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Something to aspire to, thanks fixkids! Would also love to hear the difference after your fortnight practice.

That was short, but sweet, Niels. It hard when you’re concentrating the music to worry about your face, but I still do it on songs that I know quite well. I think Jason should do a lesson on how to look cheerful when playing the fiddle because I certainly would like to improve. I’ve tried to consciously smile but when I look at the video it loo…[Read more]

Thanks Debbie! I was really focusing on the variation but listening to it again I realise it sounds a bit muddy on the strings and my timing got out of whack. I’m going to have to do more practice with the metronome.

Thanks for posting, Niels. That was a very tuneful rendition of the song for first go. Makes me want to play it now! Look forward to hearing you play it in a couple of weeks after your practice journey. It’s inspiring watching and hearing how others improve on this forum, and motivating to get in there and practice new techniques and revisit songs.

My toes were tapping!

hello Jason,

thanks for the encouragement. with irish fiddle i’m far from my usual classic playing but it’s a great fum for me.
And yes, you’re right wikiloops is for me a kind of playground that I especially appreciate for the kindness of other musicians and where I can participate in jams of any style with my stringed instruments.

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Great tune, and you played it beautifully! Is that one you learnt on Fiddlehed? If not, where? And would be a lovely one to add!