crossing Strings
String Crossing Exercises
“Little Liza Jane” - Key of G -NEW!
“Ragtime Annie” (Beginner)
The Fingerboard
A Scale is a Story
The G Scale
"The Crawdad Song" - Key of G - NEW!
"You Are My Sunshine"
“Red Wing” - Key of G -NEW!
“The Dead March” - Key of A -NEW!
"Golden Slippers"
The D Scale
“Angeline the Baker” - Key of D -NEW!
"Chinquapin Hunting"
The Major Scale in A
SlowSkand: A Scale and Bow Rhythm Study
Double Stops
The Natural Minor Scale
"Liberty"
"Kitchen Girl"
The Mixolydian Mode
"Old Joe Clark" Mixolydian Mode
“Sugarfoot Rag”
The Dorian Mode
Major Arpeggio
Minor Arpeggios
"Sally Goodin"
"Ginseng From Mr. Blake"
"Fire on the Mountain"
Bowing: “Sally Anne”
Bowing: “Soldiers Joy”
More Thoughts on Bowing
“Cotton-Eye Joe”
The C Scale: “Wabash Cannonball”
The F Scale: "Faded Love"
"Cripple Creek"
The E Scale: “I'll Fly Away”
“The 8th of January” (Beginner)
Simple Tags
"Little Rabbit"
Other Student Submitted Tunes
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+ Intermediate Fiddle

Introduction to Intermediate Fiddle
Mastery Means that it Feels Easy!
Shuffles
The Georgia Shuffle
The 3-3-2 Shuffle
Transcending Shuffles
Bow Circles -NEW!
Bow Circle Blues -NEW!
A Great Left Hand Exercise
Developing Speed Means Playing Slow First!
The Blues Form
The Blues Scale
"Blues on Gravel"
"Carrol County Blues"
Numbering the Notes
Intervals
Pentatonic Scale
The Amazing Fiddle Scale
"Sally Johnson" in G
“Billy in the Lowground”
“Billy in the Lowground” - Exploring Variations
Minors
“The Greek Medley”
Rhythmic Bowing
"Brushy Fork of John's Creek"
"Salt Creek"
Major Arpeggios
Minor Arpeggios
Fiddle Arpeggios: 1-4-5 in A
Fiddle Arpeggios: “This n' That”
Fiddle Arpeggios: “Dixie Breakdown”
Fiddle Arpeggios: “Big Sandy River”
Fiddle Arpeggios: Crazy Arpeggio Etude
First, Second, Third, Half and Fourth
One Tune to All Keys: "Blues On Gravel" in E
Closed Keys: Using that Pinky!
Only Four Keys
"Dark Hollow"
Practicing Shifting Positions
Trouble Keys: F# Db Bb
Transposing Tunes Around Keys
Getting to and from Third Position
Sequence Tunes
"Bill Cheatham"
"Blackberry Blossom"
"Big Sciota"
Sequence Tunes: Summary
Vibrato
Double Stops: 5ths
Double Stops: 4ths
Double Stops: 6ths
Double Stops: Climbing in 6ths Exercise
Double Stops: More Working the 6ths
Double Stops: 3rds
Double Stops: Climbing in 3rds Exercise
Double Stops: Unisons, 2nds, and 7ths
Double Stops: "Dark Hollow" and "Whistlin' Rufus"
"Florida Blues"
"Farewell Blues"
Modal and Older Movement: "Reuben's Train"
Numbering Chords
7ths Chords
"Salty Dog Blues"
Solo: Phrases and Form
Solo: "Why D'ya Wander"
Solo: Bluegrass Kickoffs
"Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms"
Bluesy Bluegrass Phrasing
Solo: Constructing Melodies
Solo: Double Stops
Solo: Rhyming Phrases
Solo: Mandolin Chop Position
Iconic Bluegrass Fiddle Kickoffs - “Muleskinner Blues” Kickoff #1
Iconic Bluegrass Fiddle Kickoffs - “Muleskinner Blues” Kickoff #2
Iconic Bluegrass Fiddle Kickoffs - “Uncle Pen”
Iconic Bluegrass Fiddle Kickoffs - “Can't You Hear Me Calling”
Iconic Bluegrass Fiddle Kickoffs - “Footprints in the Snow”
Iconic Bluegrass Fiddle Kickoffs - “My Cabin in Caroline”
Iconic Bluegrass Fiddle Kickoffs - “Someone Took My Place with You”
Iconic Bluegrass Fiddle Breaks - “Foggy Mountain Special”
Iconic Bluegrass Fiddle Breaks - “Blue Night”
Iconic Bluegrass Fiddle Breaks - “Gonna Settle Down”
Iconic Bluegrass Fiddle Breaks - “On My Way Back to the Old Home”
Iconic Bluegrass Fiddle Breaks - “Ginseng Sullivan”
Iconic Bluegrass Fiddle Breaks - “When Joy Kills Sorrow”
Iconic Bluegrass Fiddle Breaks - “Border Ride”
Iconic Bluegrass Fiddle Breaks - “Flint Hill Special”
Loud and Soft Playing
Playing Back Up
Backing Up the Singer
Backing Up a Singer "New River Train" with Scott Law
Two Tactics, One Song: "Way Downtown"
Fourth Finger Workout: "Sally Goodin"
Fourth Finger Workout: "Back Up and Push"
The Mystery Note: "Salty Dog Blues"
Phrasing
"Tennessee Waltz"
Vowels and Consonants
The Infamous Chop
Chop Rhythms -NEW!
Chop Pattern Variations - “Sugarfoot Rag”
“Sugarfoot Rag” Advanced Variations
Crossing the Bar Line
“Evening Prayer Blues” Key of E
“Fisher's Hornpipe” - Key of E
“Fisher's Hornpipe” - Key of F
In Love With Another Woman
Muleskinner Licks in Chop Position
Pentatonics
Swingy Styles
"Cripple Creek" (Intermediate)
“Ragtime Annie” (Intermediate)
“The 8th of January” Variation (Intermediate)
Other Student Submitted Tunes

+ Advanced Fiddle

+ Jazz & Blues Fiddle

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- David Bernard

Great Fiddle Therapy

Darol's content is fantastic. I've been doing his Fiddle Academy on and off for years. I always come back when I'm feeling plateaued out and frustrated and he pushes me to a new level.

- cheryl

Great opportunity to gain whatever you…fiddle class

Great opportunity to gain whatever you want from the site, depending on how interactive you want to be. The instructors move at a pace that was easy to follow, although somewhat technical if you’re looking for more intuitive.

- Debbie

I loved the fiddle lessons.

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