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Bluegrass Fiddle Tips from Maddie Denton
Maddie Denton is a third generation fiddle player from Murfreesboro, Tennessee who began playing at the age of five. She plays in The Dan...


Silver Bay Bluegrass Camp - Best Bluegrass Camp in Northeast for Learning to Jam
There is no better place to learn how to play bluegrass banjo, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, dobro or bass than at this Wernick method bluegrass


Austin Scelzo Interviews and Press
Austin Scelzo Featured on "Fiddle Studio" Podcast "A podcast by Meg Wobus Beller about the world of fiddling and traditional music" Watch...


Grants and Scholarships for Kids and Traditional Musicians - Music Camps, Lessons, and Projects
Are you a parent struggling to balance the support of your child's music development with the sometimes overwhelming cost of travel and...

Legendary Musician and Teacher: Stacy PhillipsÂ
Stacy Phillips (1944 -2018) was a legendary Connecticut based roots musician, bluegrass and fiddler teacher and tremendously knowledgeable e

Austin Scelzo Named 2023 Connecticut Arts Hero
I'm honored and beyond excited to share the news that I've been selected for the 2023 Connecticut Arts Hero Award The Connecticut Arts...

How to Take a Simple Melody and Make it Sound Bluegrassy
Step by Step Process: Learn the VOCAL melody, note for note. Don't be tempted by flashy solos. Coming from a classical background, I...


Workshops and Clinics
Sought after bluegrass musician and educator Austin Scelzo (IBMA Nominated Mentor of the Year and Momentum Industry Involvement) offers...


How to Hear Chord Changes and Understand the Nashville Number System
The first step is to hear the "home chord", referred to as the "1" chord. Do this by listening to the last note played or sung in any...

How to Practice Creatively
Practice playing through chord changes, voicing double stops, incorporating rhythms/bowings, transposition, and micro improvisation along...

Updates From Austin Scelzo - My Personal Newsletters
August 2024 I'm excited to share some amazing news with you- from a story in the biggest bluegrass magazine in the world, to an...

Learn Bluegrass, Country, Western, Swing Fiddle with two of the most experienced Teachers!
There is no better place to dive deep into fiddle styles than with two of the biggest bluegrass and Country Western pedagogues out there....

Fiddle / Mandolin Teachers I Recommend and their Classes at Fiddle Hell Online 2023
Ellen Carlson Playing Fiddle on a Basic Bluegrass Song That You May Not Have Heard Before You're playing fiddle on an bluegrass song...
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