title: Fiddle and Violin Buyers' Guide
author:  Ryan J. Thomson 
description: Descriptions of parts of violins, terminology, what to check fr when buying used instruments, etc.
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  Fiddle Studio Book 2
  
  
  
  Fiddling for the Advanced Beginner
  
  
  
  By Megan Beller
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright 2019 by Megan Beller
  
  All Rights Reserved
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Welcome
  
  
  
  
  
  When folks find out that I’m a violin teacher they sometimes tell me how they
  always wanted to learn the violin, or another instrument. But now that they
  have kids, or a job, or are older, or for whatever reason, they’ve given up.
  They’ve decided it’s not going to happen.
  
  I get contacted for lessons now and then by an adult with no experience. They
  love fiddle music. They really want to learn. But something comes up, and they
  are too busy to schedule anything.
  
  If you have a fiddle, have figured out how to play it, and have practiced a
  few tunes, you are way ahead of all the people who only think about it or talk
  about it. If you haven’t played a note on your fiddle yet, I suggest you start
  with Fiddle Studio Book 1: Fiddling for the Complete Beginner.
  
  In this book I will cover the material you would learn by