Deluxe Fiddling Method
by Craig Duncan
Product Number: 93742BCD
ISBN: 0786665246
Publisher: Mel Bay Pub., Inc.
Difficulty Level: Multiple Levels
Format: Book/CD Set
This book presents a general survey of American fiddling. The author's intent is to teach the basics of fiddling by beginning with essential bowings and fingerings, and progressing from simple to more complex renditions of tunes. As fiddling is an aural tradition and fiddlers from different parts of the country play a given tune in many ways, tunes included in this book are offered only as themselves. The author has attempted to present usable fingerings, bowings and explanations of each of the 49 tunes in this book. The end result is the most widely-used fiddle method available! The CD is in split-track format, allowing the fiddler to play with the fiddle solo, guitar and/or fiddle accompaniment, or both! Contains every tune in the book.
CONTENTS
Fiddle teachers have recommended Craig Duncan's Deluxe Fiddling Method as an excellent basic text; using this book alone, students have been brought to state competition level. Topics include: Holding the Fiddle, Holding the Bow, Using the Bow, Endings, Double Stops, Swing Style, and Cross Shuffle. Forty-nine great fiddle solos are presented in the keys of A, D, G, and C, including: Cripple Creek, Old Joe Clark, Devil's Dream, Arkansas Traveler, Golden Slippers, Turkey in the Straw, Irish Washerwoman, Flowers of Edinburgh, Tennessee Wagoner, Back Up and Push, Fire on the Mountain, Champagne Polka, and Cacklin' Hen. 104 pp.
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