Fiddle Studio/How to Play Faster

  • $50

How to Play Faster

  • Course
  • 22 Lessons

Learn to play the fiddle faster, but still get a clear, focused sound. This course addresses both the left and right sides of the body, with explanation and practice of several different techniques to increase your speed on the fiddle. Reduce tension, learn muscle memory, use rhythms and metronome, and get your bowing squared away. Includes play-along warm ups going around the circle of fifths!

Contents

Introduction
  • 3 mins
  • 232 MB
Preview

Left Hand and Arm

Left arm exercises before playing
  • 5 mins
  • 370 MB
Left arm exercises while playing
  • 6 mins
  • 436 MB

Building Muscle Memory

Muscle memory intro and scales
  • 5 mins
  • 382 MB
On the Road to Boston
  • 6 mins
  • 501 MB
Angeline the Baker
  • 5 mins
  • 417 MB
Britches Full of Stitches
  • 5 mins
  • 358 MB
All in one key
  • 3 mins
  • 216 MB
Stop and sing with Five Cent Piece
  • 2 mins
  • 125 MB

Rhythms for Speed

Drowsy Maggie
  • 4 mins
  • 324 MB
Tighe's Rare
  • 4 mins
  • 330 MB
Kitchen Girl
  • 6 mins
  • 482 MB
Hollow Poplar
  • 4 mins
  • 280 MB
Tatter Jack Walsh
  • 5 mins
  • 398 MB

Practicing With the Metronome

Lark on the Strand
  • 5 mins
  • 397 MB
Five Miles of Ellum Wood
  • 4 mins
  • 317 MB

Speed in the Right Arm

Speed and bowing in the right arm
  • 5 mins
  • 374 MB
Wrap Up
  • 2 mins
  • 87.7 MB

Resources

Practice Suggestions
    Preview
    Patterns in 5 Keys
    • 14 mins
    • 1.16 GB
    Scale Patterns 5 keys.pdf
    • 101 KB
    Full Circle of Fifths
    • 9 mins
    • 718 MB