Fiddle kickoffs and intros

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6 ай бұрын

In this fiddle lesson I look at the kickoffs and intros across a wide variety of genres including bluegrass, country, Cajun, barndance, Scottish ceilidh, jazz and pop. I look at the purpose of an intro and how it can be structured. I stress how important it is for a fiddler to be able to confidently lead into a tune in such a way that both audience and band are very clear as to what is happening. A free pdf of the sheet music used is available to subscribers (see below). There are many more free video lessons on fiddle tunes and techniques elsewhere on The Fiddle Channel.
Below are details of further fiddle resources from Chris Haigh
1. Patreon
2. Books
3. Subscription video courses
4. Website
5. Email to request pdf’s.
1. PATREON
This is a platform where anyone can directly help to support creative artists and get closer access to their work. You can join me on Patreon at three levels, for £4, £10 or £40 per month.

At the lowest level you get access to all my pdf’s and tune collections, plus many exclusive tuition videos not available to the public.
At level 2 you can join also me once a month for a group Zoom chat, and can request three backing tracks each month.
Level 3 gives you all the above plus a free lesson once a month, and access to all my backing tracks.
You can find me on Patreon at
www.thefiddlechannel.com/thefiddlechannel
2. BOOKS
I have eight fiddle tuition books published by Schott, all widely available from the publisher, from Amazon, and many other outlets. All come with audio tracks illustrating the tunes and exercises.
Exploring Jazz Violin
Beginning Jazz Violin
Discovering Rock Violin
Exploring Folk Fiddle
Exploring Klezmer Fiddle
Hungarian Fiddle Tunes
French Fiddle Tunes
Exploring Country and Bluegrass Fiddle
You can order from
bit.ly/31ZWmgm
3. VIDEO SUBSCRIPTION COURSES
I have three video subscription courses
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MUSIC GURUS- Exploring Jazz Violin. Based on my Schott book
Parts 1 and 2 are each £26 for 26 lessons, covering the first and second halves of the book
Part 1; tidd.ly/3SwHGhb
Part 2 tidd.ly/3SwHGhb
MUSIC GURUS Discovering Rock Violin. . Based on my Schott book
£35 for 46 lessons
tidd.ly/3SwHGhb
MUSIC GURUS Exploring Country and Bluegrass Fiddle. Based on my Schott book. 31 lessons for £31.99
tidd.ly/3SwHGhb
ACADEMY OF FOLK
Includes a folk fiddle primer course, with introductions to basic techniques and concepts plus an Irish Fiddle Course and Scottish fiddle course. A monthly sub of $9.99 gives access to all lessons
academyoffolk.com/
I suggest you contact me before subscribing.
4. WEBSITE
My website is probably the most extensive and detailed summary of fiddle styles on the web, as evidenced by the range of top hits on Google for many fiddle styles.
www.fiddlingaround.co.uk
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TO REQUEST PDF’S, or ask any questions, CONTACT ME AT
haighchris@hotmail.com

Пікірлер: 15

@johntait491 6 ай бұрын

Well demonstrated and explained Chris. Thank you. 👍

@anttia7069 4 ай бұрын

Very informative 👍🏻 here I was trying to conquer Vivaldi and all that classical stuff for 15 years just to realise bluegrass and country is my true calling😅

@TheFiddleChannel 4 ай бұрын

Delighted to hear it!

@AlfredFJones1776 6 ай бұрын

Hello Chris. It would be awesome to see one of your in depth videos on Ian Munsick’s somg “Long Live Cowgirls” featuring Cody Johnson.

@TheFiddleChannel 6 ай бұрын

Great song! I'll take a look at it.

@AVToth 6 ай бұрын

Chris, when did you start playing? You have so much musical knowledge just at your finger tips, you don't seem to really think about it. It reminds me of Glen Campbell when he was a session player, someone could name a song and he could, seemingly without thought, play it backwards. It must feel so good to, after the kickoff and a couple notes, see people's faces when they recognize the song, smile or laugh while grabbing a partner and heading for the dance floor, or having people laughing and singing while they are dancing to music you are playing. You found a tune for me, "Put Your Little Foot". You said it was similar to "Shoe the Donkey". I happened to stumble upon a video I believe was called "Learn Irish Dancing". The song was "Shoe the Donkey" and while the tunes are a bit different, something I wouldn't have noticed by just listening but comparing the actual music it becomes clear. Thank you for that effort, my whole family loved yoour video and I used it to teach my grandchildren to dance this. Anyway, the Irish video, music slightly different, the dance is exactly the same. It's really a bit amazing because one tune played since my grandmother was a girl in a Texas German dancehall, Anhalt, to a small civic hall in Ireland and being danced by couples young and old dancing, all the distance and time that's past, it's still the same. I love it.

@TheFiddleChannel 6 ай бұрын

Hi Amy. Thanks for your kind comments. I started playing when I was 7, and I've been doing it full time since my early 20's. It's great to think of your grandchildren dancing to my video!

@poppyk1431 6 ай бұрын

I sent you a e-mail on this one . Ray Price version of Heart Over Mind fiddle kickoff.

@ogstopper 6 ай бұрын

My new claim to fame is that I communicate with the musician who played the fiddle on an almost hit single song by Steps! 😂🤣😂

@bigb4515 5 ай бұрын

Good video, as I'm seeing is typical from this channel. I played violin in orchestra during school, but never got experience with fiddle tunes or bluegrass, despite always loving it. Bit of a sidenote, but have you ever heard "Candy" by The Blasting Company? It's not even the style of song played in this video, but I guess exploring your channel has got me thinking about more that I'd like to play.

@TheFiddleChannel 5 ай бұрын

Glad you found this interesting. I've not come across Candy before. A very moving song!