Began with a discussion of music books! Learned about The Fiddler's Fakebook, which has many tunes in our Red Book, but plenty of different arrangements. The book is really big though and has some weird page turns. Went over C and D major 2 octave scales, followed by…
45 min practice 15 min on the octave violin going over Sleeping Soond and Ragtime Annie. The octave down really makes these songs come alive. This cello version brings out the whimsy of the song: Also played C and D major 2 octave scales on the octave violin. After that,…
Getting used to the 2 octave C and D major scales. It's feeling more and more natural for shifting on the 3rd position. D major on the E string is still a bit shakey. Spent the bulk of the time on Sleepin Soond in da Mornin' and…
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…
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…