Workshops

 

Tim’s Guitar Workshops include "Improvising and Exploring the fingerboard."

 

Tim is simply one of the best acoustic guitarist/flatpicker in the business. His artistry is recognized by both Elixir Strings and Breedlove Guitars. Periodically, Tim goes on the road for a tour of clinics set up at Breedlove Dealers. Here, he gives a strong program any guitar player can appreciate. See Tim's webpage for his current workshop schedule.

Gretchen’s Fiddle Workshops cover fundamentals of tone, timing and intonation and advanced techniques, including:.

  • Bow technique; more flexibility in the wrist and bow hand to increase tone, and ease of bow arm movement.

 

  • Bowing exercises to improve timing

 

  • Playing fast and maintaining control of the bow

 

  • Tips on playing in tune

 

  • Basic arpeggio and double stop training

 

  • Exercises to help you understand bowing and examples of how to apply them

 

  • Convert your “violin playing” to “fiddle playing”

 

Keep checking back for workshop schedules.