Welcome to the online home of New England fiddler, teacher, singer, activist, and songwriter Lissa Schneckenburger. This is where you will find all things related to New England fiddle tunes and folk songs, including sheet music for Lissa’s a cappella song “Hope Lingers On”, the Learning By Ear video course for musicians who want to work on their ear training, private music lessons, and a wide range of albums from traditional dance tunes to original songs. If you’re a beginning musician and are interested in the FREE 5 Day Practice Challenge, or signing up for Lissa’s Patreon Community we’ve got that here too! If you are someone in the foster care or adoption community and you’d like to hear Lissa’s original songs inspired by her experience as an adoptive parent, or donate to share the music with more families, welcome!
Check out Lissa’s new and improved Learning By Ear video course for traditional fiddlers, beginning musicians, and experienced players who are just discovering an aural tradition for the first time!
“Schneckenburger’s playing is…quietly virtuosic…her voice is pure and clear, full of simple emotion.” -All Music Guide
The first year of the pandemic was a deeply creative time for Vermont based fiddle composer and song-writer Lissa Schneckenburger. When everything shut down (including her touring schedule), writing music became an essential outlet. Schneckenburger explains, “I had to write music to process my experience of living through such a difficult time. It was my life line”. The result was what Schneckenburger jokingly calls “overflowing bucketfuls of music” and enough new material for several album releases. The first album,Falling Forward, is a collection of Schneckenburger’s original fiddle tunes and two traditional New England songs, released in March 2023. Continue reading “About”
