YOU CAN TEACH YOURSELF FIDDLING

With You Can Teach Yourself Fiddling, veteran Mel Bay author, Craig Duncan, has produced an excellent book for the beginning fiddler.

Its 36 lessons teach basic techniques through specific exercises and traditional fiddle tunes.

From holding the fiddle and bow correctly to playing moderately advanced tunes in double stops, Craig will guide you through each progressive step.

Although it is not necessary to be able to read music at the start of this book, the author gradually introduces principles of effective note reading throughout.

A unique feature of this book is that the same tune may appear in more than one lesson, increasing