LEARNING BY EAR
Lissa’s most popular teaching resources is her Learning By Ear Online Video Course! You can purchase the music-lesson video series to view at any time, or attend live workshops virtually and in person. Sign up for upcoming workshops *here* . The course is geared towards both beginners, and expert musicians who wish to develop their auditory learning. Give your musicianship a boost and start learning fiddle tunes on the fly just by hearing them!
LESSONS (IN PERSON & VIRTUAL)
Lissa offers both in person and virtual private fiddle lessons for beginners and more experienced fiddlers and folk singers of all ages. Lissa teaches traditional repertoire from New England, Scotland, and Ireland as well as fiddle and vocal technical training, musicianship, composition, arranging, and ear training exercises which develop a student’s ability to learn by ear and explore their creativity. Want to learn some Irish fiddle tunes? Learn vibrato or get inspired to practice more? Become a more responsive and developed musician? Lissa will help get you there!
WEEKLY PATREON OFFERINGS
Looking to expand your repertoire? Lissa offers her Patreon subscribers weekly fiddle lesson videos where she teaches one of her favorite tunes and offers technical insights. Access hundreds of tune learning videos, along with technique and practice tips, with new videos posted weekly. Already subscribed to Lissa’s Patreon? Send content requests for next month’s Patreon release here!
5 DAY PRACTICE CHALLENGE
In this FREE five day challenge you will learn how to practice effectively and create healthy habits to support your musicianship! Lissa shares the tips and tricks that she uses every day to make practicing fun, sustainable, and effective. Are you someone who always hopes to get back to playing music “someday”? Do you struggle to prioritize your own creativity over the demands of daily life? Do you feel stuck in a rut with your musicianship, unable to move past seemingly insurmountable hurdles? The key to being a great musician is having a great practice habit. This practice challenge is designed to help you commit to, focus, and organize your practice sessions so that you feel musically satisfied and are able to make tangible progress towards your goals, no matter what your level or how long you’ve been playing.
WORKSHOPS
Attend a fiddle workshop, camp, festival, or weekend where you can take master classes with Lissa! While camps often vary their staff from year to year, Lissa frequently teaches at: Pure Dead Brilliant Scottish Fiddle Weekend, Acadia Trad Music and Dance Camp, Fiddle Hell, Maine Fiddle Camp, River Jam Romp, New World Festival, and Quechee Highland Games. View a complete list of upcoming festivals and camps where Lissa will be on staff here.