2022 Block 1 – Fiddle Practice Calls
Welcome to Block 1
Weds 19th Jan – Weds 16th Feb inclusive (five weeks).
Fiddle Practice Call Recordings
- 2022 Block 1 Week 1: 19th Jan 2022
- 2022 Block 1 Week 2: 26th Jan 2022
- 2022 Block 1 Week 3: 2nd Feb 2022
- 2022 Block 1 Week 4: 9th Feb 2022
- 2022 Block 1 Week 5: 16th Feb 2022
Technical Nugget Recordings
- 2022 Block 1 Week 1: 19th Jan 2022 – Soft fingers in the right hand
- 2022 Block 1 Week 2: 26th Jan 2022 – More work on the bowing hand
- 2022 Block 1 Week 3: 2nd Feb 2022 – Even more excellent work on the bowing hand
- 2022 Block 1 Week 4: 9th Feb 2022 – Catching the bow in bow hold on multiple up bows
- 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.
Tune Surgery Recordings
- 2022 Block 1 Week 2: 26th Jan 2022 – Notating ornamentation.
- 2022 Block 1 Week 3: 2nd Feb 2022 – Use of ornamentation and vibrato in slow airs.
- 2022 Block 1 Week 4: 9th Feb 2022 – Use of ornamentation and vibrato in slow airs.
- 2022 Block 1 Week 5: 16th Feb 2022 – The names of the degrees of the scale.
Tech Tools Worksheet
Additional Resources from Stewart
Technique Video Playlists
Introduction to Melodic Motifs
- Stepped Scalic Patterns
Introduction to Note Clusters
Bumps
Ditches
Hills
Valleys
Mountains
Abysses - 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 - 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
Finger Positions
Open String Hand Frames (images)
Open String Hand Frames PDF worksheets:
- Primary Finger Position
- Secondary Finger Position
- Lesser Finger Position
- Klezmer Finger Position
- Greater Finger Position
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.