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Download or read book The Fiddle Book written by Marion Thede and published by Oak Publications. This book was released on 1970-06-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fiddle Book is about Fiddles, Fiddlers and Fiddling. It is not about violins. Violins are played in string quartets and symphony orchestras. Violins play sonatas and concertos and tone poems. Violinists are people like Jascha Heifetz and Isaac Stern. Fiddles are played at square dances and hoedowns in the front parlor or the back yard. Fiddlers play jigs, reels, hornpipes and the like. Fiddlers are people like Uncle Charlie Higgins, Eck Robertson, Grandma Davis and Max Collins. This book is about fiddles. It is the most comprehensive document on the folk music fiddle and fiddling styles ever published, and includes the music to more than 150 fiddle tunes faithfully transcribed from the playing of traditional musicians.
Book Synopsis In the Fiddle Is a Song by : Durga Bernhard
Download or read book In the Fiddle Is a Song written by Durga Bernhard and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2006-04-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An acorn is not just an acorn. Somewhere deep inside is a tree waiting to grow tall. And that golden wheat swaying in the breeze? It's bread, just waiting to be baked. There's hidden potential all around us. There's even hidden potential inside you! This special lift-the-flap book will open your eyes to the remarkable possibilities within the ordinary things we see every day.
Book Synopsis The Blackberry Blossom Fiddle Book for Cello by : Myanna Harvey
Download or read book The Blackberry Blossom Fiddle Book for Cello written by Myanna Harvey and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you ready for a new collection of energetic, catchy fiddle tunes? The Blackberry Blossom Fiddle Book for Cello is here! This book has tunes and harmonies you will hum through the rest of the day and can give you a new reason to get excited about playing the cello! Perfect for in-person and remote private (or group) lessons, string ensembles of any combination, or impromptu chamber music parties, this book (along with the violin, viola, bass, and optional piano books) gives you eleven "mix-and-match" fiddle arrangements to play, along with short preparatory warm-up exercises. Each tune has four options so musicians at different levels can play together: an Advanced Melody, a Stress-Free Melody, a Basic Harmony, and a Teacher Harmony. You can warm up with the exercises, try the Stress-Free Melody, and then work towards the Advanced Melody. The Blackberry Blossom Fiddle Book for Cello can be played in a group or group class with the violin, viola, bass, and piano books; all of the tunes can be learned and played together as duets, trios, or in groups of any size. This cello fiddle book is entirely in first position, in the keys of D and G and will get your toes tapping and your fingers fiddling!
Download or read book The Fiddle written by Natalie Cumming and published by . This book was released on 2018-07-18 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A true story, tracing a precious violin across landscapes devastated by war and terror, to safety and restoration in 21st century Britain. Abraham and his family flee the Bolsheviks, from St. Petersburg to Odessa and safety in the UK. Abraham's skill on the violin earns them food and lodgings, as they struggle through the freezing Russian winter. The violin passes to Rosa, Abraham's daughter, violinist with the famous Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Arrested by the Nazis on Kristellnacht 1938 she is sent to Mauthausen Concentration Camp, and then to Auschwitz, where her musical talent sees her forced to join the Women's Orchestra and saves her life. She spends the last 5 months of the war in Belsen, before testifying at the Nuremberg Trials, exposing the horrors of the Nazi death camps. Rosa's brother Israel, inherits the violin. A celebrated musician, he joins ENSA during the war, entertaining the troops. Post war, he investigates Nazis trying to escape trial. He forms several popular bands, well-known throughout the 60's & 70's. Finally, the violin comes to his daughter Natalie, who has written her family's extraordinary story, lest the world should ever forget global events, against which the journey of this beautiful instrument is told.
Book Synopsis The Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing the Fiddle by : Ellery Klein
Download or read book The Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing the Fiddle written by Ellery Klein and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to playing the fiddle offers advice on choosing an instrument and accessories, offers step-by-step instructions on the techniques of fiddling, and includes fingerboard charts and practice tunes.
Book Synopsis A Complete Guide to Learning the Irish Fiddle by : Paul McNevin
Download or read book A Complete Guide to Learning the Irish Fiddle written by Paul McNevin and published by Waltons Publishing. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Waltons Irish Music Books). Everything you need to know about the Irish fiddle, from playing your first notes and tunes to advanced solos and ornamentation. This book includes special chapters for beginners, "key points" highlighting essential aspects of fiddle technique, a comprehensive guide to traditional ornamentation and over 80 carefully chosen tunes. One of Ireland's most exciting fiddle players, Paul McNevin has had an equally influential career as a teacher. During his long association with Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann, he won the All Ireland Slogadh and Plearacha competitions and received his Comhaltas teaching diplomas in 1991. Paul has toured throughout Europe with the Donal Lunny Band, Damien Quinn and Speranza, among others and has been a regular guest with Stockton's Wing and the Riverdance dancers.
