The Violin & Fiddle Curriculum
Built from Top to Bottom to

Develop Life-Long
Musicians

FiddleQuest is a curriculum that teaches the skills and music essential for life-long musicians.

Students learn a wide variety of styles of music -- from Celtic to Classical -- that they will draw upon for any setting they are in.

Students develop sight-reading, rhythm and improvisational skills that help them play in a wide variety of groups -- be it a bluegrass session or a school orchestra.

What is FiddleQuest

FiddleQuest is designed by teachers -- for teachers.

Whether you need a comprehensive curriculum for your studio or school or a supplemental tool to round out your teaching toolkit, FiddleQuest offers multiple programs for violin and fiddle teachers.

FiddleQuest is for teachers

Parents want their children to learn music because they want them to have a skill they can enjoy as an adult -- whether it is playing with friends on the back porch or performing on stage for others.

And many parents want to enjoy playing music with their kids while they learn -- on the guitar, ukulele…anything!

FiddleQuest help parents to engage musically with their children and develop a culture of playing music with family and friends.

FiddleQuest is for parents

00100dPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20190521170903512_COVER_edited_edited.jpg

Kids and adults love playing music with friends, learning new songs, playing for other people, being creative with other people .

Yet, most people that want to learn the violin end up quitting. Why?

The answer is that most students are not given the opportunity to develop intrinsic motivation.

FiddleQuest is built from top to bottom with the idea that students require intrinsic motivation to keep playing as an adult. Learn more in the videos below.

The big idea behind FiddleQuest

Students learn over 120 songs by ear -- drawing from all the major fiddling traditions and popular classical pieces.

Students explore the skills and techniques needed for playing confidently in any setting -- from jams with friends to school orchestras to sessions in Irish pubs (when they are older!).

Students can earn badges that encourage them to play with others, use their music to benefit others, develop good practice skills, create a band with friends and more.

What students learn

Students can see and hear the songs and skills that their teacher has assigned them. They can work on their practice page as well as explore new material.

The value of FiddleQuest is not interesting graphics, but the ability to hear the music and break it down into the bite-size parts that students can learn.

Most importantly, it helps students develop skills in a practice setting which are vital in a recreational musical setting.