Connect with other beginning fiddlers

[jasonkleinberg]

Hi Folks!

This forum is a place for you to connect with other beginning fiddlers.

Thanks for taking part…

Jason

[Mini_Moose]

HEY, thanks, Jason!

Well, here I am…. I’m a connecting kind of person who’s friendly and optimistic! My real name is Dina, and I live in Alaska and just begin playing August 2020.

How’s your practice, my fellow newbies? Mine is truly fantastic. I’m on Module 1.1 and just started working on Swall Tail Jig. I’d love to learn about anyone else who is also embarking on this Fiddle Adventure–where are you on your music journey? What type of music are you drawn to play? Please reach out especially if you’re like me and loving this course; I can gush all day long about how awesome Jason’s FiddleHed lessons are!
Kindest regards to all
-Dina

[Joey B]

Hello Dina, nice to meet you. I am six weeks into my Fiddling journey. I have been playing the banjo for a little over two years. Other than that, I have never really studied music or seriously played an instrument. I live in Missouri. My favorite music style on the fiddle is Celtic.

[Mini_Moose]

Hey Hey!! Thanks for the response! Me, too…. I’m about 2 months going.
Isn’t Jason totally the coolest?!! He’s put so much work and love in the lessons, and I look forward to his lessons.
So… is your name actually James Brown? AWESOME, if so. Anyway, nice to meet YOU! Sweet….banjo! That is such a fun instrument (not that I play)! I plunk on the piano often, which is fun to gain insight to scales and music theory. Also helps with developing an ear, but I haven’t worked too much towards many songs on it and am focused on the fiddle which is a total BLAST.
Isn’t Celtic fun?! Have you been to Ireland?? Are you working towards any Irish songs yet?
Oh, Missouri, I have a couple of co workers who are from Missouri. HUGE golfing folks! LOL.
Thanks again, James!

[Joey B]

My name is Joe Brown. My wife and I got to go to the UK last year. It was so much fun.
I am going to learn dargason tomorrow.

[Mini_Moose]

Awesome, Joe! Glad you guys went to the UK!
Fantastic, Joe!! I’ll have to check that tune out.

[Mini_Moose]

Hey, that looks like a cool song, Joe. I hadn’t seen that one. Well, you’ll certainly have it down for Christmas!

I feel like sometimes I’m going backwards in my progress at times even though I do practice every day (and enjoy it) for at least 20 minutes sometimes 2 – 3 hours. Does that ever appear to be the case for you? I’m better than Week one, for sure, though! 😊

However, I’m leaving for work for my 3 weeks tomorrow (I work in a very remote area that I fly in to) so I’ll only have 10 minutes max each session. It’s better than nothing!

[Joey B]

I hope to have that song sounding decent tomorrow. 🙂
Why do you only have ten minutes each day? It is cool you are taking it with you.

[Mini_Moose]

Oh, cool! That’s fantastic, Joe!

We work rather long days up at work (I work a rotational job 21 days home, 21 days at work), and I also lift weights which I actually chose as my priority but at least I can play something.

You know… actually, I can stretch it to 20 minutes…. I’ll just sleep faster!

Hey, do you have a wooden bow or a carbon fiber? I’m thinking of upgrading my bow using that FiddlerShop website. Any thoughts/suggestions?

• This reply was modified 3 months, 4 weeks ago by Mini_Moose. Reason: typo

[Joey B]

Sounds like a cool job.
I have two of the carbon fiber fiddlershop bows. I like them much better than the cheap ones that came with my fiddle.

[Mini_Moose]

Right on! Sweet. I have nice CF bow, too, which came with my fiddle. I stopped by the local violin shop in Anchorage before I came to work and received some excellent advice bows and how they really need to be fitted with the violin. It was a rather enlightening conversation.

Anyway, hope your practice is going well. I only got in a few minutes Wednesday and then 10 minutes today.

[Wendy V]

I’d love to hear more about how a bow Should be fit for an individual fiddle. I will probably want to upgrade soon. Thanks! Wendy

[Mini_Moose]

Heya Wendy! Dina here. Actually, I didn’t get the specifics on what goes into chosing the bow, but as beginners, more importantly they said to, of course, get the basics and jn a few yearz then worry about fitting bow. They said a violinist will come in a try out several bows which could be hours or days to hear how it sounds. Sometimes a bow will feel great in the hand, but not have the sound the player wants, or sound great but not have the same feel in the hand. It sounded like a very involved process. 😊🎶

[Wendy V]

ok, thanks! it’s interesting to learn all these things. It’s all new to me.

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