Fiddle tuition for children and young people
One to One Children’s lessons
Fun Fiddle operates weekly one to one children’s lessons with Sarah Hoy and Gica Loening, depending on availability and based at the tutors homes around or near Portobello. All tutors hold PVG (Disclosure) certificates and Fun Fiddle holds a child protection policy.
Fun Fiddle currently has a waiting list for children’s lessons, but spaces do come up once in a while 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 £22 per half hour lesson, payable at start of a block of around 6 – 10 weeks. If you have difficulties paying full cost, we are open to individual mutually agreed amount.
Learning Methods at Fun Fiddle
We teach children to play by mainly by ear, and then depending on age build in learning to read music. We teach one to one, but encourage children to play in groups together with the adult players, as soon as possible, with easy parts available for beginners. We aim to have a shared repertoire of tunes across all ages and stages so that everyone can play together at ceilidhs, community events, busks etc. We keep an ever growing collection of tune on our Tunes page and in our Fun Fiddle tune books. The genre is mainly Scottish folk, with some European/ Americana / Scandinavian tunes thrown in too. We encourage a good grounding in basic technique, improving tone, bowing, and musicality.
It helps a lot if parents can be involved in lessons, or keep in touch with the tutor, in order to support their child in regular practising.
Some Playing Together Dates Ahead
Portobello Market: 10.30am Saturday 5th September (weather permitting)
September 20th: Fergusson’s Auld Reikie – Portobello Town Hall
November 20th – 22nd 2026: Scots Fiddle Festival
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Donate to Fun Fiddle
Donations to Fun Fiddle contribute towards opportunities for playing together at local community events and beyond, as well as supporting the infrastructure and tutoring. We are grateful for your support which enables us to make things happen and take part!