Fiddle and Banjo lessons With Sarah Hotchkiss

Sarah offers lessons, occasional classes, and a variety of media tools online and in person to give her students and their families personalized individual or group experiences supported by music instruction videos available on YouTube.

Fiddle lessons

Children as young as age four to twelve will get a loving and patient start on the fiddle. Sarah has temporarily suspended instruction for teens and adults but may resume at some point in the future. Sarah has a natural ability to make her students feel comfortable while learning at their own pace with instruction tailored to their individual learning styles. Her good instincts combine with a focus on ergonomics for safe and efficient technique that gets her students happily playing tunes in no time!

Clawhammer style banjo lessons

Sarah has developed a unique pedagogy for teaching clawhammer style banjo to young children starting as young as age four. These banjo lessons also include an introduction to two finger and three finger techniques for a well rounded introduction.

Group classes

Sarah hosts periodic slow jams with her husband, John, as well as medium and small group fiddle lessons for beginners online. Contact her for a schedule and to get on an Elist for the group you’d like to participate in. In this photo, Sarah and John are teaching a Slow Jam which meets virtually occasionally during the school year and outdoors on select days during warm months. This slow jam is temporarily in suspension, but Sarah still alerts members to events of interest so getting on the Elist is recommended.

Family music

Sarah works with family members of her private students to help create a family music model that enriches their lives on many levels. In this photo, Sarah is working with a parent and child duo during an online lesson.

INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS

Sarah offers a variety of instructional videos that include technique and tunes to supplement what she teaches in her private lessons and group classes primarily through her YouTube channel. For a link to a list of more instructional videos with tunes, chord charts, and sheet music, visit her TUNE BANK on her Woodbury Strings.website.