The Jim Wood Package – Jim Wood
Fiddle champ Jim Wood gets you started on fiddle the right way, with proper posture, hand positions and more while learning easy versions of some of America’s best-loved fiddle tunes!
Beginning fiddlers! Learn easy versions of some of America’s most-played fiddle tunes and join in any jam session – even if you’ve just started playing! In nearly three hours of detailed play-along instruction, master fiddler Jim Wood provides all the tools you’ll need to learn your instrument and play tunes with skill and confidence.
Jim’s careful tuition on bowing, noting, timing and other techniques will set you up for a lifetime of good fiddling. You’ll learn how to play in several keys and will have plenty of opportunity to practice your tunes right along with Jim and Inge (on guitar and second violin). As you progress, you’ll add increasingly more advanced elements to your repertoire to keep your fiddling fresh and challenging.
Here are the tunes you’ll soon be playing:
Soldier’s Joy, Sweet Betsy from Pike, Turkey in the Straw, Sally Goodin, Bile ‘Em Cabbage Down, Little Liza Jane, Buffalo Gals, Sally Ann, Redwing, Sweet Hour of Prayer, Rubber Dolly, Fire on the Mountain, Arkansas Traveler, Southwind, Angeline the Baker, Sail Away Ladies, Down Yonder, Shady Grove, Cotton-Eyed Joe.
Note: We recommend: “Fiddle for the Absolute Beginner” if you are just getting started.
REVIEW
“As with the first volume, Wood’s approach is patient and attentive to the needs of the student fiddler. Tunes are broken down to simple basics, and techniques are described in great detail. Jim’s wife, Inge, plays guitar so you can play along with the DVD and get the feel of playing these tunes with other people…. Well worth the investment.”
– Bluegrass Unlimited
About Jim:
Jim Wood grew up in Middle Tennessee, the heart of one of the country’s great traditional music scenes. With fourteen state championships (including five-time winner of the Tennessee State Fiddle Championship), Jim is among the most decorated contest fiddlers in history. His training in classical violin and viola, his studies in jazz theory at the Berklee College of Music and his years of studio work in Nashville have enhanced his approach to grassroots styles to give him a unique and authoritative position in the world of fiddling. Jim owns a recording studio, teaches privately and performs with his wife, guitarist and violinist Inge Wood.
Delivery Method:
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Downloads are available once your payment is confirmed, we’ll also send you a download notification email separate from any transaction notification emails you receive from Vinlearn.
