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Thread #59037 Message #946853
Posted By: Letty
06-May-03 - 07:30 AM
Thread Name: Celtic fiddle teachers/books in Germany
Subject: RE: Celtic fiddle teachers/books in Germany
She could try and mail order sheet music from this company in Berlin. They stock a lot of folk music, and they can order abroad as well (they're the German distributors for Mel Bay books, for example).
As for teachers: I've had the same problem here in Bochum. Thought I'd found a teacher, because he did say he would like to teach me folk music, but he then cunningly switched to teaching classical music after a few weeks only(after the proof time). Needless to say, I left him. All I can say is: ask around! Put up a notice in Irish pubs and at the university campus in Bonn (most violin teachers who like teaching folk/blues/other non-classical styles are a bit younger, strangely enough).