This book is a follow-up to Irish Fiddle Playing: A Guide for the Serious Player (MB99402BCD). The student will gain a deeper knowledge of fiddle playing and improve their overall playing and musical understanding. Subjects include: improvisation fingering and bowing techniques playing with other musicians modes converting from classical to traditional improvising in songs The player will become more aware of the mechanics of playing the fiddle, putting them in a position to: improve their sound develop their own style play more effectively and confidently with others As with the first book in the series, it contains pieces of advice from the author s 25 years of playing music. The format of the book is similar to this first book. Section 1 deals with various aspects of fiddle playing. Section 2 contains a selection of mostly well-known tunes, fully transcribed with variations, embellishments/ornaments. These tunes are all included on the accompanying recording.
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Philip John Berthoud was born in Zimbabwe in 1966 and has lived in England since the age of 4. He is a self-taught musician and plays fiddle, mandolin and guitar. He has been a musician for over 25 years and has taught, performed and composed in a wide variety of musical styles from rock, jazz and classical to folk, avant-garde and pop. However, his greatest love and main speciality over the last ten years or so has been Irish traditional music. Since 2000, Philip has lived with his wife, Mahrey and two children in Devon, England. His time is spent teaching adults and children, writing music, writing about music and performing as a freelance musician.
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This review is from: Mel Bay presents Irish Fiddle Playing 2: Guide for the Serious Player (Perfect Paperback)
Mostly well done. Shows lots of variations and in doing so, teaches you how to go about improvising on your own. Some of the tunes are not presented in the usual key, which can be viewed as either annoying or innovative, depending on your viewpoint. Althought his mantra is "SLOW DOWN", most tunes are played at a rip-roaring speed, which can be frustrating to the developing player, although he does include a selection played at slower speeds. Very similar to his Volume 1 in style; one should not assume Vol. 2 is more advanced. Neither is suitable for anyone below intermediate level, and if you can't read music, this is not for you. For more basic instruction, check out Pete Cooper's book. The similarities between these books are that both men came to fiddling later in life and so take a somewhat scholarly and outsider's view of what's going on, which is not to say that the material is less valuable. They both have some good advice on how to become a better player, which is after all, the goal.
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The first section of this book contains some exercises for the fingering hand, with the aim of increasing accuracy and fluidity, the potential to play faster as well as helping the player feel more in control of the fiddle. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
double jig, fingering hand, string crossing, reverse cut Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Rose, Play Irish Fiddle, Natural Minor, Toss the Feathers, Star of the County Down, The Fingering Hand, Over the Moor, Case Study, The High Reel, The Ghost, Mel Bay Publications, Sergeant Early's Dream, The Bowing Hand, Michael Coleman, Irish Fiddle Playing, Classical Players Browse Sample Pages:
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The first section of this book contains some exercises for the fingering hand, with the aim of increasing accuracy and fluidity, the potential to play faster as well as helping the player feel more in control of the fiddle. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
double jig, fingering hand, string crossing, reverse cut Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Rose, Play Irish Fiddle, Natural Minor, Toss the Feathers, Star of the County Down, The Fingering Hand, Over the Moor, Case Study, The High Reel, The Ghost, Mel Bay Publications, Sergeant Early's Dream, The Bowing Hand, Michael Coleman, Irish Fiddle Playing, Classical Players Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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