2021 Block 5 Fiddle Practice – NORTH EAST FIDDLE SCHOOL

2021 Block 5 – Fiddle Practice Calls

Welcome to Block 5!

Weds 15th Sept – Weds 13th October inclusive (five weeks)
with an additional, optional Social Evening on Weds 20th October.

Tech Tools Worksheet

NEFS 2021 Block 5 Tech Tools worksheet

Fiddle Practice Call Recordings

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Technical Nugget Recordings

2021 Block 5 Week 1: 15th Sept 2021 – Keeping the fourth finger relaxed.
2021 Block 5 Week 2: 22nd Sept 2021 – Exercises for shaping and strengthening your fourth finger.
2021 Block 5 Week 3: 29th Sept 2021 – Identifying any weaker fingers, and practicing to strengthen them.
2021 Block 5 Week 4: 6th Oct 2021 – Increasing the speed, strength and accuracy of left hand fingers.
2021 Block 5 Week 5: 13th Oct 2021 – Exercise for the shape and dexterity of left hand fingers.

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Tune Surgery Recordings

2021 Block 5 Week 2: 2nd Sept 2021 – The Squeak! What causes it and how to prevent it / Navigating through a tune and remembering the structure / Clarification on a Tech Prep exercise for The Purlongs
2021 Block 5 Week 3: 29th Sept 2021 – Tips and techniques for increasing your ability to play at speed.
2021 Block 5 Week 4: 6th Oct 2021 – The Triadic Exercise – clarification of the change in pattern. Discussion on the Level of the video tutorial tunes.
2021 Block 5 Week 5: 13th Oct 2021 – Tips for reducing bow bounce. Increasing the accuracy and tone of short, fast bows.

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Zoom details

Wednesday evenings
Wednesday 15th September – Week 1
7.00 – 7.45 pm Fiddle Practice Call (open from 6.50 pm)
7.45 – 8.30 pm Live Teaching Call
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85919009244?pwd=Z3MrRjFRZGY3c01FWkVScVZzazJLUT09
Meeting ID: 859 1900 9244
Passcode: nefs2021b5

From Week 2:
6.45 – 7.00 pm Tune Surgery (call open from 6.40 pm)

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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Additional Resources from Stewart

Technique Video Playlists – additional resources from Stewart

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