i agree with everything mr. trahan said. one of the best points he made, imho, was to learn seconding so you can join in on jams and be able to participate....
Well it's good to hear that I'm not the only one out there who has had a cramp problem. I thought maybe I was holding my fiddle wrong (which could still be...
hi mr. greg.... i know when i first was playing and it felt like there was a hot poker in my left hand, i wondered whether this was specific to me......hearing...
Now that I'm needing to deconstruct some songs to play fiddle to, I'm finding that not all of my diatonic accordion rules might apply to the fiddle music,...
Roger, I started out learning Jolie Blon and Jambalaya from a Mel Bay Cajun Fiddle book. Those were single chord songs. Since then I found a teacher who's got...
hey greg.... well, i started out in a similar way. i like the mel-bay book simply because of the sheer volume of songs. the michael doucet video....i am...
I'm trying one of these out right now, think I might get it. Pretty lightweight, and feels more balanced than the cheap thing I got with my cheap fiddle. ...
Dwight, I love the Coda bows. A friend loaned me a Conservatory for a week about a year ago. She plays professionally all the time and it is her back-up bow....
In a message dated 4/3/02 8:30:47 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... this is great advice....hook yourself up with a local luthier or violin builder if you can find...
Two songs with one fiddle!! I can identify with the cramping thing. I am a beginner and I suffer the cramp bug, too. I think it comes from trying to hold the...
In a message dated 4/3/02 4:45:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, qrss64k@... ... oftentimes i think in my case it is because i took up the fiddle when i was in...
Roger, I'm located in Houston, TX. Not too far away from my hometown of Lafayette. I found an instructor who just put together a cajun band in the area. I...
Some thoughts on cramping, IMHO: Fiddlers who are having problems with cramping or other physical discomforts might find it helpful to have a couple of lessons...
... violin ... expensive...but ... alot of ... I'm near Ifshin Violins in Berkeley. I've got three bows on loan right now, $99, $229, and the Aspire at $269....
In a message dated 4/4/02 3:24:26 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... i'm not sure i understand?? roger [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
... Meaning fine tone requirements are not the same for fiddling vs classical. I'm finding that my ear is not fine tuned enough to tell the difference with the...
In a message dated 4/7/02 6:50:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... yeah, complete with laughter that sounds like beevis and butthead!!! roger [Non-text portions...
In a message dated 4/7/02 6:59:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... yes, the fiberglass bow is the one i used for many years and it was fine. as long as it's real...
I asked something like this once before but got no response, so I'll try again. When listening to a recording, how can I tell if the fiddle is tuned standard,...
hi dwight.... when i want to learn a fiddle tune, i will isolate the recording. and then i will "noodle" along with the cd. in this manner i can judge the...
One of my favorite fiddle tunes, besides Bernadette, is Valse a Balfa. I was trying to figure out why it had such a minor key sound when my Ye Yaille Chere...
... it ... OK, confirms my suspicions. ... Looks like its going to be Valse A Balfa. See my other post. Nobody could ever accuse me of taking the easy way...
... I'll just keep talking to myself here. ;-) I've made some progress on this song. Instead of using the E string, and sliding from A down to the open...
In a message dated 4/11/02 10:58:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... you see dwight, not being classically trained, i know how i play it but i can't respond to it...
... but i ... Yeah, just like me, I get on a new subject and read up a bunch of jargon before I'm ever able to do anything practical. Let me angle it this way....
In a message dated 4/11/02 6:35:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... I lean heavily on the A slide on the e-string. and when i get down to the F#, in the B part, i...
