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jason kleinberg replied to the topic Angeline Baker, Speed Challenge in the forum Student Videos 5 years, 1 month ago

So nice 🙂
Joanne Iles started the topic Lover's Waltz-new very old fiddle audition in the forum Student Videos 5 years, 1 month ago

After 2 years learning with a student fiddle I decided to invest in my “forever fiddle”. My local music shop kindly sourced a number of beautiful old German fiddles from around the country as they thought they would suit the Celtic & Old Time tunes I like to play. After a few hours of playing & listening I finally plumped for this old & well worn…[Read more]
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kate.kakadu replied to the topic Fisherman’s Blues in the forum Student Videos 5 years, 1 month ago

Thanks Carolyn. I’m still trying to work out what is too much, or just enough accompaniment. At the moment I’m just copying from the original, but am getting more confident to deviate a little now and again.
Carolyn replied to the topic Fisherman’s Blues in the forum Student Videos 5 years, 1 month ago

That’s great! It’s so hard to work out fiddle accompaniment and tags that don’t walk on the vocals and also sounds nice. I know–I’ve tried!
Also, your fiddle has a sweet sound.
Carolyn replied to the topic Give the Fiddler a Dram Timing Challenge in the forum Student Videos 5 years, 1 month ago

Nice! It’s such a cool tune, and you are doing great on it! Metronome is a demanding master.
Carolyn replied to the topic Angeline Baker, Speed Challenge in the forum Student Videos 5 years, 1 month ago

Thanks! It really is encouraging to hear from other players.
I’ve gotten to 185 now, but decided not to make a video, since it sounds just the same, only a bit faster. Maybe I will get it up to real speed, set it with other instruments and do a grand finale sometime soon!
Tom replied to the topic Celtic Laments in the forum Student Videos 5 years, 1 month ago

Thank you @kate-kakadu and @cynhrossi for kind words. I find slow songs like those are a great break from the harder work of double stops, metronome and speed challenges!
Fid_LinChick2224 posted an update 5 years, 1 month ago

Happy to report I’m getting compliments about my progress…. 1 friend said “Stop calling yourself a beginner”….. my fiddle teacher said: “ You’re doing some advanced intermediate bowing”…. Leaning so much & playing leads in jams!
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kate.kakadu replied to the topic Angeline Baker, Speed Challenge in the forum Student Videos 5 years, 1 month ago

Fantastic, Carolyn! And you’re doing double stops at that speed! Very inspiring challenge – thanks for posting
kate.kakadu replied to the topic Give the Fiddler a Dram Timing Challenge in the forum Student Videos 5 years, 1 month ago

Well done, Joanne! It’s a very good discipline to practice with the metronome and drum beats. I need to do more of it with the songs I’ve learnt. I seem to get to a certain speed and then everything falls apart!
kate.kakadu replied to the topic Fisherman’s Blues in the forum Student Videos 5 years, 1 month ago

Thanks Joanne! I’m getting used to it and am still a bit squeaky. I just realised that I made my backing track very loud in comparison, so apologies to listeners for that!
kate.kakadu replied to the topic Celtic Laments in the forum Student Videos 5 years, 1 month ago

Beautifully played, Tom, with lots of soul!
Joanne Iles replied to the topic Fisherman’s Blues in the forum Student Videos 5 years, 1 month ago

That’s really nice Kate, thanks for sharing. Love the sound of the electric fiddle!
Joanne Iles replied to the topic Give the Fiddler a Dram Timing Challenge in the forum Student Videos 5 years, 1 month ago

Thanks @cynhrossi !
It took me a while to get the playing with a metronome thing! I started by just playing a note with a beat and actually found it easier at first to play with the drum patterns that are on the site at Beat Central. Jason has a really useful video on “how to play with a metronome” it certainly on his YouTube channel if not on…[Read more]
kate.kakadu started the topic Fisherman’s Blues in the forum Student Videos 5 years, 1 month ago

I’ve just bought myself a full size electric violin and am very excited moving up from the 3/4 I’ve been playing. I’ve joined the local ukelele club and have my first public gig with them coming up, so really want to get my accompaniment right. They do their own version of Fisherman’s Blues and I loved the solo that Jason taught, so I thought…[Read more]
kate.kakadu replied to the topic Jenny Lynn (2 days in) in the forum Student Videos 5 years, 1 month ago

Well done James! I need to do a lot more practice. Oh I wish I could do double stops without strangling my fiddle!
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cynhrossi replied to the topic Give the Fiddler a Dram Timing Challenge in the forum Student Videos 5 years, 1 month ago

Impressive, Jo! What great progress! Thanks for sharing this….it’s so helpful to see how others do this! Just learning to follow that metronome is challenging and you’ve got it!
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