Champion Fiddler, Inspired Performer
I will be teaching two workshops with the Utah Old Time Fiddlers Association via zoom. Members of the Utah Old Time Fiddlers Association will be able to attend for free as part of their membership. 10:00-11:15 MST - Improvising in Fiddle Tunes This workshop shows how to go from playing the melody to making a […]
Join Joe Deninzon for this exclusive myTalentForge.com Livestream Workshop! Class Description: Learn about power chords, pentatonic and blues riffs, iconic songs and riffs, and how to put rock swagger into every performance! This class explores the DNA of Rock N Roll. Bring your axe, your attitude...and wear your tight leather pants! Register Now Cost: myTalentForge […]
Franklin Taggart and I will be hosting a multi-styles livestream fiddle jam session for Fiddle Hell. We will lead you in everything from fiddle tunes, to celtic and western swing. It's going to be a gas! Bring your instrument, play along, and have some fun with us!
I will be hosting a virtual fiddle workshop for the Wyoming Fiddlers' Association and the Wyoming Arts Council. In this workshop, I will use a popular fiddle tune, Sally Goodin, to teach participants how to take a simple melody and turn it into a great breakdown fiddle tune. We will listen to a number of […]
Have you heard that you should market and brand yourself, but don't know how? Do you want to create an online presence, but don't know where to start? Are you using your social media effectively? As a web-savvy string teacher, your unique perspective will help you find and build your audience. As you leverage these […]
Register Now Exclusive livestream workshop with Julie Lyonn Lieberman: multi-style, ergonomically based acoustic/amplified performer and educator Class Description: While teaching at Mark O’Connor’s camp when it was in Nashville many decades ago, I sat down to lunch with a number of the faculty. A very famous fiddler bemoaned the fact that his playing hadn’t improved […]
Exclusive livestream workshop with Lauren Rioux of JamWithLauren.com Class Description: I have always looooved the sound of three-part harmonies - for voices and instruments. As a younger player who didn’t grow up learning harmony parts, I always wondered how other musicians could figure them out on the fly. Did they just know how the parts […]
I'm excited to be teaching again at Fiddle Hell Online Spring 2021! The conference runs April 15-18 and includes over 200 opportunities to hear great musicians play, learn from awesome instructors, and jam with other fiddlers. The conference may have fiddle in the name, but if you play mandolin, guitar, banjo, or you're a singer […]
This July, I will be teaching six classes at String Summit 2021, and co-teaching a 7th with Donna Hébert. This virtual string conference takes place via zoom and has opportunities for players of all experience levels. Registration is Now Open! Register Now! Here's a list of the classes I'll be teaching: Thursday July […]
Take the First Steps to Connect with Your Local Folk Music Community Do you want include local fiddle styles and improvisation in your teaching, but don’t know where to start? Eclectic jam sessions are an inviting space to learn and already exist in your community. If you’re nervous about jumping in, join us to learn […]