Book Synopsis Fiddle For Dummies by : Michael John Sanchez
Download or read book Fiddle For Dummies written by Michael John Sanchez and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-11-10 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to play the fiddle? Easy. Tackling a new instrument can be intimidating, but with this easy-to-use guide, you'll have no trouble at all! From selecting, tuning, and caring for your fiddle to mastering various music styles, Fiddle For Dummies walks you step-by-step through everything you need to start playing the fiddle like a pro. You'll discover how to hold a fiddle, master fundamental techniques, and take your skills to the next level. This title also features companion audio tracks and instructional video clips hosted online at Dummies.com to help further enhance your skills. The fiddle is a popular instrument across many continents, and is a favorite for many because it is small and portable. Playing the fiddle can expose you to a range of musical styles from all over the world, such as Irish, Scottish, Celtic/Cape Breton, country, folk, bluegrass, and more. Plus, if you're already a violin player, you'll impress yourself and fellow musicians as you unlock your instrument to open up a whole new world of sounds. Learn fiddle techniques and fundamentals Select, tune, and care for your fiddle Join the folk instrument movement and master the fiddle Play fiddle music from all over the world Whether you're a complete beginner or a violin player looking to branch out and try something new, Fiddle For Dummies will have you fit as a fiddle in no time.
Download or read book The Cat and the Fiddle written by and published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books. This book was released on 2015-03-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over 40 traditional nursery rhymes, personally chosen by the illustrator and laid out in colour-drenched double spreads. this is a beautiful, painterly collection of rhymes that has the makings of a classic. Included are familiar favourites such as: Hickory Dickory Dock, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Lavender's Blue, Ride a Cock Horse, Pop Goes the Weasel, To market, To market. And then there are some unusual rhymes to discover, such as Jumping Joan, Gray Goose and Gander, and Hark, Hark, the Dogs Do Bark. The pictures contain lots of detail to pore over, with strong decorative elements and a fine sense of colour and design. The perfect book to share, not only with a baby, but with the whole family.
Book Synopsis Appalachian Fiddle by : Miles Krassen
Download or read book Appalachian Fiddle written by Miles Krassen and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifty-eight grand old tunes from the mountains of Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky. Jigs, reels, hornpipes, and breakdowns, transcribed from the playing of traditional fiddlers, with authoritative notes, ideas for embellishments, bowing techniques, and double stops chart.
Book Synopsis Learn to Play Irish Fiddle by : Philip John Berthoud
Download or read book Learn to Play Irish Fiddle written by Philip John Berthoud and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-02-14 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to Play Irish Fiddle is a book and two CD set that introduces the absolute beginner to the great traditional fiddle music of Ireland, going right from the basics of how to hold and make the first sounds on the instrument - through specially composed, manageable tunes in the Irish style - right up to playing traditional reels, jigs and other dance tunes from the traditional repertoire (the specially composed tunes bridge the gap between the basics and the traditional music). Embellishments and techniques that make good Irish fiddle playing so infectious, such as rolls, cuts, triplets and slides are gradually introduced. the student will also become familiar with some of the more advanced ideas concerning playing Irish traditional music such as variations and dynamics - subjects which are covered in greater detail in "Irish Fiddle Playing: A Guide for the Serious Player" book/CD sets by the same author. Useful appendices and a cross-referenced glossary are also included.The accompanying CDs contain all the tunes in the book (played at a slow tempo) plus many exercises.There is NO NEED FOR ANY PRIOR MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE in order to use this book. Each aspect of playing and theory is covered in an accessible and manageable way.
Download or read book Second Fiddle written by Rosanne Parry and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2011 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six months after the fall of the Berlin Wall, three eighth-grade girls living on an American military base with their families in Berlin try to save a Russian soldier, who has been beaten and left for dead, by smuggling him to Paris, where they are goingto perform in a music competition.
