🎻 Slow Down to Speed Up
🎻 Slow Down to Speed Up
A Play-by-Ear Scottish Fiddle Workshop
With Scottish fiddler Colin MacLeod
📍 Workshop Details
📍 Location: Thistlerock Mead Co
📅 Date: Sunday, June 14th 2026
🕒 Time: 2.00pm-4.30pm
🕒 2.5 Hour Immersive Experience
🎶 Learn Less… Play More
What if improving your fiddle playing wasn’t about pushing harder…
but about slowing down in the right way?
This extended 2.5-hour experience gives you the time to fully absorb, play, and enjoy the music—without pressure.
🌿 A Unique Setting
Music, nature, and community come together at Thistlerock Mead
🍯 Optional mead tasting available
🐝 Inspired by the natural rhythms of the environment
🎻 What You’ll Experience
✔ Learn a Scottish tune by ear
✔ Develop rhythm, phrasing, and Celtic feel
✔ Explore ornamentation and tone
✔ Apply the Slow Down To Speed Up method
✔ Release tension and play with greater ease
🔬 BONUS EXPERIENCE
Cymatics & Sound Workshop (Add-On)
- Discover how sound shapes matter
- Experience frequency, vibration, and resonance
- Connect with the frequency of bees and the Thistlerock setting 🐝
✨ A powerful and memorable pre-workshop experience
Add-On: $25
🎟️ Workshop Investment (All-In Experience)
🎻 Core Workshop + Continuation Bundle INCLUDED
- Adults: $95
- Under 18: $65
- Family Ticket (Adult + Child): $135
Additional Child (Family Ticket): $50
🎁 What’s Included (Exceptional Value)
Every participant receives:
🎥 Full Workshop Recording
🎼 Celtic Fiddle Starter Pack (exclusive tune set)
📩 Practice Notes & Follow-Up Guidance
✨ This ensures the learning continues long after the workshop ends
Upgrade Your Experience
💻 Group Learning Experience – $75
- 3 × Live Online Group Sessions
- Deepen learning + reinforce technique
- Ongoing support and accountability
🎯 Complete Learning Bundle – $149
Best value for committed players:
✔ 3 × Group Sessions
✔ All core workshop inclusions
🎻 Private Lesson Add-On
30 mins: $45
60 mins: $80
🍯 Optional Add-On
Mead Flight Experience
Available through Thistlerock Mead Co.
👥 Who This Is For
- Violinists exploring fiddle styles
- Fiddlers wanting more flow and authenticity
- Classical players ready to learn by ear
- Beginners → Intermediate
⚡ Limited Spaces
This is a premium, small-group experience
🎶 About Colin MacLeod
Scottish fiddle player and founder of the School of Celtic Fiddle Mastery, teaching internationally through a unique play-by-ear approach.
Choose Your Experience
🎻 Workshop ($95 – includes continuation bundle)
🔬 Add Cymatics Workshop (+$25)
🌟 Upgrade with group sessions or private lessons