Welcome

Learn how to fiddle with free online violin lessons. "How To" violin/fiddle lessons teach the basics; "Tune Lessons" teach fingering and bowing using Old Time and Irish fiddle tunes.

Join others who are already making great progress learning to play the violin/fiddle right here at fiddlehub.com.

"I want to tell you that I think your website is great! I am 36, just decided I wanted to play fiddle. . . . I bought a fiddle from ebay. Although not of great quality, it is a beginning. I have been on other "learn online" websites and yours is by far the best. I find myself checking in everyday and practicing along with you. I will continue to learn from you, and look forward to new additions to fiddlehub. Thank you again!" -- David Z.

You Can Do This Too! Everything to get you started and help you improve is right here at fiddlehub.com--crystal clear violin lessons for beginners and intermediate fiddlers, and traditional Old Time and Irish fiddle tunes that build on the lessons.

Member Lessons:

To enroll in a member lesson (or more than one; there's a discount with 3 or more), just click on the menu tab at the top left of any page, or click one of these links: Cripple Creek; St. Anne's Reel. Here's what you get with each member lesson:

The tune is broken up into phrases.
Each phrase has its own page, and on each page there are slow motion videos for the bowings and fingerings for that phrase.
The videos automatically repeat (loop), so you can practice along at slow speed.
Each phrase has its own on-screen tablature presented just below the videos.
In addition to the videos, there are detailed explanations for the bowings and fingerings for each phrase.
The entire A Part and the entire B Part are presented with their own slow motion videos so you can practice a whole part once you have the phrases in hand.
There are practice tracks at a faster speed: One with fiddle only, one with fiddle and guitar, and one with just guitar. All of them automatically repeat.
Each tune has its own sheet music for you to print out and keep. Both standard notation and fiddle tablature are included, along with the chords for accompaniment.

Free Lessons:

The free violin lessons provide detailed instruction in the fiddle fundamentals. They cover: Reading Tablature (the fiddlehub system); Bowing Basics (grip, stroke, bow pressure, etc.); Fingering (tuning, wrist angle, left hand form, finger placement, exercises); Learning Tunes (the fiddlehub approach); and last but not least, Using This Website.

Once you've tried the free fiddle lessons, use the Member Lessons to apply what you've learned, or try the free tune lessons. To register for these free violin lessons, just pull down the menu item at the top of any page, or click here. It's easy, and you only have to do it once.