Fiddle lessons are an investment in life’s simple pleasures — discovery, beauty, music, patience, diligence, spending time with friends, laughter… This investment has tremendous rewards today and for the rest of our lives. Fiddle students learn community, self-worth, discipline, focus, cooperation, music theory, musicality, and how to enjoy life through playing the violin.
These benefits are directly linked to the time, energy, and money you invest. To give you an idea of what this might look like for a beginning student, as far as TIME and MONEY go, I have compiled the following two tables. Let me be clear that these are not definitive lists but rather general outlines of what this musical adventure will require of you the first few years.
|
TIME |
When |
Who |
What |
|
30 minutes |
Weekly |
Student |
Lesson attendance |
|
15-30 minutes |
Daily |
Student |
Practice at home |
|
15-30 minutes |
Daily |
Student |
Listening to the recording of the pieces he/she is working on (this can be done while doing other things) |
|
1 hour |
Several times a year |
Student |
Group “jam” sessions |
|
TBD |
Yearly |
Student |
The Spring Solo Recital and other performance opportunities |
|
MONEY |
When |
What |
|
Approx. $220 |
Trimesterly |
Tuition for 11 weekly 30-minute lessons (each academic year has three trimesters) |
|
Approx. $20 |
Monthly |
Violin rental (www.resonanceviolins.com for exact rental fees) Check out the * below and this link if you plan to buy your fiddle. |
|
Approx. $24 |
Annually |
Event fee (up to three performance events per year) |
|
Approx. |
Yearly |
Music books and recordings |
|
TBD |
|
Other music supplies (music stand, metronome, strings, rosin, shoulder rest, various items at various prices) |
*Buying your own fiddle: Please talk with Jessica before you purchase your own fiddle. Buying a fiddle may seem as easy as buying a boombox at Mal-Wart when in actuality it is more like buying an electric drill for the house you want to build. Read more…
