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Time to embark on a new,
rewarding, sociable, leisure experience!!
Come and
learn to play traditional music mainly from Ireland, England and Scotland........ - with me (Jill Elliot) ....
and several others!
Individual
fiddle and whistle lessons from scratch
and group
lessons for any melody instrument
Only look
further if you feel like enjoying yourself! but don't take my word for
it......visit the links in the left hand column to read what others have said -
or come along to any group session (see dates and times) and have a cup of tea!
easy access from Bristol,
Gloucestershire and Somerset
(5
minutes drive from M5 junction 19, 10 minutes from Clifton and the Cumberland
Basin)
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One to one fiddle tuition
for all ages and abilities
Learn tunes
in a friendly relaxed group - any melody instrument
Beginners -
Thursday 7.00pm-8.30pm
Intermediate
- Tuesday 7.30pm-9.30pm
Advanced -
Thursday 8.30pm-10.00pm
Young
People's Group - Monday 3.45pm-5.00pm
Fiddle and
Lunch - Monday 11.00am-1.00pm
Black Horse
Pub Session - Wednesday once/month
Hibernia -
Saturday 10.00am-12.30pm
No
need to read music as playing by ear is encouraged
Music/whistle fingering/fiddle tab/mandolin and banjo tab
are available in some groups
It is
essential to have some kind of recording device
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Click
here for photos
Click
here for a list of some tunes we play
Click
here for music to catch up on tunes you missed
at the groups
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Jill
Elliot

Playing traditional music is
tremendous fun for all. It is instantly accessible even in your first
lesson as a complete beginner - but don't take my word for it - read what others
have said by clicking on the links on the left - or better still, come along and
try for yourself!
I mainly teach tunes
from Ireland, England, and Scotland
by ear in the traditional method. Group lessons are based on this but the
music/tab/fingering is available in the beginners and intermediate groups.
Some individual pupils, especially children also want to learn to read manuscript and for
those who already can there is a wealth of all types of music we can explore.
I started
teaching about ten years ago when a friend asked me to help her children learn
some fiddle tunes.
The following year I
joined the Hibernia Centre as the fiddle teacher in the days when we were
overwhelmed if
five fiddlers
turned up. Nowadays we regularly have more than 50 musicians on a Saturday
morning and are recognised as the area's foremost Centre for Irish traditional
music.
Eight years ago I joined the Old
Fox Band - a popular barn dance band that has been established for over 30
years - and now spend most Saturday nights fiddling or calling the moves whilst the night is danced away!
I also play in different musical line-ups with various musicians for other
events.
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Maggie -
Charity Finance Worker

"Fast approaching my 40th birthday, I decided to learn to play the fiddle
and get married - not necessarily in that order! I had played piano as a
child, and the theoretical basis had left me unable to play by ear or join
in with others.
Learning with Jill is great, as you're with like-minded
people who just enjoy the music (including people who'd hitherto considered
themselves 'unmusical'!).
Playing with beginners like myself at the weekly
groups meant I was able to build confidence; playing with others without
getting too precious about it............ If you've been put off music before, this would be a great way to get into
it, it's loads of fun."
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host a
number of house concerts each year, plus a variety of visiting tutors
giving workshops for various instruments. If you would like to be
included on an e mailing list for house concerts and/or visiting tutor
workshops, please just e mail me. jillyelliot@gmail.com
For forthcoming events please see dates and times. |
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