Big Tunes: Weds 15th July, 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
Resources for Fiddle Practice calls on Zoom
Fiddle Practice Call Recordings
- Block 4 Week 1: 10th June 2020
- Block 4 Week 2: 17th June 2020
- Block 4 Week 3: 24th June 2020
- Block 4 Week 4: 1st July 2020
- Block 4 Week 5: 8th July 2020
Technical Tools
** New – Bowing Patterns: bowed examples
- Four string exercise bowed examples (pdf)
- Simple Shuffle exercises (pdf)
- Georgia Shuffle exercises (pdf)
An Introduction to Bowing Patterns
- Video Playlist: Georgia Shuffle added
An Introduction to Ornaments
- Video Playlist: First Finger Cran added
An Introduction to Melodic Motifs
If you are new to live music workshops on Zoom, this page of Fiddle Practice Call Tips might be of use.
I have also updated the NEFS Video Tips document with extra keyboard shortcuts for navigating in YouTube videos.
Week 5 (Weds 8th July)
Da Sweerie Box – Video Tutorials
Week 4 (Weds 1st July)
Da Sweerie Box (T. Anderson) – with Stewart
- Da Sweerie Box Worksheet (pdf)
Audio files
- Da Sweerie Box (Steady) (mp3)
- Da Sweerie Box (Full) (mp3)
Da Sweerie Box zip file (includes the worksheet pdf and both audio files for download)
Da Sweerie Box – Video Tutorials
- Da Sweerie Box – 1 Playthrough
- Da Sweerie Box – 2 A part Tune & Bowing
- Da Sweerie Box – 3 B part Tune & Bowing
Week 3 (Weds 24th June)
Week 2 (Weds 17th June)
Frank Gilruth’s (P. Milne) – with Melissa
- Bariolage (Frank Gilruth’s) (pdf)
- E Major Arpeggio Patterns (Frank Gilruth’s) (pdf)
- Frank Gilruth’s (worksheet) (pdf)
Audio files
- Frank Gilruth’s (slow) (mp3)
- Frank Gilruth’s (medium) (mp3)
- Frank Gilruth’s (fast) (mp3)
Frank Gilruth’s zip file (includes the worksheet pdf and all audio files for download)
Frank Gilruth’s – Video Tutorials
- Bariolage
- E Major Arpeggio Patterns 1
- E Major Arpeggio Patterns (and how to practice them) 2
- Frank Gilruth’s A Part
- Frank Gilruth’s B Part
Week 1 (Weds 10th June)
Technical Preparation – with Melissa
Touching Cloth (J. Kelly) – with Melissa
- Touching Cloth (pdf)
includes notation, bowing, ornaments and lazy bows
Audio files
- Touching Cloth (slow) (mp3)
- Touching Cloth (medium) (mp3)
- Touching Cloth (fast) (mp3)
Touching Cloth zip file (includes the worksheet pdf and all audio files for download)
Touching Cloth – Video Tutorials