One thing my most recent fiddle teacher did was to push tune after tune every week; but there was little technique instruction, which is what I need the most. I don't need tunes. After playing fretted instruments for many decades, I have the tunes in my head, and my left hand fingers know theoretically where to put them. He was good with specific questions I had about technique though, but he had no plan for introducing those techniques otherwise. COVID in March 2020 was when I stopped my in-person instruction.
Hi Andy -- it's not uncommon for fiddle teachers to focus on learning lots of tunes and not on how to bow them, etc. My posts here will continue to give you some specific technical ideas, and you can find a lot more, if you're interested, at www.fiddle-online.com -- feel free to ask me about that if you have questions, it has lots of my ideas about technique and tune stylings as well.
One thing my most recent fiddle teacher did was to push tune after tune every week; but there was little technique instruction, which is what I need the most. I don't need tunes. After playing fretted instruments for many decades, I have the tunes in my head, and my left hand fingers know theoretically where to put them. He was good with specific questions I had about technique though, but he had no plan for introducing those techniques otherwise. COVID in March 2020 was when I stopped my in-person instruction.
Hi Andy -- it's not uncommon for fiddle teachers to focus on learning lots of tunes and not on how to bow them, etc. My posts here will continue to give you some specific technical ideas, and you can find a lot more, if you're interested, at www.fiddle-online.com -- feel free to ask me about that if you have questions, it has lots of my ideas about technique and tune stylings as well.