Your must have a good fiddle, the string must be low to the fingerboard,for easily noting. start learning the d scale first easy to play in, get lessons if possible,if not but a viedo tape at the music store. buy a bood.buy some fiddle tapes. have a fiddler put some tunes on a cassette tape.use head phones to learn the tunes put only one head phone on and listen with the other ear to the fiddle. learn easy tunes first.learn the scale of d,a,g,c. plus the others tips hopes this helps the fiddler clarence