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Private.

     Private instruction is offered at $100/hr. or feel free to add additional half-hour increments, i.e. $150 for 1.5 hours, etc.  Students are free to decide on any frequency; once a week is recommended but in no way required. Look at some of the info to the right under 'Workshops.' to see more about what is offered.

     All ages and levels of proficiency are gladly accepted. Please call (323) 469-2087 or e-mail fiddlethis@yahoo.com for more information.

Click here for a Richard Greene live performance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtVGbUZh3O0

Richard's private students who have won awards at the Topanga Banjo•Fiddle Contest:

2004: Ricky Ludlow-Advanced 3rd, Katie Nakamura-Intermediate 1st, Kyle Murphy-Beginning 1st, Ellie Taw-Beginning 2nd

2005: Ricky Ludlow-Advanced 1st, Katie Nakamura-Advanced 2nd, Keenan Hately-Intermediate 2nd

2006: Katie Nakamura-Advanced 1st, Ricky Ludlow-Advanced 3rd, Kyle Murphy-Intermediate 1st

2007: Katie Nakamura-Advanced 2nd, Keenan Hately-Advanced 3rd, Sara Murphy (Kyle's sister)-Beginning 2nd

2008: Kyle Murphy-Advanced 3rd, Katie Nakamura-Advanced Honorable Mention

2009: Kyle Murphy-Advanced 1st, Edie Murphy (no relation)-Intermediate 2nd, Sara Murphy-Intermediate 3rd, Ian Garcia-Beginning 1st

Workshops.

     Richard Greene often teaches in group settings at camps, institutions, or in other situations. Here is what can be expected in a Richard Greene workshop:

     While deeply steeped in the roots of Bluegrass and Old- Time fiddling Richard is also classically trained and all of his teaching draws heavily on classical technique. He is able to deconstruct and analyze the sound and feeling of folk music in precise classical terms.

     Everything he teaches will be perfectly notated in final published form and all these materials will be supplied to the students. Richard will structure a program that starts with the simple basics and will progress throughout the week to whatever level the students can achieve.  He will incorporate a great deal of group playing, showing many different concepts of background supporting techniques as well as soloing, the class would become in effect a small string orchestra with a distinctly ‘non-classical’ sound but playing with as good a technique as possible. He will also share his specialized body of scales and etudes specifically designed to build skills in Bluegrass and rock and roll fiddling, and of course he will teach and explain the art of improvisation.  

     Usually each class throughout any given week will cover at least one new fiddle tune per day.  Each student will receive handouts of this material in standard music notation and the tunes will be taught by ear as well. This repertoire will be drawn from a vast body of American Old-Time, Bluegrass or Celtic fiddle music as well as some of Richard's original compositions in the genre. Often a week such as this will culminate in a performance of the class lead by Richard, spotlighting the highest achieving students.

     For more information, visit the 'Calendar' page. All upcoming workshops will be listed there.