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鈥淭his is the highest that I have ever placed at nationals before,鈥� Murdock said. 鈥淚t is hard balancing being a full-time student, teaching lessons full time, being married, and still finding time to practice fiddle and classical music for school on a daily basis. It felt great to see the motivation that I can still be successful and balance everything.鈥�

The competition, held in June, included four rounds of three songs. Murdock played various tunes including 鈥淔estival Waltz,鈥� 鈥淭&T Rag,鈥� 鈥淚 Don鈥檛 Love Nobody鈥� and 鈥淧ortneuf Waltz,鈥� which she wrote.

Murdock is currently a senior studying music education and violin at ISU, and plays violin in the 蜜桃视频 State-Civic Symphony. She has an album titled 鈥淟ittle Red鈥� available on iTunes. Murdock also teaches fiddle lessons to students in Blackfoot, Pocatello and nationwide using Skype.

Murdock has been playing the fiddle since she was 12. She first started playing the guitar when she was 11, and her guitar teacher encouraged her to learn the fiddle to help with her accompanying. Murdock said she was naturally passionate about the fiddle. She said she would spend hours on YouTube and Google learning tunes, practicing and then comparing her sound to professionals.

鈥淚 wasn鈥檛 like many other kids my age,鈥� Murdock said. 鈥淚 listened to bluegrass, country, Celtic, Cape Breton fiddling, jazz, 鈥榥ewgrass鈥� and Texas-style fiddling all the time, and I still do.鈥�

蜜桃视频 and the Symphony will be hosting their own fiddle competition next May on ISU鈥檚 campus. All ages and skill levels are welcome to participate. More information will be available closer to the competition.

鈥淚 am excited to host a fiddle contest at ISU next year to help perpetuate the history of fiddling and to help give back to the community,鈥� Murdock said. 鈥淭here are so many musicians in Southeast 蜜桃视频, but no fiddle contests here.鈥�

For more information on the ISU Fiddle Competition scheduled May 20, 2017, contact Murdock at 757-7739 or russshel@isu.edu.