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    Carolyn replied to the topic Fisherman’s Blues in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 1 month ago

    That’s great! It’s so hard to work out fiddle accompaniment and tags that don’t walk on the vocals and also sounds nice. I know–I’ve tried!
    Also, your fiddle has a sweet sound.

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    Carolyn replied to the topic Give the Fiddler a Dram Timing Challenge in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 1 month ago

    Nice! It’s such a cool tune, and you are doing great on it! Metronome is a demanding master.

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    Carolyn replied to the topic Angeline Baker, Speed Challenge in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 1 month ago

    Thanks! It really is encouraging to hear from other players.
    I’ve gotten to 185 now, but decided not to make a video, since it sounds just the same, only a bit faster. Maybe I will get it up to real speed, set it with other instruments and do a grand finale sometime soon!

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    Carolyn replied to the topic Give the Fiddler a Dram Timing Challenge in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 1 month ago

    Nice! That is a tricky little tune. (AKA “Who’s Been Here Since I’ve Been Gone?” as the soldier returns to his pregnant wife)

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    Carolyn replied to the topic Celtic Laments in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 1 month ago

    Well done! Inspiring.

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    Carolyn replied to the topic Angeline Baker, Speed Challenge in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 1 month ago

    I recorded with my iMac Quicktime app. Don’t know why I didn’t think of it before, it was much easier than fiddling with a camera or device. Not much new, just a bit faster. I played 3x through, trying to build up stamina. When I play for reals with other people, the tune may last a long time, not just a few times through.

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    Carolyn replied to the topic Angeline Baker, Speed Challenge in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 1 month ago

    And I look like I’m reading the music, but I’m not. Just focused on the music in my head.

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    Carolyn replied to the topic Angeline Baker, Speed Challenge in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 1 month ago

    Trying my best to do about one a day! Thankfully I remembered to have them give my Covid shot in the left arm, since it doesn’t have to move as much as the right arm!
    Frustrating to have to match up the videos on iMovie, since I can’t find any really fine controls. But good enough for this purpose.

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    Carolyn replied to the topic Angeline Baker, Speed Challenge in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 1 month ago

    You can see that I don’t try to “fix the video up.” If I messed around trying to make it look nice, then I would never get it up there. Since I have my regular YouTube channel I share a lot of stuff on, I don’t particularly want these practice blurbs thrown in the mix, so I use another account to post them.

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    Carolyn replied to the topic Angeline Baker, Speed Challenge in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 1 month ago

    No banjo this time, only a quick practice today. Up to 160bpm.

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    Carolyn replied to the topic Angeline Baker, Speed Challenge in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 1 month ago

    Well, I couldn’t resist moving up the speed dial on the metronome. I always figure this in the importance of learning tunes (if you intend on playing with other people) #1. Keep the beat. You can play all the wrong notes, and it might not sound that nice, but at least everyone else can play along. Mess up the beat and it’s a train wreck. #2. Be…[Read more]

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    Carolyn replied to the topic Angeline Baker, Speed Challenge in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 1 month ago

    Ok, I was pretty sure I could speed this up a bit, so here is Angeline at 145 bpm, with an occasional drone. At this point, I think I will stick at around 150 or 155 for a couple days while work on style.

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    Carolyn replied to the topic Angeline Baker, Speed Challenge in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 1 month ago

    I’ve been making little movies on iMovie for awhile, it is pretty user-friendly. I would know more if I had the patience to sit down and go through the tutorials, but I’m always ready to get started on something when I sit down! I knew a split screen had to be in there somewhere, so I googled it and found out where the controls were.
    I love…[Read more]

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    Carolyn replied to the topic Angeline Baker, Speed Challenge in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 2 months ago

    Thanks! I was so impatient to try it once I decided to, that I just propped up my phone to take the shots. Now that I know how it works, I’ll see what I can do to make the next one better!

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    Carolyn started the topic Angeline Baker, Speed Challenge in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 2 months ago

    I decided to learn a couple things at once with the speed challenge. I’ve been wanting to figure out how to do split clips with iMovie, so this is a first. Since playing with others is one of the things I like the best, I chose the only other person in the house who plays anything–me. I plan on adding variations as I go along. It wasn’t easy to…[Read more]

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    Carolyn replied to the topic Hector the Hero in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 4 months ago

    That was just great! Your pitch is spot on. As it turns out, I was just getting ready to load me doing Hector! I also looked at some online videos, just to get a sense of what tempo is standard.

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    Carolyn replied to the topic Rolling Waves in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 4 months ago

    Very nice! Pretty tune, and well-done.

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