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magpie replied to the topic Aussies on this site? in the forum Online Practice Groups

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 18:22:05 -0700

Hi Kate
I think the aid will help me. I get feedback that I’m touching the aid and that then makes me straighten the bow.
Did you participate in the mystery tune that Jason had Saturday at 6am? I did and it was good. There is a recording of it. I like learning by ear.

magpie replied to the topic Wagon wheel using Garage Band accompaniment in the forum Student Videos

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 19:07:04 -0700

Lovely Kate!
I want to be able to play the first phrase of each song when someone says the name of the song and know the key it’s played in too.
This is a great idea!

magpie replied to the topic Aussies on this site? in the forum Online Practice Groups

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 19:01:45 -0700

Hi Kaz and Kate
Kaz I love Old Bar! I also remember lying on that beach after a night shift and falling asleep and yes woke up with a bad sunburn! We lived in Taree from 1981-3.
I have been a bit slack lately, cut my index finger and have had a while not playing. I did go to the Fiddlehed Improve your Tone yesterday. It helped me get back into…[Read more]

magpie replied to the topic Aussies on this site? in the forum Online Practice Groups

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 22:49:41 -0700

Thanks Kate, I imagine it would take a while to replace a string where you are! I was sitting in the kitchen, thought there was a tree falling close by then I thought it was thunder…it took me a while to realise it was an earthquake. 6.0 magnitude, bigger than the Newcastle one in 1989 and the epicentre was in Mansfield – 63 kms away!I was just…[Read more]

magpie replied to the topic Aussies on this site? in the forum Online Practice Groups

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 22:25:52 -0700

Hi Kate here is a link to the BBS tune book http://www.cmcadelaide.com/files/music/bbs.pdf Its a free download. Sometimes when connection isn’t good or my playing is poor I will mute and play and listen to Julie and visa-versa. Most of the time it just works. There is a rumour rural Victoria will come out of lockdown this week so we will get back…[Read more]

magpie replied to the topic Aussies on this site? in the forum Online Practice Groups

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 20:17:45 -0700

Hi Kate, I play with a group weekly…usually. We have 3 fiddles, 3 flutes, concertina, guitar and sometimes a bodhran. I also play with a lady from Luxembourg that I met here at a group lesson over zoom weekly. I’m still struggling with bowing but I have only been playing about 4 years. Have you got the Beg Borrowed and Stolen tune book? Its…[Read more]

magpie replied to the topic Aussies on this site? in the forum Online Practice Groups

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 21:29:36 -0700

Hi Kate.kakadu, yes the fiddle is a great foil to lockdown! My daughter was working in Nhulunbuy 2 years ago and really enjoyed it. It looked so beautiful from her photos. Do you have a group that you play with in Gapuwiyak?

magpie started the topic Aussies on this site? in the forum Online Practice Groups

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 21:58:04 -0700

Hi
Just wondering if anyone is from Victoria Australia?

magpie replied to the topic Irish Washerwoman - my first learned by ear only in the forum Student Videos

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 01:40:19 -0700

wow thankyou Mary! I have just discovered this tune and I love it!

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Mon, 01 Feb 2021 03:05:58 -0800

welcome Jane, I just subscribed too. So far so good, I attended the student hangout this morning which was fun!

In reply to - Jane posted an update Hello fellow fiddlers! Glad to have finally taken the plunge! Look forward to all the fun things to learn.

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Mon, 01 Feb 2021 02:58:08 -0800