Irish Fiddle Variation – older index

Here is a listing of all lessons in the course listed by technique and tune type. Use this to review things you’ve learned and to practice in a way that best suits you.

For an overview of the philosophy and strategy of learning to add variation take the following course:

Irish Fiddle Variation – overview

Remember, this is a dynamic course. I will be listening to your feedback and then be refining it by adding lessons and streamlining the learning flow.

Irish Variation technique lessons

This is a progressive series of lessons, starting with easier variations like jig swing and moving towards more challenging variations like rolls. We’ll start by practicing each technique very slowly and then gradually speeding up.

• Triplets
  • Triplets Exercises
• Jig Swing
  • Jig Swing Exercises
• Trills
  • Trills exercises
• Melodic Variation On Scales
  • Melodic Scale Variation Exercises I
  • Melodic Scale Variation Exercises II
  • Melodic Scale Variation Exercises III
  • Melodic Scale Variation Exercises IV
  • Melodic Scale Variation Exercises V
• Melodic Variation On Tunes 
  • Melodic Variation On Tunes – exercises
• Cuts
  • Cuts Exercises
• Grace Notes
  • Grace Note Exercises
• Mordents
  • Mordents Exercises
• 16th Note Duplets
  • 16th Note Duplet Exercises
• Rolls
  • Rolls Exercises

Reels

• The Banshee – basic
  • The Banshee – variation
  • The Banshee – Performance
• Bird in the Bush – basic
• Clare Reel – basic
  • Clare Reel – variation
• Girl Who Broke My Heart – basic – ? Newly added in 2020
• The Humours of Westport – basic – ? Newly added in 2020
• Miss McCleod’s – basic
  • Miss McCleod’s – variation
• Miss Monaghan’s Reel – basic
  • Miss Monaghan’s Reel – variation
  • Miss Monaghan’s Reel – performance
• Tam Lin – basic
  • Tam Lin – variation
  • Tam Lin – performance

Jigs

• Club Ceili – ? Newly added in 2020
• Kerfunken Jig – basic
  • Kerfunken jig – cuts variation 
  • Kerfunken Jig – rolls variation
  • Kerfunken – performance
  • Kerfunken – performance (fiddle raga)
• Kesh Jig – basic
  • Kesh Jig – variation
  • Kesh Jig – Adding Double Stops
  • Kesh Jig – Backup Chords
• Lilting Banshee – basic
  • Lilting Banshee – variation
  • Lilting Banshee – performance
• Rolling Waves – basic
  • Rolling Waves – variation
  • Rolling Waves – performance
• Wassail – basic
  • Wassail – variation 
• Swallowtail Jig
  • Swallowtail Jig – variation
  • Swallowtail – harmony

Slip jigs

• The Butterfly
  • The Butterfly – variation
• Drops of Brandy -basic – ? Newly added in 2020
• Foxhunter’s – Basic Lesson
  • Foxhunter’s – variation
  • Foxhunter – performance
  • Foxhunter – performance (fiddle raga)

Hornpipes

• Boys of Bluehill – basic
  • Boys of Bluehill – variation 
• Chief O’Neill’s Favorite – basic
  • Chief O’Neill’s Favorite – variation
• Off to California
• Rights of Man – basic
  • Rights of Man – variation 
  • Rights of Man – performance (fiddle raga)

Polkas

• Kerry Polka – basic
  • Kerry Polka – variation 
  • Kerry Polka – Performance
  • Kerry Polka – performance (fiddle raga)
• Britches Full of Stitches
• Ballydesmond Polka – upper octave – basic
• John Ryan’s Polka – basic
• Dennis Murphy’s Polka – basic

Waltzes, solos, etc.

• Fisherman’s Blues – solo
• Lilting Banshee – Jig to Polka 
• Galway Girl
• Hector the Hero – basic
  • Hector the Hero – variation
  • Hector the Hero – performance
• Planxty Irwin
  • Planxty Irwin – variation
• Wild Mountain Thyme – basic – ? Newly added in 2020

Fiddlosophy

• Fisherman’s Blues