Education is important to preserving the continuation of Texas-Style Fiddling. Here we've compiled a directory of resources to make it easier to find instruction oriented in that style. If you're looking for tunes to learn, you can find some here.
Fiddle Camps and Workshops
TOTFA February Workshop
Temple, TX
Saturday, February 4th, 2023
Moffat Community Center
13410 Kuykendall Mountain Rd
Temple, TX 76502
Price: $50 per student
What is included:
4 separate hour-long classes with Wes Westmoreland, Roberta Rast Smith, Marty Elmore,
Jason Andrew, and Katie Crawford teaching tunes from the TOTFA tune list with discussion explaining what judges look for in fiddle contests.
Lunch after the first two classes, jam afterwards.
Refund policy:
Cancellation before January 28, 2023 will result in a full refund.
Cancellation after January 28, 2023 will result in a 50% refund.
If we are unable to host the workshop due to bad weather conditions, we will
give everyone a 100% refund.
To host this workshop, we must have a minimum of 10 people sign up, and
unfortunately the space does not allow more than about 30 people to sign up. If we
fill up, another email will be sent out saying as such so everyone will be notified.
If you'd like to register, please fill out the TOTFA Feb Workshop
Registration Form and send $50 through TOTFA Paypal
with the student's name in the memo. If you prefer to pay with cash or check, you
can send it in with your registration form. Thank you so much!
Live Oak Fiddle Camp
May 28th - June 1st, 2023
Location:
TR Ranch
Halletsville, TX
Teachers: Hanneke Cassel, Ross Holmes, Bruce Molsky, Luke Price and Jordan Tice
Keenan Fletcher
325-248-3648 keenankfletcher@gmail.com
Instruments: Fiddle/Violin, Viola, Cello, Guitar, Piano
Genres: Classical violin, Technique & Repetoire, Traditional Jazz, Dixieland, Ragtime, Theory & Improvisation, Texas Style Fiddle & Western Swing, Orchestral Preparation, Chamber Music
Clayton Bankston
817-487-3440
Instruments: Fiddle/Violin, Mandolin, Guitar, Piano
Genres: Texas Style Fiddling, Country, anything by request
Cleburne, TX
Randy Elmore
817-648-1158 randyelmore0613@aol.com
Instruments: Fiddle, Guitar
In person or virtual
Katie Crawford
817-889-2309 crawfordkatherine16@gmail.com
Fiddle/Violin - All levels
Genres: Texas Style, Swing/Jazz, anything by request
In person or virtual
Sherry McKenzie
Fiddle - beginner through intermediate Old Time and Texas Style
Fort Worth area
In person or virtual
Joey McKenzie
Fiddle - intermediate to advanced - Western Swing, Twin & Triple Fiddling
Rhythm Guitar - intermediate to advanced - Texas Style, Western Swing
Tenor Guitar - beginner to advanced - Texas Style accompaniment, chord melody swing standards
Fort Worth area
In person lessons only
Danette Schuh
Suzuki Violin Clinician specializing in foundational skills for fiddlers: tone, intonation, shifting, double stops, vibrato, sight reading
Houston area
In person or virtual
Nathan Pedneault
Stephenville, TX
682-340-7152 nthnpdnlt@gmail.com
Fiddle
Guitar
Beginner to intermediate Texas Fiddle Music
River Lee
479-966-6886 river_lee@yahoo.com
Fiddle
Guitar
Tenor Guitar
Texas Style all levels
