2021 Block 3 Fiddle Practice

2021 Block 3 – Fiddle Pratice Calls

Exercise sheets

Fiddle Practice Call Recordings

  1. 2021 Block 3 Week 1: 21st April 2021
  2. 2021 Block 3 Week 2: 28th April 2021
  3. 2021 Block 3 Week 3: 5th May 2021
  4. 2021 Block 3 Week 4: 12th May 2021
  5. 2021 Block 3 Week 5: 19th May 2021
  6. 2021 Block 3 Social: 26th May 2021

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Technical Nugget Recordings

  1. 2021 Block 3 Week 1: 21st April 2021 – Practising playing with emotion in scales
  2. 2021 Block 3 Week 2: 28th April 2021 – Relating types of physical movement to (tiptoeing and stamping) to the sounds you make on the violin.
  3. 2021 Block 3 Week 3: 5th May 2021 – Long, slow bows: “Son Filé” (spun sound)
  4. 2021 Block 3 Week 4: 12th May 2021 – Martelé bowing
  5. 2021 Block 3 Week 5: 19th May 2021 – Staccato bowing

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Tune Surgery Recordings
(from Week 2)

  1. 2021 Block 3 Week 2: 28th April 2021 – How do you remember bowing patterns? Do you sit or stand to play?
  2. 2021 Block 3 Week 3: 5th May 2021 – How have you found learning on Zoom during lockdown?
  3. 2021 Block 3 Week 4: 12th May 2021 – Avoiding pain in your left elbow, getting a better tone in the lowest part of the bow, tips for double stopping
  4. 2021 Block 3 Week 5: 19th May 2021 – Why is a top B so resonant? What events are going to be at the Virtual Summer School 2021?

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Zoom Call Details

Wednesday evenings
6.45 – 7.00 pm Tune Surgery (call open from 6.40 pm) – from Week 2
7.00 – 7.45 pm Fiddle Practice Call
7.45 – 8.30 pm Live Teaching Call
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87210339789?pwd=aHNZeWhSWncrRG04aHRMcXpXeDg2dz09
Meeting ID: 872 1033 9789
Passcode: nefs2021b3

Melissa’s Technique Videos

Melissa has begun the process of recording her Technical Nuggets into short, bite-sized pieces to remind you how to do the different exercises. It is also hoped that you will be able to see more detail than from the Zoom recordings to help you get the most from them. The Technical Nuggets will continue as part of the Fiddle Practice Calls – this is just a reminder of exercises that have previously been covered.

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Technique Video Playlists – additional resources from Stewart


Introduction to Melodic Motifs

Introduction to Bowing Patterns

Introduction to Ornaments – Cuts and Flicks

Introduction to Bow Hold