teaching
Tatiana is not currently taking on private students, but is available for workshops and camps.
Tatiana teaches old time and bluegrass fiddle to students of all ages and levels. Her teaching draws upon her performing experience as well as her academic background, combining history with musical technique and stylistic commentary. She has taught at music camps such as the Swannanoa Old Time Gathering, Augusta Heritage Center and the Rockygrass Academy and has presented about the history of old-time and bluegrass music at institutions such as Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina and El Institute Superior del Arte (ISA) in Havana, Cuba.
“Tatiana is one of the most effective teachers I’ve encountered in traditional music. She’s able to provide a framework across a range of skill levels by introducing the basics of a tune, then augmenting that with hands-on discussion of bowing and possible variations, grounding it all in source recordings as well as historical and cultural context. The instinctive joy she finds in the fiddle is contagious. ”
Tatiana currently teaches bluegrass fiddle at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in collaboration with the Carolina Bluegrass Band. As the UNC bluegrass fiddle faculty, Tatiana Hargreaves teaches students of all levels and backgrounds: whether they’ve played classical violin since childhood, have never picked up the instrument or already have experience playing bluegrass music. Hargreaves works with her students on developing musical dialects within their playing, gaining a deeper understanding of what it means to be a bluegrass fiddler. What makes a particular bow stroke, or ornament sound like a bluegrass solo compared to an old time tune or a classical piece? Throughout the semester, Hargreaves’ students will develop a bluegrass vocabulary on the instrument, learning classic fiddle tunes, bluegrass songs and improvisational techniques.
