Kitty Greenwood Music
Fiddle tutor for Sidmouth & Shrewsbury Folk Festivals.
Hello I'm Kitty,... a classically-trained musician with a love of traditional folk music. Using creative and original teaching methods I help my students progress and succeed but, most of all, to enjoy their music-making!
It's never too late to learn an instrument. Adults, with their enthusiasm and dedication to learning, are often my most successful students. Please note that I am no longer taking on children.
piano
folk fiddle
violin
melodeon
concertina.
Folk Fiddle
- beginner
No previous musical knowledge or experience is needed. I'll guide you through the basics, developing technique and musicianship through an enjoyable repertoire of traditional tunes. I can even lend you an instrument for your first few lessons!“I’ve always thought music was closed off to me, like a different language, but now you’ve opened it up and I can learn something I thought was out of my reach”
- Subhania, Shrewsbury Folk Festival
Folk Fiddle
- advanced
Perhaps you've already had some lessons or know a few tunes but can't seem to bring them to life? I'll show you how to play with greater flair and confidence, including ornamentation, bowing patterns, phrasing and improved technique.Lessons are a great introduction to traditional music for the classically-trained. Whatever your starting point, you'll be inspired with a refreshing and infectious repertoire of jigs, reels, airs and hornpipes from Britain and around the world.
Piano
taught in my studio
'Music first' is my approach to teaching piano. Students learn to play interesting and fun pieces from day one with technique and music-reading following along the way. Playing piano is a great way to learn about music in a broader sense. Lessons include improvisation, jazz and chord patterns - alongside Bach, Mozart and a huge variety of contemporary compositions. And it's never too late to learn. Older beginners are amongst the most highly-motivated and successful students. I pride myself on taking a personal approach, planning lessons according to individual strengths and interests.
Melodeon & Concertina
taught in my studio
I play a standard two-row DG melodeon and 30 button anglo-concertina. Beginners will learn to play by ear as this is the best way to gain fluency and musicality. Videos and recordings will help you remember the tunes and techniques from each lesson. Music-reading can be introduced further down the line if you wish.
Learning doesn't end when you leave my studio
I arrange regular events & workshops - even festivals - where you can enjoy sociable ensemble playing, build your musicality and meet like-minded musicians.
LESSON PRICESLive lessons: £38/hour. Online lessons: £35 (50 mins)study notes and personalised learning resources (recordings, video demonstrations and sheet music) all included in the fee.
Saturday Coffee Sessions
Feb. 14th, March 14th, 2026.
venue: Discovery Centre, Craven Arms, SY7 9RS.£20 / £18 for 2 or more - includes pdf sheet music for all the tunes & harmony parts. Click button below to reserve & pay for your place.Enjoy the unique sound of fiddles in harmony. The coffee sessions offer an irresistible blend of sociable ensemble playing, together with expert guidance on style, technique and musicality. Our repertoire roams through the British Isles and beyond to France, Scandinavia and Finland. All arranged with beautiful and original harmony parts especially composed for folk fiddle players.Meet in the café at 10.15 am, music-making starts at 11 am in the conference room. There's also the option to stay for lunch afterwards (we usually do!)Do get in touch if you have any questions and we hope to see you soon.
Delicious Duets - book with complete set of audio files included
A treasure chest of traditional tunes from the British Isles & beyond, perfectly partnered with original harmony parts.Twenty-six jigs, reels, polkas, waltzes, bourrées, polskas, airs & hornpipes.Suitable for a wide range of melody instruments.Friendly, clear side-by-side layout.Bowing included for the benefit of string players.Audio downloads for ALL tunes included, played on violin: tune solo; harmony solo, tune & harmony combined.Guitar chords included (downloadable pdf book).ISBN: 978-1-7391369-0-1
£16 incl. P&P
Please contact me for a copy.
About & Contact
A professional musician with over 30 years experience teaching both folk and classical music. Kitty's online music sessions and workshops attract an international following.Kitty lives in the village of Diddlebury, Shropshire, UK, where she gives lessons in violin, piano, melodeon, concertina and music theory.***Kitty studied Music & Performance at Leeds University: BA(Hons), holds a Post-graduate Certificate of Education (University of East Anglia) and is an Associate of the London College of Music.
In the first instance, please telephone to enquire about lessons as it is important that I fully understand your level and requirements.Kitty Greenwood
Solaria, Mill Lane, Diddlebury.
Shropshire. SY79DJ.email: [email protected]Tel. 01584-841564