Learned two octave C major and D major scales with shifting on the E string into 3rd position for the final notes. My shifting needs more practice. I need more practice in just about everything. Correct bow tilt so that bow is flatter against the string. Learning new tune Ragtime…
30 min Learned Sail Her Ower the Raftrees on Fiddle-online with Jenna Reid (Shetland) http://www.jennaandbethanyreid.co.uk/videos/. Great teacher who got everyone to try something. She also emphasised bowing, about how it brings music to life. I usually play very flat when learning and only put in…
15 min Got first, second, and third parts of Cape Breton jigs off book. Got first part of Rejected Lover off book. I'm starting to realise just how important memorizing the music is - that's when you can start making the music feel something instead of playing notes off the…
30 min. Spent 15 min on The Rejected Lover, getting Part A up to speed, and getting small sections of Part B1 and B2 into finger memory. Spent 15 min on Cape Breton tunes - going to try to get this off book somehow. I think for a large portion…
30-45 min Spent first part in DDAD, combination of Bonaparte's Retreat and Washington's March. I'm refining the sound, and double stops sound pretty good in DDAD. I've started practicing Ian Walsh's continuous droning in Bonaparte's retreat. This fiddle continues to excel in DDAD tuning. Takes the edge off, and the…
Practice Log: I spent 30 minutes with the Carrera bow I bought last night. Like the title says, I still like it. No buyer's remorse. The sound it produces seems "outside" of my violin, with great resonance. Also can stop on a dime when I need it to.…
It is the best violin bow I own. I made a rash decision last night. I decided to go buy a bow. Originally I wanted to buy a JonPaul Avanti. The going price for these are around 700. Well reviewed as a value buy, a tremendous instrument that will last…
My Saturdays revolve around a group fiddle lesson with Ajineen Sagal at the Gerrard Art Space in Little India. We are using Conservatory fiddletunes "The Red Book" from Calvin Cairns. List of songs we learned so far: The Kesh Jig The Swallow's Tail Tenpenny Bit Lannigan's Ball Joys…