Exploring Folk Fiddle

Complete guide to Folk Fiddle
For violinists of all backgrounds
Audio recordings for download: demo and play-along tracks

Highly regarded fiddle player Chris Haigh presents this practical, down to earth, and in-depth tutor book covering all aspects of folk violin technique. Centred on Irish Traditional music but also looks into the playing styles of many other countries and cultures.
Exploring a wide variety of technical aspects including ornamentation, modes and scales and improvisation the book is ideal for the budding folk musician, or classical player looking for something a little different!

Also available by Chris Haigh:
ED 13351 - Exploring Jazz Violin
ED 13459 - Discovering Rock Violin

Instrumentation:
Violin Ideal für Unterricht oder Selbststudium: Die praktischen und ausführlichen Lehrbücher in englischer Sprache mit typischen Stilen und Techniken:
- Für fortgeschrittene Violinisten (Schwierigkeitsgrad: 3)
- Berücksichtigung verschiedener technische Aspekte, wie Verzierungen und Tonarten
- Mit umfangreichem Repertoire
- Ergänzende Hintergrundinformationen zur Klezmer- bzw. Folk-Tradition
- Inklusive Audio-Aufnahmen mit Live-Begleitband zum Download

Besetzung:
Violine

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This in-depth tutor book, from renowned fiddle player and teacher Chris Haigh, is perfect for classical violinists and fiddle players looking to master the art.
Covering all aspects of folk violin technique from ornamentation to modes and scales, and from scordatura to improvisation and composition.
The book is centred around Irish traditional music, but also dips into English, Scottish, Scandinavian, East European, Klezmer, Cajun and American Old-Time traditions.
Accompanied by audio recordings (to download) of all pieces performed by Chris Haigh with a live backing band.

Folk fiddle and classical violin are as different as chalk and cheese. At first glance, folk might seem so simple it's hardly worth bothering with. The tunes are often no more than 32 bars long, they stay in first position, and they don't even have a composer. However, it's what's NOT written on the page that makes folk fiddle so interesting and challenging.

This book attempts to explore, from general observation down to the finest detail, what the fiddler needs to know to bring these tunes alive. We need to understand their history and context, their purpose, their structure and pulse. And we need to be able to add all the stylistic elements that come not from reading the music, but from years of immersion in folk music, both listening and playing.Key areas covered include:

Tune types and structures
Ornamentation
Bowing
Modes and scales
Scordatura
Starts, endings and links
Variation, improvisation and composition Playing tunes in "sets"
Regional and individual style
Playing in sessions, for contests, and for dancing

Instrumentation:
Violin Chris Haigh, der Autor von "Exploring Jazz Violin" (ED 13351) und "Discovering Rock Violin" (ED 13459), präsentiert nun mit "Exploring Folk Fiddle" ein praktisches, sachliches und ausführliches Lehrbuch, das alle Aspekte der Folkviolintechnik berücksichtigt. Im Mittelpunkt dieser Ausgabe steht die traditionelle irische Musik, aber auch Spielstile aus anderen Ländern wie England, Schottland, Skandinavien, Osteuropa kommen nicht zu kurz.
Die Ausgabe behandelt viele verschiedene technische Aspekte, darunter Verzierungen, Tonarten und Tonleitern, Scordatura, Improvisation und Komposition und enthält dazu Aufnahmen aller Stücke zum Download, die von Chris Haigh auf der Violine mit einer Begleitband live eingespielt wurden. Ideal geeignet für den angehenden Folkmusiker oder klassischen Spieler, der mal nach etwas anderem sucht!

Schwierigkeitsgrad: 3