Fiddle | Jane Vidrine & Luke Huval | Beginning | Period 2 | Week 1 (July 7-12, 2024)
Students will learn how to play basic Cajun melodies and chordal seconding. Songs will be taught by ear. Students will learn to sing the song first, then learn the fiddle part by imitation. Song sheets from Lâche Pas: A Louisiana French Music Method will be provided. Jane and Luke will alternate days, enriching students’ experience with two different teachers. This class is best for someone who has a bit of experience playing fiddle or playing Cajun music on another instrument.
About the Instructor
Jane Vidrine is a musician and music educator from Lafayette, Louisiana. She recently published Lâche Pas: A Louisiana French Music Method, for Vermilion Parish schools. She’s a founding member of the Grammy-nominated Magnolia Sisters Cajun Band. She also plays in the family Cajun band with her husband, John Vidrine and son, Jo. And Jane stays musically in touch with her Missouri old-time music roots.
“Teaching adults who are interested in delving deep into the traditional music that I love is a true privilege that brings me so much joy.” Jane has taught guitar, fiddle, and vocals several times for Cajun & Creole Week at the Augusta Heritage Center. This year, she will teach beginning Louisiana French fiddle and a class with Augusta artists called Old Souls and Spirits. As always, she will immerse her students in the songs’ background, lyrics, and meaning.
Luke has been immersed in the world of Cajun music and culture for as long as he can remember. Between his parents Terry and Annette, and their love and passion for every facet of Cajun culture, it was hard not to get hooked in one way or another. Luke started learning to sing and play guitar from a young age, and soon after began playing music with other young talents Zach Fuselier and Cameron Dupuy. Nowadays you can find him playing Cajun and country fiddle with a number of groups, and playing accordion with his own group, the Luke Huval Band.