Book Synopsis Mel Bay's Complete Fiddling Book by : Craig Duncan
Download or read book Mel Bay's Complete Fiddling Book written by Craig Duncan and published by . This book was released on 2005-11 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mel Bay's Complete Fiddling Book is a compilation of arrangements of traditional tunes by several outstanding practitioners of the art of fiddle playing: Craig Duncan, Bill Guest, Dave Reiner, Frank Zucco, and Joe Castle. From The Arkansas Traveler to The Yellow Rose of Texas, over 300 colorful fiddle tunes populated this book's 205 pages. Scant on text or historical notes, but long on musical content, the Complete Fiddling Book is a great resource for any fiddler or teacher in search of a delightful, toe-tapping repertoire. Although most of the tunes are written for solo fiddle, the last ten pieces are arranged as fiddle duets. A masterful solo collection presenting a vivid assortment of fiddling styles and repertoire. On the companion DVD, fiddler Craig Duncan and guitarist Robert Bowlin perform 34 favorite tunes which are played at a slow and medium tempo to demonstrate many fiddling techniques. Split-screen filming features close-up angles of both the left hand and the bow. This DVD is the perfect companion to the Complete Fiddling Book, bringing the teacher right into your living room. Compilation of arrangements of traditional tunes Over 300 colorful fiddle tunes populate the 205 pages Most for solo fiddle, but the last ten pieces are arranged as fiddle duets Intermediate to advanced in difficulty Split-screen companion DVD of 34 tunes performed by Craig Duncan and guitarist Robert Bowlin.
Book Synopsis Fiddle Studio Book 1 by : Megan Beller
Download or read book Fiddle Studio Book 1 written by Megan Beller and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-16 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to play the fiddle from scratch with Megan Beller and Fiddle Studio!With no prior musical experience you can learn traditional fiddle, play music you enjoy, and develop a fun and rewarding new skill. All of the topics Megan covers in her beginning fiddle lessons are included here with detailed information and advice. Megan teaches her favorite starting tunes and gives answers to the questions she hears from beginners, from how much rosin to put on your bow to the easiest way to keep your fiddle in tune. * Purchase your first fiddle and bow* Set up your instrument for ease and enjoyment* Learn by ear or with note reading* Get hooked on fun and easy fiddle tunes* Learn proper technique for a great sound * Avoid common hang-ups and set-backs* Plan a solid practicing routine* Stay on track to succeedMegan Beller's experience includes: * 20 years of teaching private and group violin and fiddle classes* Professional recordings and performances on the fiddle* Bachelor of Music degree in violin performance and music education from the Eastman School of Music* Dozens of professional and amateur fiddlers among her former student
Download or read book Bluegrass Fiddle written by Gene Lowinger and published by Oak Publications. This book was released on 1974-06-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to playing the fiddle, bluegrass and country style, from Gene Lowinger, who has played with Bill Monroe. With 29 bluegrass and 14 traditional tunes.
Book Synopsis Hot Licks For Bluegrass Fiddle by : Stacy Phillips
Download or read book Hot Licks For Bluegrass Fiddle written by Stacy Phillips and published by Oak Publications. This book was released on 1984-12-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will give the bluegrass fiddler an idea of the wide range of licks that are part of the repertoire. The licks included range from hardcore traditional to jazzy, urban progressive. Laid bare are those sizzling, audience-grabbing riffs that all fiddlers find irresistible. You will find this wealth of material arranged in sections that cover single-string licks, double stops, connecting klicks, kickoffs and tags, licks in upper positions, and even an entire chapter devoted to “Orange Blossom Special.” There are chapters here to interest the advanced player, and valuable introductory chapters on music theory and technique for the novice bluegrasser. To help put the licks in perspective, many are set into typical bluegrass songs and chord progressions. In addition, readers will find frequent reference to the outstanding players of today, such as Vassar Clements, Sam Bush, Kenny Baker, Bobby Hicks, and Kenny Kosek, as well as past masters like Scotty Stoneman and Benny Martin. The soundsheet, which features Mary Laster, includes many of the licks in the book, and demonstrates the finer points of nuance and execution. It is also a helpful supplement to the standard notation in the book.
Book Synopsis The Craig Duncan Master Fiddle Solo Collection by : CRAIG DUNCAN
Download or read book The Craig Duncan Master Fiddle Solo Collection written by CRAIG DUNCAN and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-02-24 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents 140 of the most frequently played tunes in old time fiddle contests as well as the most popular bluegrass, square dance and country tunes heard throughout the United States. the performance length arrangements of contest tunes include standard as well as challenging variations on hoe-downs, rags, polkas, show pieces, and waltzes complete with suggested accompaniment chords. This encyclopedia of fiddle tunes and variations spotlights American popular fiddle music as played by the great fiddlers of our time.
Book Synopsis Exploring Country and Bluegrass Fiddle by : Chris Haigh
Download or read book Exploring Country and Bluegrass Fiddle written by Chris Haigh and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-13 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
