2024 Block 5 Fiddle Practice

2024 Block 5 – Fiddle Practice

Welcome to Block 5 of 2024

Weds 18th Sept – Weds 16th Oct inclusive (five weeks).

Tech Tools Worksheets


Fiddle Practice Call Recordings

  1. 2024 Block 5 Week 1: 18th Sept 2024
  2. 2024 Block 5 Week 2: 25th Sept 2024
  3. 2024 Block 5 Week 3: 2nd Oct 2024
  4. 2024 Block 5 Week 4: 9th Oct 2024
  5. 2024 Block 5 Week 5: 16th Oct 2024

Link to Playlist

Tune Surgery Call Recordings

  1. 2024 Block 5 Week 2: 25th Sept 2024 – How did your concerts go, Stewart? / An introduction to triple time tunes
  2. 2024 Block 5 Week 3: 2nd Oct 2024 – An introduction to the NEFS Winter Residential 2024 / Three Two Hornpipes
  3. 2024 Block 5 Week 4: 9th Oct 2024 – An Introduction to Slip Jigs
  4. 2024 Block 5 Week 5: 16th Oct 2024 – An Introduction to Mazurkas

Link to Playlist


Additional Resources

Tips & Techniques for Folk Fiddlers – from Stewart


Technique Video Playlistsfrom Stewart

Introduction to Melodic Motifs

Introduction to Bowing Patterns

Introduction to Ornaments – Cuts and Flicks

Introduction to Bow Hold


Stewart’s Finger Positions

Open String Hand Frames (images)

Open String Hand Frames PDF worksheets: