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No previous musical experience is needed to be successful with this method. This course is designed to teach anyone of any age how to play the fiddle. You will learn the basics of bowing, fingering, chord playing, shuffle bowing and several famous fiddle tunes. Includes free instructional booklet.
This course, compatible with Suzuki pedagogy, is designed for anyone of any age who wants to play violin. It will teach you the basics for all types of performance, from classical to country, in a clear, step-by-step process. No previous musical experience is necessary. Includes fee instructional booklet.
This video is designed to complement the first 17 lessons of the You Can Teach Yourself Fiddling text. Covers tuning, holding the fiddle and bow, left-hand position, basic A, D, and G scales, shuffle bowing, slurs, double stops, and many tunes, including "Liza Jane," "Shortening Bread," "Going to Boston," and "Bile Them Cabbage Down." Although this video is complete in itself, the companion book offers more detail and is highly recommended.
From Canadian to Scottish, Irish to old-time, and Appalachian to Cajun, the Complete Fiddling Book Video covers a wide variety of fiddle styles and tunes. Fiddler Craig Duncan and guitarist Robert Bowlin perform 34 favorite tunes at slow and medium tempo. Reels, hornpipes, jogs, polkas, waltzes, modal tunes and cross-tuned solos are played to demonstrate many fiddling techniques. This video is the perfect companion to the Complete Fiddling Book, bringing the teacher right into your living room.
Craig Duncan is joined by guitarist Robert Bowlin in performing 32 tunes from the popular text, Mel Bay's Deluxe Fiddling Method. Each tune is performed at slow and medium tempos. Shuffle bowing and double shuffle bowing techniques are discussed and demonstrated. The printed music is shown at the bottom of the screen under split-screen viewing of the left hand and the bowing. This video sets a new standard for home teaching tools and is perfect for beginning students and for those who play the instrument, but want to learn more about fiddling.
In Ed Marsh's years of working with fiddlers, the same questions come up again and again: "What is fiddling?" "What is a solo?" "What is back-up playing?" By considering the techniques in this video, you will find your own answers. This video also includes a useful collection of scales, patterns, chords, and licks. Free instructional booklet included.
Honky-tonk music has been the most popular form of country dance music in the Southwest since the 1940s. More and more performers are asked for honky-tonk music, and the fiddle is an important part of their great style. Your musical friends can join in on the fun with the other videos in this series.
Dale Russ shows you the exciting elements of the Irish fiddle style. Included are exercises to develop coordination in both hands, basic bowing techniques, slides, grace notes, rolls, and bowed triplets.
Kenny shows how he plays the solos and back-up to 15 Bluegrass Boys classic vocals. Includes "Muleskinner Blues", "Little Georgia Rose", "Uncle Pen", "Kentucky Waltz", "Footprints in the Snow", "Dark Hollow", "In the Pines", "Summertime Is Past and Gone", "Sittin' on Top of the World", and more. Close-up and slowed-down versions make learning easy.
Did you dream last night that you stood close to a great fiddler as he played each lick, each stroke, each fingering over and over in slow motion? Close-ups of fingering and bowing study make learning Kenny's style easy! Kenny covers ten of his most-requested tunes, including "Jerusalem Ridge," "Windy City," "Festival Waltz," "First Day in Town," and "Grassy Fiddle Blues." Free booklet of transcribed solos included.
Learn all about improvising swing fiddle from the master. Paul shows you how to use forcing, chromatic movement, double neighboring tones, and moving and syncopated patterns. Learn the blues scale and horn licks. You'll play to the changes of eight tunes: "Blues" (in E flat and G), "Honeysuckle Rose," "Sweet Georgia Brown," "Paper Moon," "I Can't Give You Anything But Love," "I Found a New Baby," and "Exactly Like You." Free booklet of transcribed solos included.
This video demonstrates the proper old-time fiddle technique of bowing, finger position, slides, rhythmic emphasis, and contains a selection of outstanding old-time fiddle solos.
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