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    Barbara Martin replied to the topic Connect with other beginning fiddlers in the forum Beginner Group 3 years, 2 months ago

    Hi there fellow fiddlers. I am wondering if you try to learn each tune by heart before moving on. I am finding Angeline the Baker is taking forever- maybe I need to find the words to the song so that I can sing it too. I really didn’t like the tune to start with but it is growing on me now! How are you doing withthings like making sure that you are holding your bow correctly- I think that Jason could do a few videos on some of those things interspersed with lessons as a check up.

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      grannyfiddler replied 3 years, 2 months ago
      Hi Barbara. I tried to reply to this a few days ago but for some reason it didn’t post. I don’t learn pieces by heart before going to another. Lots of them I use for exercises in whatever different tempo, fingering challenge or whatever they might offer. Some of the pieces I really want to perfect become a challenge and so I’ll move to another and then go back days later and it seems my brain has relaxed and settled in and the piece just flows along better. Might take several breaks and returns but I want to keep this enjoyable so that seems like a good pattern for me.