Tips and techniques for beginning Cajun & Creole fiddlers. View the full video, and audio transcripts of these episodes at MitchReedMusicLessons.com/Vlog

A demonstration of a dying style of Cajun fiddling. Learn more at MitchReedMusicLessons.com where you can view the full video and audio transcript: https://mitchreedmusiclessons.com/2016/11/07/cajun-creole-polkas/

It's hard to play second fiddle with no one to follow! Here are a few tips to help make your seconding practice easier. Learn more at MitchReedMusicLessons.com where you can view the full video and audio transcript: https://mitchreedmusiclessons.com/2016/10/25/how-to-practice-cajun-and-creole-seconding/

Answers to common questions about this classic Cajun sound. Learn more at MitchReedMusicLessons.com where you can view the full video and audio transcript: https://mitchreedmusiclessons.com/2016/10/07/playing-two-strings-at-one-time/

Tips to help you learn to play and pick out tunes by ear. Learn more at MitchReedMusicLessons.com where you can view the full video and audio transcript: https://mitchreedmusiclessons.com/2016/10/07/learning-to-play-by-ear/

A demonstration and talk on traditional Cajun contradance tunes. Learn more at MitchReedMusicLessons.com where you can view the full video and audio transcript: https://mitchreedmusiclessons.com/2016/09/23/contradances/

This week The Vlog is all about my weekend in Jackson, Mississippi. Learn more at MitchReedMusicLessons.com where you can view the full video and audio transcript: https://mitchreedmusiclessons.com/2016/09/15/celticfest-mississippi/

An exercise to help you practice. Learn more at MitchReedMusicLessons.com where you can view the full video and audio transcript: https://mitchreedmusiclessons.com/2016/09/06/octaves/

Learn about this traditional American style of bowing. Learn more at MitchReedMusicLessons.com where you can view the full video and audio transcript: https://mitchreedmusiclessons.com/2016/08/16/shuffle-bowing/

How to get that authentic Louisiana sound. Learn more at MitchReedMusicLessons.com where you can view the full video and audio transcript: https://mitchreedmusiclessons.com/2016/07/28/cajun-creole-fiddle-101/

Tips to keep your whole fiddle set-up looking and sounding great. Learn more at MitchReedMusicLessons.com where you can view the full video and audio transcript: https://mitchreedmusiclessons.com/2016/07/19/loving-your-fiddle/

Tips to tidy your tone. Learn more at MitchReedMusicLessons.com where you can view the full video and audio transcript: https://mitchreedmusiclessons.com/2016/07/14/clean-it-up/

A little bit of history and examples of Cajun & Creole Blues tunes. Learn more at MitchReedMusicLessons.com where you can view the full video and audio transcript: https://mitchreedmusiclessons.com/2016/07/01/cajun-and-creole-blues/

I spent a week in the mountains documenting connections between Appalachia and Acadiana. Here's a few tunes that came down during the Spanish Land Grants. Learn more at MitchReedMusicLessons.com where you can view the full video and audio transcript: https://mitchreedmusiclessons.com/2016/06/24/allons-a-appalachia/

Different ways to decorate a Cajun or Creole fiddle tune. Learn more at MitchReedMusicLessons.com where you can view the full video and audio transcript: https://mitchreedmusiclessons.com/2016/06/17/ornamentation/