Basic version and variation

Fiddling with life and learning with the occasional dad joke thrown in...  

 

Practice Notes – October 22, 2018

Trying out something new with this post. I’m going to share a few things I’m currently practicing. Stuff that I’m struggling with, stuff that I’m enjoying. In case you haven’t heard, this post comes in the middle of the Fall Practice Challenge 2018. Today is day 8. For fourteen days, fiddlers around the world will play every … Continued

Foxhunter’s Basic and Variation Performance

Here’s a short performance of an Irish tune called Foxhunter’s (slip jig). I play a very simple version and then play a version with some variation added. And here’s an mp3 for your listening pleasure: A bit from the A part of the second quarter keeps reminding me of the theme to the movie Chariots … Continued

Kerfunken Jig Basic and Variation – Performance

Here’s a short performance of an Irish tune called Kerfunken Jig. I play a very simple version and then play two variation versions. This first variation adds cuts, the second adds rolls. Both variations are taught in the Irish Fiddle Variation course. Click the arrow if you’d like to download and listen on your device while … Continued

Lilting Banshee – basic and variation

Here’s a short performance of an Irish jig called Lilting Banshee. I play a very simple version and then play a version with some variation added.  By listening to a basic tune and its variation, you’ll get ideas on how the process of adding variation works.  Lilting Banshee – Basic Lilting Banshee – Variation Lesson … Continued

Miss Monaghan’s Reel – basic version and variation

Here’s a short performance of an Irish tune called Miss Monaghan’s Reel. I play a very simple version and then play a version with some variation added. For your listening pleasure, I’m giving away an mp3:  I also made step-by-step lessons on how to play each version. These tunes are taught through looping play-along tracks, … Continued