Beginning Cajun Fiddle class with Jane will jump start your fiddle playing journey into Cajun music. Focusing on key elements of the genre, you will learn to play a waltz and a two-step and to play seconder (backup) to be comfortable in a jam setting. The best thing you can do to prepare for the week is to listen to lots of great Cajun fiddle playing.
Instructor Bio
Jane Vidrine is a musician and music educator from Lafayette, Louisiana. She is 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. Jane also stays musically in touch with her Missouri old-time music roots playing square dances and early country concerts around home. Jane says, “Teaching adults who are interested in delving deep into the traditional music I love is a true privilege that brings me so much joy.” She has taught guitar, fiddle, and vocals several times for Cajun & Creole Week at the Augusta Heritage Center. This year, she will teach Cajun fiddle styles. She is also a teacher in her everyday life; she created an award-winning classroom guitar program for the Arts Academy in Lafayette and has been teaching about 100 students a day for over a decade.