Big Tunes for 3rd June 2020

For details of the Zoom call for our Social Play-along, and notation and audio files for all of the tunes, please visit this page:
NEFS Big Tunes
Password:  bigtunes2020

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Resources for Fiddle Practice calls on Zoom

Exercise Sheets

D major / Ionian
A major / Ionian
G major / Ionian

Exercise in Blocking – Primary/Secondary Finger Positions

Fiddle Practice Zoom Call Recordings

1: Weds 29th April
2: Weds 6th May
3: Weds 13th May
4. Weds 20th May

Week 5 (Weds 20th May)

The Reel O’Whirlie

Reel O’Whirlie (Ornamentation – A Part) (14:26)
Reel O’Whirlie (Ornamentstion – B Part) (8:25)

Week 4 (Weds 13th May)

Reel O’Whirlie – with Melissa

Reel O’Whirlie – Technical Exercises (pdf)
Reel O’Whirlie – Worksheet (pdf)

Audio files

Reel O’Whirlie – slow (mp3)
Reel O’Whirlie – medium (mp3)
Reel O’Whirlie – fast (mp3)

Reel O’Whirlie zip file  (includes the technical exercises pdf, worksheet pdf and all audio files for download)

Video Tutorials

The Reel O’Whirlie (technique) (24:17)
The Reel O’Whirlie (tune A part) (14:25)
The Reel O’Whirlie (tune B part) (17:41)

Week 3 (Weds 6th May)

Peacock’s March – Video Tutorials

03 – Preparation: Motifs 1
04 – Preparation: Motifs 2
For the final preparation, see the Introduction to Ornaments series below!
05 – Tune & Bowing A part
06 – Tune & Bowing B part

An Introduction to Ornaments

1 – The Crush
2 – Mordents
3 – Rolls
4 – Flicks
5 – A Quiz!

Week 2 (Weds 29th April)

Peacock’s March – with Stewart

Peacock’s March worksheet (pdf)
includes Source, Bowing, Ornaments and Realization

Audio files

Peacock’s March – 68 bpm (mp3)
Peacock’s March – 80 bpm (mp3)
Peacock’s March – Free (mp3)

Peacock’s March zip file  (includes the worksheet pdf and all audio files for download)

Peacock’s March – Video Tutorials

01 – Play Through
02 – Prep 1 Scales

Shirley’s Reel – Video Tutorials

05 – Full Tune Play Through
06 – Ornaments for A part
07 – Ornaments for B part

Week 1 (Weds 22nd April)

Shirley’s Reel (W. Taylor) – with Stewart

Shirley’s Reel worksheet (pdf)
includes Source, Bowing and Realization

Audio files

Shirley’s Reel – 52 bpm (mp3)
Shirley’s Reel – 80 bpm (mp3)
Shirley’s Reel – 108 bpm (mp3)

Shirley’s Reel zip file  (includes the worksheet pdf and all audio files for download)

Shirley’s Reel – Video Tutorials (videos 2 – 4 are now slightly louder)

01 – Play Through
02 – Technical Preparation
03 – A part bowing
04 – B part bowing

Videos of the full tune (steady tempo) play through, and a tutorial on the ornamentation will follow next week.

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A little something extra…

Harlequin Air

Stewart had planned to teach Harlequin Air to Level 2 in Block 2. So he has recorded a couple of extra videos and wanted to share them with Level 3 too. The worksheet is provided as a pdf, there are audio files and two video tutorials – just for fun! Enjoy the tune.

Harlequin Air Worksheet (pdf)

Audio Files: Harlequin Air ( Steady / Full )

Harlequin Air Videos:

01 Tune & Bowing
02 Ornaments & Lazy Bows