Violin & Guitar Lessons in St. Augustine with Allen Hood
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  Fiddle Lessons  In St. Augustine, Fl

Fiddle
Violin / Fiddle
​Allen Hood has been playing Old
Time Appalachian style fiddle music for over 45 years. He continues to explore the full range of the Violin, including bluegrass, Irish, regional American and European folk, and contemporary fiddle music. Allen teaches violin / fiddle primarily with a play by ear method, similar to the Suzuki Method, with a secondary focus on music theory and sight reading, depending on student interest.      MASKS and SAFE DISTANCING!
​  Safe Violin Lessons at 904 824-1649


Lily 7 years old plays Twinkle Little Star in 5 weeks

All children and beginners are different, but there are many things besides just the left and right hands for the student and teacher to focus on. We often begin by doing simple bowing exercises, while observing posture, finger, wrist, arm and neck positions, bow handling and tone while playing specific strings. We will also begin memorizing a tune melody by first plucking the strings.

On Line, Click to Play Free Demo

Lesson Viewpoint
Fiddle Lesson view point
Click to Play the Free Demo Beginner Fiddle Lesson in the upper right corner. For access to the complete library of fiddle tunes, please have patience while that on-line web page is being completed, or order the DVD for learning in the privacy of your own home.


Wedding Entertainment

Band bookings

Special Needs 

Violin & Guitar Lessons are offered for special needs students such as the Visually Impaired or the Blind Student. See Contact Us page

Owl Hatchling Video 

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Great Horned Owl
Great Horned Owl Hatchling at     Ft. Matansas National Monument   with original Song
by Allen Hood: Oh Hoot Owl


Links - Music Related

Fl. State Fiddlers Association
Aisha Ivey President 

Sterry Piano Company

Sales, Service, Restorations, Lessons & Appraisal

Click to Play Old Joe Clark

Free Demo-Beginner Video Lesson.
For more video lessons On Line,
or by DVD, go to Fiddle Lessons page.

The Dunehoppers
Gamble Rogers Folk Festival

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The Dunehoppers
L to R:
Mike Elias,
Kathy Zemanek,
Bob Parsons, 
Leo Shepard
and Allen Hood


Guitar Lessons

Guitar
Guitar
Learn to strum, make chords, keep time, play guitar & sing, play with other people

Song Writing Workshops

Learn how to Compose Lyrics to fit your Arrangements. Learn how to Write Arrangements to fit  your Lyrics.

Skin & Bones & the Big Hungry Boys 
St. Augustine Concerts in the Plaza 2010

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Skin & Bones & the Big Hungry Boys
L to R:
Allen Hood,
Joy D'Elia,
Tom Bledsoe, 
Bob Parsons and
Curt Bowman

Mike Marshall in St. Augustine

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Mike Marshall
 L-R
Allen Hood, Bert Hodge,  Mike Marshall & Caterina Lichtenberg, Gary Barker in red.  St. Augustine Farmers Market


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