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 Summerhill Hornpipe: Travelling Bows – pushing or pulling? (20:02)
Week 4 (Weds 13th May)
The Summerhill Hornpipe – with Stewart
The Summerhill Hornpipe worksheet (pdf)
Audio files
The Summerhill Hornpipe – Free (mp3)
The Summerhill Hornpipe – ‘Push’ bowing, steady (mp3)
The Summerhill Hornpipe – ‘Push’ bowing, full (mp3)
The Summerhill Hornpipe – ‘Pull’ bowing, full (mp3)
The Summerhill Hornpipe zip file (includes the worksheet pdf and all audio files for download)
The Summerhill Hornpipe – Video Tutorials
Introduction to the Travelling Bow (Length of video is 6 mins 32 secs; 6:32)
01 – Full Play through (1:41)
02 – Preparation 1 (14:02)
03 – Preparation 2 (10:17)
04 – A part Tune (10:41)
05 – B part Tune (13:48)
Week 3 (Weds 6th May)
The Banks of the Allan (ornamentation)
The Rolling Waves (ornamentation)
Week 2 (Weds 29th April)
The Rolling Waves – with Melissa
The Rolling Waves – Technique Exercises (pdf)
The Rolling Waves – Worksheet (pdf)
Audio files
The Rolling Waves (slow) (mp3)
The Rolling Waves (medium) (mp3)
The Rolling Waves (fast) (mp3)
The Rolling Waves zip file (includes the worksheet & exercise pdfs and all audio files for download)
The Rolling Waves – Video Tutorials
The Rolling Waves – Technique Exercises
The Rolling Waves – Tune
Week 1 (Weds 22nd April)
The Banks of the Allan – with Melissa
The Banks of the Allan Worksheet (pdf)
includes Skeleton, Bowing and Ornamentation
The Banks of the Allan Exercises (pdf)
Audio files
The Banks of the Allan (Slow) (mp3)
The Banks of the Allan (Medium) (mp3)
The Banks of the Allan (Fast) (mp3)
The Banks of the Allan zip file (includes the worksheet & exercise pdfs and all audio files for download)
The Banks of the Allan – Video Tutorials
The Banks of the Allan – Technique
The Banks of the Allan – Tune
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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 here for those who weren’t with us last block. 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