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Here are a few of our many CD's and tapes we have for sale. This CD is our newest release. It is a collection of more than 25 standard contest tunes with a mixture of Celtic traditional fiddle music. New!   The Pick and Bow Company Going Places CD is a mix of traditional old-time, contest and Celtic fiddling. This CD was recorded by a group of young fiddlers in Oregon. It is certainly a nice selection of dance tunes.   This is a CD I made with a friend from college. Both Julie and I attended college at Eastern Oregon University. Julie learned to fiddle from Tony Ludiker and I learned contest fiddling from Rudi Booher.     This CD is a good mix of contest music and some old-time twin fiddling. Currently we have sold out of Fiddlin' Around with Julie and Jacie CD's. Also our two Pick'n'Bow tapes are sold out as well. We are in the process of recording a new Celtic CD to feature Jacie on fiddle, viola and cello and Joe on guitar. Check back often for updates.   Joe and Jacie Sites are currently working on a few new CD projects. In March we plan to release a CD with some new contest tunes on it. We are also looking into recording a Celtic CD with an American twist scheduled to come out just before the Nationals in June of 2005. Our video Lesson Selection guide is located at the bottom of the page. J & J Music Studio is pleased to offer a wide array of books and learning tools to enhance your private lessons or the lesson studio.                      Your music studio is a book that discusses the key steps  to follow when beginning to open your first private music lesson studio. There's really no other book like it. It gives sample forms and ads so you can easily keep track of your business and sale yourself like a professional.      This book contains a years worth of reproducible forms to use when keeping track of studio business. Quarterly Schedules Student Information Chart Lesson Policy forms Expense and profit charts and examples of how to fill them out. How to keep track of lesson fees and payments and billing statement templates for those students who can't seem to pay on time. Other reproducible worksheets as well.     A great resource for any aspiring musician. Teaches self motivation and management skills. Progress tracking sheets Goal Setting Sheets In lesson practice worksheet Practice agenda Monthly Activities sheet Many other opportunities to track and see progress in the pupils practice record.   Old-time fiddle waltzes is a book and CD set that contains over 25 standard fiddle waltzes. Each waltz is presented in contest version form. CD/ Book Set Includes Such Waltzes as: Star of the county Down Roxanna's Waltz Dreamer's Waltz Tennessee Waltz Memory Waltz And many, many more!   The Hoe-down Book No Picture available Includes such tunes as Black berry blossom, Grey Eagle, Sally Johnson and Waggoner. This is a great book for fiddle contests. Most of the bowings are left out to allow room for artistic interpretation.      - MORE Coming soon - Video Lessons are our newest addition to the website. They have been well received and were such a success with our private students that we have decided to offer them on line. Video lessons are as easy as 1, 2, 3! 1. Pop the video into the VCR and watch to get a feel for the music. Listen carefully to the pieces or tunes at learning, intermediate and full performance speed.     2. Play with the tape and with the music if you need it. Listen carefully to all instructions and repeat this step until you have a good command of the piece or tune.     3. Practice the tune memorized with the tape and the guitar at a medium and a full performance speed. Practice for facility and perfection.     NOW Available Suzuki Volume 1-2 Slow on CD

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instructional DVD's

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Key Benefits

• Easy to follow menu
• No rewinding or fast forwarding
• Easy to follow
• Direct instruction from champion fiddlers
• Also ... Suzuki Style... Coming later...

Pricing

    Call for a price quote.

Key Benefits

• Video lessons are an affordable option when you can't find the piece of music you want to learn.
• There's an instructor with you each step of the way.
• You can pause and replay difficult portions and a full menu saves precious time when locating the piece and section you are working on.
• Picture in picture shows fingering up close while showing bowing at the same time.

Capabilities

Lessons are taught by Jaclyn Sites who has been the Oregon State, Idaho State and Northwest Regional  grand champion. This year Jaclyn was the first runner up at the National Fiddle Contest in her age division and also won the fanciest fiddler award in the Certified Division of the national contest this year.

Capability 1

Tailor made video lessons, teach the tunes you want the way you want.

Capability 2

Pre-made lessons focus on proper technique, execution and bowing of the most traditional fiddle tunes.

Capability 3

Contest preparation videos, exactly what you need to know to succeed in a fiddle contest from your first contest and well into your contesting career.

Reference Accounts

Reference 1

Brock Grosse of Dingle, Idaho studied with Jacie privately and through the use of video lessons for less than 6 months before placing third in the National Old Time fiddle contest this year. Congratulations Brock.

Reference 2

James from Montana became the Montana State Junior fiddle champion this year after studying with Jacie privately and with the use of video lessons.

Reference 3

We've had students from Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming and clear from Chicago to learn proper fiddling technique and contest strategies.

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