2021 Block 1 – Fiddle Pratice Calls
New Exercise sheets (Weds 10th Feb) – Scalic exercises with bowing patterns written in
Exercise sheets
- NEFS 2021 Block 1 Technical Tools (Full Technical Tools Worksheeet)
- NEFS 2021 Block 1 Tech Tools – 1a Finger Position Examples (Blocking exercise in Secondary and Lesser positions on all 4 strings)
Notes on the original worksheet (just in case!):
- PSLKPG = Primary, Secondary, Lesser, Klezmer, Primary, Greater
- SJs and JSs = Sœur Jills and Jill Sœurs (inverse of Frère Jacques) – see Stewart’s second Melodic Motifs video ( https://youtu.be/tixj9suX-Xk )
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Fiddle Practice Call Recordings
- 2021 Block 1 Week 1: 13th Jan 2021
- 2021 Block 1 Week 2: 20th Jan 2021
- 2021 Block 1 Week 3: 27th Jan 2021
- 2021 Block 1 Week 4: 3rd Feb 2021
- 2021 Block 1 Week 5: 10th Feb 2021 (including a play through of the Video Tutorial tunes)
Playlist URL: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUIZpQoX3ailRlFvESiBEm1TcMov7q-kP
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Tune Surgery Recordings (from Week 2)
- 2021 Block 1 Week 2: 20th Jan 2021 – Square bracket notation for stopped bows / Different versions of Foxhunter’s Jig / Weight of bow on two strings
- 2021 Block 1 Week 3: 27th Jan 2021 – Annotations for anticipation and slides in Barlaston Cut. / Workshop idea – an approach to harmony / Discovering Ignatius Sancho / Moving the little finger in combination
- 2021 Block 1 Week 4: 3rd Feb 2021 – Using a metronome / Left hand first finger position on F naturals / Audio files for Barlaston Cut
- 2021 Block 1 Week 5: 10th Feb 2021 – Bowing marks in Reed House Rant / Comment on speed of play through’s in Stewart’s video tutorials / Help with choosing a tune to teach / The difference between a Schottische and a reel
Playlist URL: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUIZpQoX3ailYa2KpOjAR3bVAtYih7xhe
Technique Video Playlists – additional resources from Stewart
Introduction to Melodic Motifs
Introduction to Bowing Patterns
Introduction to Ornaments – Cuts and Flicks