Fiddle | Becky Buller | Advanced | Period 1 | Week 2 (July 14-19, 2024)
Bluegrass fiddle and banjo go together like hog jowls and fried okra! In this class, we’ll be learning breaks to popular banjo tunes you’re sure to run into when jamming in the wild. My goal is for you to feel empowered to go out and make friends with a banjo player!
We’ll touch on fundamentals, technique, and good practice habits along the way. We’ll also be tuning your radars to listen for licks you can use while improvising. Bring your questions about anything related to fiddling, stage craft, and the bluegrass biz.
Requirements for this class: Bring your own fiddle, bow, rosin, tuner, a digital recorder (smartphone, etc.), and something to take notes.
Please note: I will be teaching exclusively by ear.
About the Instructor
Becky Buller is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter from St. James, Minn., who has traversed the globe over performing bluegrass music to underwrite her insatiable songwriting habit. Becky has co-written songs for three Grammy award-winning albums by The Infamous Stringdusters, The Travelin’ McCourys, and Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway. Becky is the recipient of 10 IBMA awards, including the 2016 Fiddler and Female Vocalist. She is the first woman in the history of the awards to receive the Fiddler nod; she is also the first person ever to win in both vocal and instrumental categories. In 2023, she was inducted into the Minnesota Music Hall Of Fame. Becky tours extensively with her band and also as a duo with Ned Luberecki. Becky also teaches bluegrass fiddle, singing, and songwriting in person and online from her music studio in her adopted hometown of Manchester, Tenn., where she lives with her husband, Jeff, and daughter, Romy.