John Cockman's
Fiddle Lessons

Disclaimer: Yes, I know I can't play a song the same way twice in a row. My apologies in advance

May 30, 2012

Address: 109 Chestnut Hill Drive, 28607
Phone: 828-963-5919
Web: www.cockmanfamily.com/john

Hi everyone,

I am so excited about another summer of Fiddle Camp. Fiddle camp will meet every Tuesday at 5:30 pm at our house, starting May 29th. Water will be provided, and feel free to bring a snack for your children. The final camp will be on August 7th, and the summer recital will be held on August 14th.

Address: 109 Chestnut Hill Drive, 28607
Phone: 828-963-5919
Web: www.cockmanfamily.com/john

If you know anyone who should be on this list, please have them email me. If you would like to be taken off this list, or if you would like to change email addresses, please let me know that as well. Any friends and family are welcome, and all ages may participate! I recommend 6 years old as a good age to begin lessons, though much depends on desire and natural ability.

During the first camp, I will inspect fiddles and accessories for the beginners. If your fiddle needs to be strung or set up, please bring the parts/strings that are needed.

Proposed weekly schedule:
Beginner, Intermediate, and guitar at 6:15 pm
Advanced at 7:15 pm

COST:
Nothing but your pride. However, you will need a fiddle. If you need to buy a starter fiddle, I recommend that you search eBay for "4/4 violin" and buy one of the $50 models that are already set up, complete with bow, rosin, and case. Children often need smaller violins than adults. Use this link to learn how to measure for a smaller violin:
http://www.nashvilleviolins.com/articles/sizes.htm.

OTHER INSTRUMENTS:
You are encouraged to bring other instruments to fiddle camp -- guitars, banjos, mandolins, basses, etc. (This includes PARENTS!) The sheet music for each song includes the chords for strumming along, so please print and bring if you would like to play with the group. Arwen will be teaching guitar songs again this year, and I will have time to give you pointers on how to play together as a band.

We are looking forward to hosting our fourth annual fiddle camp, and we hope you will make it a regular part of your summer schedule!

Sincerely,
John, Jennifer, Arwen, and Lorien Cockman

www.cockmanfamily.com/john
Cell: 773-6262
Home: 963-5919
john2@cockmanfamily.com

Song list for Summer, 2012 - scroll down through the song list to find these songs:

May 29
Beginner: Edelweiss
Intermediate: Red is the Rose
Advanced: Big Sandy River

June 5
Beginner: Edelweiss
Intermediate: Memories of Father Charlie MacDonald
Advanced: Rattlesnake

June12
Beginner: Edelweiss
Intermediate: Eighth of January
Advanced: Forked Deer
Fiddle Camp News #1
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June19
Intermediate: King of the Fairies
Advanced: Big John McNeil
Fiddle Camp News #2

June 26
Fiddle camp is cancelled this week due to Songwriters Camp

July 3
Intermediate: Westphalia Waltz
Advanced: Gold Rush
Fiddle Camp News #3

July 10 & 17
Fiddle camp is cancelled these weeks due to concerts

July 24
Intermediate: Greencastle Hornpipe
Advanced: Beaumont Rag
Fiddle Camp News #4

July 31 & August 7
Intermediate: President Garfield's Hornpipe
Advanced: Lime Rock

 
Comprehensive List      
Summer 2009 Medley   chords video link
Alabama Jubillee midi sheet music video link
Angus Campbell midi sheet music video link
Arkansas Traveler midi sheet music video link
Ash Grove midi sheet music video link
Ashokan Farewell midi sheet music  
Ashokan Farewell (harmony) midi sheet music  
Back Up and Push midi sheet music video link
Beaumont Rag midi sheet music video link
Big John McNeil midi sheet music video link
Big Sandy River midi sheet music video link
Big Sciota midi sheet music video link
Bile dem Cabbage midi sheet music  
Bill Cheatum midi sheet music video link
Billy in the Low Ground midi sheet music video link
Blackberry Blossom midi sheet music video link
Blackest Crow midi sheet music video link
Cajun Fiddle midi music / tabs video link
Calliope House midi sheet music video link
Cattle in the Cane midi sheet music video link
Cherokee Shuffle midi sheet music video link
Chicken Reel midi sheet music video link
Cluck Old Hen midi sheet music video link
Cripple Creek in 'G' midi sheet music video link
Cripple Creek in 'A' midi sheet music video link
Cucko's Nest midi sheet music video link
Devil's Dream midi sheet music video link
Dill Pickle Rag midi sheet music video link
East Tennessee Blues midi music / tabs video link
Edelweiss (lyrics) midi music / tabs video link
Eighth of January (lyrics) midi D G music / tabs D G video link
Fire on the Mountain midi music / tabs video link
Fireball Mail (lyrics) midi music / tabs video link
Fisher's Hornpipe midi sheet music video link
Flop-Eared Mule midi sheet music video link
Forked Deer midi sheet music video link
The Girl I Left Behind Me (lyrics) midi sheet music video link
Gold Rush midi sheet music video link
Golden Slippers midi sheet music video link
Grasshopper Sitting on a Sweet Potato Vine midi sheet music video link
Green Pastures midi sheet music  
Greencastle Hornpipe midi sheet music video link
Irish Washer Woman midi sheet music video link
Jerusalem Ridge midi sheet music video link
Jesusita en Chiuhuahua (Jesse Polka) midi sheet music video link
June Apple midi sheet music video link
Katy Hill midi sheet music video link
King of the Fairies midi sheet music video link
Lime Rock midi sheet music video link
Liberty midi sheet music video link
Lorena midi sheet music video link
Lover's Waltz Part 1 midi sheet music video link
Lover's Waltz Part 2     video link
Maiden's Prayer midi sheet music video link
Margaret's Waltz midi sheet music video link
Memories of Father Charlie MacDonald midi sheet music video link
Midnight on the Water midi sheet music video link
Old Joe Clark midi sheet music video link
Old Mountaineer midi sheet music video link
Orange Blossom Special Part 1     video link
Orange Blossom Special Part 2     video link
Orange Blossom Special Part 3     video link
Over the Waterfall midi sheet music video link
President Garfield's Hornpipe midi sheet music video link
Rattlesnake midi sheet music video link
Red Apple Rag midi sheet music video link
Red Haired Boy midi sheet music video link
Red is the Rose (Lyrics) midi sheet music video link
Redwing midi sheet music video link
Road to Lisdoonvarna midi sheet music video link
Saint Anne's Reel midi sheet music video link
Sally Goodin midi sheet music video link
Scotland the Brave midi sheet music video link
Shady Grove midi sheet music video link
Snowflake Reel midi sheet music  
Soldier's Joy midi sheet music video link
Speed the Plough midi sheet music video link
Star of the County Down midi sheet music video link
Swallowtail Jig midi sheet music video link
Turkey in the Straw midi sheet music video link
Westphalia Waltz midi sheet music video link
Whiskey before Breakfast midi sheet music video link
Woodchopper's Reel midi sheet music video link