Fiddle tuition for children and young people
January 2025
Fun Fiddle operates weekly one to one children’s lessons with Sarah Hoy or Gica Loening, depending on availability and based at the tutors homes around or near Portobello. All tutors hold PVGs.
Fun Fiddle currently has a waiting list for children’s lessons, but spaces do come up so please get in touch if you are interested. To find out availability of lessons please contact us
In line with Musician Union minimum rates, we have now put our prices up to £21 per half hour lesson, payable at start of block. If you have difficulties paying full cost, we are open to individual mutually agreed amount.
Playing Together
Playing together is what Fun Fiddle is all about and while we found that one to one lessons work best, especially for younger children, we find opportunities (ceilidhs, busks etc) for all ages to play together whenever possible. Watch this space for events ahead.
Dates for the diary:
Towerbank School All day ceilidhs Tuesday 21st January 2025
A small group of fiddlers from the ceilidh group, along with younger Fun Fiddlers will play for the annual Burns ceilidhs. A total of around 600 youngsters take part and love having the live music to dance to. I think we’ve been playing for them now since about 2003 or before!
Fun Fiddle in Concert! Thursday 3rd April 7pm – a spring concert for friends and family, featuring Fun Fiddlers auld and young! At Portobello Baptist Church Hall.
Fun Fiddle Porty Prom Parade May 2025 (date TBC)
It’s time we did a Prom parade again! So get practising with the walking and playing simultaneously! More details next year. If you have never taken part before, check this out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgp0PcSapxc
Session Group for Secondary school age young people
Sarah Hoy and her husband, the talented pipes player Fin Moore, are piloting regular weekend sessions for young people to play together. These will be held in Portobello. For more information please contact us
If you would like to find out more about lessons and opportunities for playing together, please get in touch!
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Become a Friend of Fun Fiddle
Becoming a friend of Fun Fiddle contributes towards opportunities for playing together either at local community events, or exciting events such as the Scots Fiddle Festival (November 2024). We are grateful for your support which enables us to make things happen and take part!
More about Learning Fiddle
We teach traditional Scottish, American, and European tunes and encourage learning and playing by ear alongside learning to read written music. All tutors hold PVG (Disclosure) certificates and Fun Fiddle holds a child protection policy.
Cost: Children’s lessons are £21.00 per half hour and are payable by arrangement with the tutor, usually in blocks of approx 6 -10 weeks.
