2024 Block 2 – Fiddle Practice Calls
Welcome to Block 2 of 2024
Weds 28th February – Weds 27th March inclusive (five weeks), plus an optional Social Play-along on Weds 3rd April.
Tech Tools Worksheet
Zoom details
Wednesday evenings, from 28th February
6.45 – 7.00 pm Tune Surgery (Call open from 6.40 pm)
7.00 – 7.45 pm Fiddle Practice Call
7.45 – 8.30 pm Live Teaching Call
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83719368120?pwd=dGhUL2hJcndHaThiZE1yK1MrcnNsdz09
Meeting ID: 837 1936 8120
Passcode: nefs2024b2
Fiddle Practice Call Recordings
- 2024 Block 2 Week 1: 28th Feb 2024
- 2024 Block 2 Week 2: 6th Mar 2024
- 2024 Block 2 Week 3: 13th Mar 2024
- 2024 Block 2 Week 4: 20th Mar 2024
- 2024 Block 2 Week 5: 27th Mar 2024
Tune Surgery Call Recordings
- 2024 Block 2 Week 2: 6th Mar 2024 – What is a Dopvals? / Discovering Resonance on a B / Variations of tunes – how do you decide what to play?
- 2024 Block 2 Week 3: 13th Mar 2024 – How do you decide which version of a tune to play – Stewart / How much freedom do we have to change things?* / Changes due to instrumentation and purpose of tune
- 2024 Block 2 Week 4: 20th Mar 2024 – Where do you get your tunes from?
- 2024 Block 2 Week 5: 27th Mar 2024 – Grace’s “8 Strings” Project on YouTube / What are you favourite tune books at the moment?
https://www.youtube.com/@gracesmith7085
Grace’s screen share from Week 3: The Duchess of Hamilton’s Rant, Biggins Manuscript.
Additional Resources
- Bowing Exercises and Practice Focus Points from Grace (pdf)
Technique Video Playlists – from Stewart
Introduction to Melodic Motifs
Introduction to Bowing Patterns
Introduction to Ornaments – Cuts and Flicks
Stewart’s Finger Positions
Open String Hand Frames (images)
Primary FInger Position 
Secondary Finger Position 
Lesser Finger Position 
Klezmer Finger Position 
Greater Finger Position
Open String Hand Frames PDF worksheets:
- Primary Finger Position
- Secondary Finger Position
- Lesser Finger Position
- Klezmer Finger Position
- Greater Finger Position