The Georgia Shuffle (fiddle lesson)

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3 жыл бұрын

In this fiddle lesson I explain and demonstrate the Georgia Shuffle. A shuffle is a bowing pattern or rhythmic groove used by fiddle players, especially in country music styles, to create drive. The Georgia Shuffle does this with three slurred notes on an up bow, and a single accented down bow. I demonstrate this with various simple scales and exercises, then try it out with the tune "8th of January". I try it out on a less suitable tune, Old Joe Clark, and finish off with an improvisation based on the shuffle. I use on-screen sheet music which is available as a pdf to subscribers. See my email address below.
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 help 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 a backing rack once a 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
/ thefiddlechannel
2. BOOKS
I have seven 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 (due out October 2021)
You can order from
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3. VIDEO SUBSCRIPTION COURSES
I have three video subscription courses
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; tinyurl.com/49tfk5ef
Part 2 tinyurl.com/23atebfc
-MUSIC GURUS Discovering Rock Violin. . Based on my Schott book
£35 for 46 lessons
tinyurl.com/2ua2kuxh
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/
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
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Пікірлер: 23

@azombiestool 23 күн бұрын

Lovely playing man. Cheers FROM Georgia

@TheFiddleChannel 23 күн бұрын

thanks!

@53fiddle5 3 жыл бұрын

Bill Monroe said about the shuffle "That"s what makes the people dance!"

@TheFiddleChannel 3 жыл бұрын

Great quote!

@johnbentham3485 3 жыл бұрын

That's a great video Chris. I'm using the first exercise and some variations of it to try and "hard-wire" this shuffle into my brain. So here's hoping!

@TheFiddleChannel 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks John! I'm very pleased with the way this one turned out.

@johntait491 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris. I observe the management have given you a bit of extra space in the front room to record your excellent videos..!! 😄

@TheFiddleChannel 3 жыл бұрын

Hi John. The management has started making her own videos, and immediately spotted a better arrangement for the camera and backdrop!

@MusicRepo 3 жыл бұрын

I was also going to comment on the room rearrangement. Looks great. Another excellent video too ... 👍

@TheFiddleChannel 3 жыл бұрын

@@MusicRepo Thanks Jane!

@johntait491 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheFiddleChannel 😄

@Clomwellschimdt 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris. Thanks for the video. You might be interested to know that in the American old time community, this is by far the most controversial bowing pattern. Brad Leftwitch refers to it as “that annoying bowing” and John Engle will famously write off somebody’s entire fiddle style if he hears them using it. Based off bowing transcriptions I’ve done as well as many other people I know, this bowing pattern was almost unknown in the US until the advent of bluegrass. (There are instances of it being used but only in small chunks like one pattern of 1 down and 3 up or very rarely two in a row, but never repeated like this) It is very common for bluegrass fiddlers to play every fiddle tune with this bowing exclusively. Whereas the Nashville shuffle was basically ubiquitous across the south and midwestern US. Anyway I’m not a traditional stickler but I thought you might find this interesting. One interesting bowing pattern that is related to this found in Surry county by fiddlers like Earnest East and Benton Flippen is one Georgia shuffle couched in 3 note slurs so for instance (,,,’’’,’’’,,,’’’) There is a video of Tommy Jarrell playing Lonesome Road Blues on youtube where he uses this to great effect.

@TheFiddleChannel 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Nathan. Thanks for that. Yes, it's a strange thing about shuffles in general I think. People (like me!) who teach or try to explain American fiddling are obsessed with them, I think in the same way that we obsess with let's say, blues scales. The people who invented the music knew nothing about such things and cared even less. I think shuffles are a short cut to a perception of authenticity, and they were jumped on by the early Nashville session players as a way to instantly give an old time sound to a new song. Thanks for telling me about the Tommy Jarrell pattern- I'll have a listen!

@SilverWolf941 2 жыл бұрын

Would the georgia shuffle place well into a 6/8 double jig, or is it more of a 3/4 or 4/4 style?

@TheFiddleChannel 2 жыл бұрын

On a jig you could try an occasional down, down UP down down UP, which would be similar, but strictly speaking the Georgia shuffle is for 4/4 tunes.

@kennethsmith3719 3 жыл бұрын

Is this the shuffle used on "Chattahoochee" by Alan Jackson

@TheFiddleChannel 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Kenneth. I think it's mostly the Nashville on Chattahoochee. This is the one usually associated with Cajun music. I'll be doing "Cajun Fiddle" in a couple of weeks.

@michaelhutchens4243 3 жыл бұрын

So with the Georgia Shuffle, you "have to" slur the notes to be able to perform this type of shuffle whereas with the Nashville Shuffle you do not. Is that correct? Great video as always Chris.

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