The American Fiddle Method, Volume 1 - Fiddle
Beginning Fiddle Tunes and Techniques
by Brian Wicklund
Product Number: 99471DVD
Publisher: Mel Bay Pub., Inc.
Difficulty Level: Beginning
Format: DVD
Brian Wicklund is widely regarded as one of the top fiddle teachers in the country. He shares his knowledge in this DVD lesson for beginning fiddle players, which is a supplement to his critically acclaimed American Fiddle Method Volume 1. Brian guides you through the basic skills of learning the fiddle and shares his pointers and shortcuts to help you learn faster and more efficiently. In order to include as much material as possible, each tune is played once followed by a few tips. This DVD includes nearly 2 hours of material, which is roughly equivalent to four to eight months of private lessons. Contents include: 22 common fiddle tunes, bow and fiddle position, bowing technique, fingering technique, rhythmic bowing, slurring, tricks for playing in tune, secrets for good tone, double-string playing, and backup playing.
CONTENTS
- Introduction
- Tuning Tips
- Bow and Fiddle Position
- Holding the Bow
- How Tight to Make the Bow
- How to Hold the Fiddle
- Left Hand Technique
- Bowing Technique
- Beginning Bowing Exercises
- Volume and Tone
- Fingering Technique
- The A Scale
- The D Scale
- The G Scale
- Tips for Playing in Tune
- Beginning Tunes
- Boil 'em Cabbage Down
- Shortnin' Bread
- Cripple Creek
- Camptown Races
- Angelina Baker
- Buffalo Gals
- The Fourth Finger
- Cindy
- Crawdad Song
- The Low Second Finger
- Old Joe Clark
- Soldier's Joy
- Arran Boat Song
- Drone Technique
- Shortnin' Bread Drone
- Boil 'em Cabbage Drone
- Cripple Creek Drone
- Camptown Races Drone
- Buffalo Gals Drone
- Angelina Baker Drone
- Cindy Drone
- Crawdad Song Drone
- Soldier's Joy Drone
- Old Joe Clark Drone
- Bowing Technique: Slurs
- Devil's Dream
- Bonaparte's Retreat
- Country Waltz
- Red Haired Boy
- Girl I Left Behind
- Southwind
- Bow Reset & Staccato Slurs
- Red Wing
- Cairo
- Turkey in the Straw
- High Third Finger
- Grandfather's Clock
- Wise Old Friend
- Stinky's Blues
- Beginning Backup Playing
- Bonaparte's Retreat Backup
- Stinky's Blues Backup
- Girl I Left Behind Backup
- Stay in Touch
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