2022 Block 1 Fiddle Practice

2022 Block 1 – Fiddle Practice Calls

Welcome to Block 1

Weds 19th Jan – Weds 16th Feb inclusive (five weeks).

Fiddle Practice Call Recordings

  1. 2022 Block 1 Week 1: 19th Jan 2022
  2. 2022 Block 1 Week 2: 26th Jan 2022
  3. 2022 Block 1 Week 3: 2nd Feb 2022
  4. 2022 Block 1 Week 4: 9th Feb 2022
  5. 2022 Block 1 Week 5: 16th Feb 2022

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Technical Nugget Recordings

  1. 2022 Block 1 Week 1: 19th Jan 2022 – Soft fingers in the right hand
  2. 2022 Block 1 Week 2: 26th Jan 2022 – More work on the bowing hand
  3. 2022 Block 1 Week 3: 2nd Feb 2022 – Even more excellent work on the bowing hand
  4. 2022 Block 1 Week 4: 9th Feb 2022 – Catching the bow in bow hold on multiple up bows
  5. 2022 Block 1 Week 5: 16th Feb 2022 – Extending the work on the bowing hand to include smooth changes of bow direction by circling the elbow.

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Tune Surgery Recordings

  1. 2022 Block 1 Week 2: 26th Jan 2022 – Notating ornamentation.
  2. 2022 Block 1 Week 3: 2nd Feb 2022 – Use of ornamentation and vibrato in slow airs.
  3. 2022 Block 1 Week 4: 9th Feb 2022 – Use of ornamentation and vibrato in slow airs.
  4. 2022 Block 1 Week 5: 16th Feb 2022 – The names of the degrees of the scale.

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Tech Tools Worksheet


Additional Resources from Stewart

Technique Video Playlists

Introduction to Melodic Motifs

  1. Stepped Scalic Patterns
    Introduction to Note Clusters
    Bumps
    Ditches
    Hills
    Valleys
    Mountains
    Abysses
  2. 3 note scales, Jumping a third, Finger Patterns, 4 note scales
    Three note scale patterns:
    Do-Re-Mi
    Three Blind Mice
    Jumping a third:
    Frère Jacque
    Jacque Frère
    Sœur Jill
    Jill Sœur
    Finger Patterns (Broken Thirds) introduction
    Summary of Finger Patterns
    Four note scale patterns:
    4 Note Ascender (or Riser)
    4 Note Descender
  3. Unders and Overs, Overs and Unders, Ticks and Hooks
    Unders and Overs
    Overs and Unders
    Ticks
    Hooks

Introduction to Bowing Patterns

Introduction to Ornaments – Cuts and Flicks

Introduction to Bow Hold

Finger Positions

Open String Hand Frames (images)

Open String Hand Frames PDF worksheets:


Melissa’s Technique Videos

Melissa has provided recordings of her Technical Nuggets in 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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