FiddleHed | kate.kakadu | Activity https://fiddlehed.com/members/kate-kakadu/activity/ Activity feed for kate.kakadu. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:33:55 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 657159b985e5fe43eba950a72b435c31 kate.kakadu replied to the topic A Pentatonic Scale In Summer. in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/a-pentatonic-scale-in-summer/#post-64170 Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:39:41 -0700 So wonderful, Marg! I’ve been out of the loop for a while so good to check out the forum and be reinspired! Lovely melody, lyrical and happy. Great work from the band too. A very fun way to play with pentatonic scales!

]]> 0 8217c430da2c826152b70f048298dace kate.kakadu replied to the topic First Time Capsule Video-Little Liza Jane in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/first-time-capsule-video-little-liza-jane/#post-59557 Wed, 31 Aug 2022 09:09:29 -0700 Great start! Could see you adjusting the tone for some notes – excellent. You sounded good and confident. Well done!

]]> 0 771cfe85bf60fa270a1a10694c4ca1a8 kate.kakadu replied to the topic Auld Lang Syne - Feedback in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/auld-lang-syne-feedback/#post-59556 Wed, 31 Aug 2022 09:05:14 -0700 Thank you both of you; David for sharing and Jocelyn for feedback. Valuable and helpful for me too. I will definitely post something for feedback.

]]> 0 1898b91e4d80668d07b32a693de94fed kate.kakadu replied to the topic Temperance Reel in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/temperance-reel/#post-58642 Tue, 26 Jul 2022 10:07:10 -0700 Great Owen! That looked like a tricky song too!

]]> 0 edfedb0ed862b8dc57d7f802c94bcaf6 kate.kakadu replied to the topic Spootiskerry in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/spootiskerry/#post-58641 Tue, 26 Jul 2022 09:59:53 -0700 That was groovy! The drum back up turned it from folk to funk – Loved it! Will have to learn that one

]]> 0 7c1e00eba0159a15ec9177449b388fde kate.kakadu replied to the topic Pretty Saro in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/pretty-saro/#post-58153 Tue, 12 Jul 2022 09:04:15 -0700 That was lovely Debbie! I haven’t heard that one before but love the double stops too. Something I don’t try enough. It’s inspiring to see you use them to such affect.

]]> 0 5c7a228eef1a076c53d11ee3b8cd5ddd kate.kakadu replied to the topic Medley with strum machine in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/medley-with-strum-machine/#post-58056 Thu, 07 Jul 2022 08:01:53 -0700 Thanks, Jason. I’m not sure if there is a particular method of choosing songs to play together in a set. Hope to see you post something with strum machine soon, Patty! It’s a great tool.

]]> 0 ae92654b15dadf8ea959133f3d98ecb1 kate.kakadu replied to the topic Kerfunken Jig in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/kerfunken-jig/#post-58027 Wed, 06 Jul 2022 09:28:41 -0700 Nice embellishments, Joanne! Great Irish feel. I haven’t quite worked out the difference between a mordent and a roll yet – have to the Irish fiddle journey. Slides will be my next challenge though, because they are very cool!

]]> 0 6a4b075d6ce2f5a9ab545384c62e01fb kate.kakadu replied to the topic Ashokan farewell in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/ashokan-farewell-2/#post-58026 Wed, 06 Jul 2022 09:22:25 -0700 You’re right, Joanne, it is fantastic that we can get inspired and play along and try new things through this Fiddlehed forum. I’ve learnt so much by watching you all and it has motivated me to keep going and challenge myself. I wish our time zones were more compatible for participating in group sessions, because they look so much fun. But it’…[Read more]

]]> 0 89b30b8dcef24de6d5d70cabf637fb39 kate.kakadu replied to the topic Ashokan farewell in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/ashokan-farewell-2/#post-58019 Tue, 05 Jul 2022 07:11:36 -0700 Thanks Debbie and Marg. I would like to create a harmony myself, but it was fun to hear it played together. It’s taken me a while to attempt vibrato without destroying the tune in the attempt. Certainly don’t feel in control or confident with my technique – I still tense up and grip the neck when I should relax my left hand. Then when I focus on…[Read more]

]]> 0 8ca85eff0e4f6cee90481e4ce1ae92d5 kate.kakadu started the topic Ashokan farewell in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/ashokan-farewell-2/ Mon, 04 Jul 2022 13:39:47 -0700 I’ve been working on vibrato and Ashokan farewell seemed an appropriate tune to practice on, with a little harmonisation I learnt https://youtu.be/utqDjGY-dEM

]]> 0 3caf1be06021d37a97f90a6db581ceed kate.kakadu replied to the topic Whiskey before breakfast...nervous newbie in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/whiskey-before-breakfast-nervous-newbie/#post-57814 Thu, 23 Jun 2022 06:45:57 -0700 Great work, Sally. Very tuneful and well paced. Lovely to listen to.

]]> 0 3a09d0c9f2d5e6931c8c849f5c16e5b0 kate.kakadu replied to the topic Off She Goes in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/off-she-goes/#post-57749 Sat, 18 Jun 2022 05:23:31 -0700 That was fun, thanks Owen. Wish I could get my vibrato like yours. It’s my next challenge!

]]> 0 3f5746f7f495fbb6177d3ad26dc30d97 kate.kakadu replied to the topic Tipping Back the Corn Day 2 of Challenge#2 in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/tipping-back-the-corn-day-2-of-challenge2/#post-57748 Sat, 18 Jun 2022 05:20:43 -0700 That sounded lovely! You made those strings sing. Are you going to post a follow up comparison video?

]]> 0 6cdb8999a8ce6e8c96e74ff99af6dc7d kate.kakadu replied to the topic Matty Groves by Marg. in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/matty-groves-by-marg/#post-57747 Sat, 18 Jun 2022 05:13:59 -0700 So beautiful Marg! Lovely interweaving of harmonies between the two violin parts. You’re are so inspiring to all of us! I truly don’t think that there’s anything to change or cut out – it was such a pleasure to listen to.

]]> 0 7324d8775febaa8eff3e9b4e19ac09bf kate.kakadu replied to the topic Medley with strum machine in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/medley-with-strum-machine/#post-57746 Sat, 18 Jun 2022 05:06:24 -0700 Thanks Marg! You were the inspiration with your medley. I think strum machine is a good way to build up speed on songs. I really liked how the songs in your medley interwove so beautifully. That may be a good thing for Jason to teach or discuss – how to compile a complimentary set.

]]> 0 eb0db4285e203a9f39ffea479ad22c50 kate.kakadu replied to the topic Medley with strum machine in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/medley-with-strum-machine/#post-57744 Sat, 18 Jun 2022 00:23:04 -0700 Thanks for your feedback! I’ve been really working on my bow hold and having a flexible and not rigid hand to work towards smooth changes – a work in progress but finally seeing some improvement. The selection of songs is pretty random, just songs I liked and wanted to improve, or try variation on. The main challenge was doing a set of something a…[Read more]

]]> 0 00cd151eecda5694c64415c1e4c8fd64 kate.kakadu started the topic Medley with strum machine in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/medley-with-strum-machine/ Fri, 17 Jun 2022 09:38:30 -0700 I was inspired by Marg, so got the strum machine app and threw myself the challenge of doing a medley. So hard! Good practice at listening though!

]]> 0 da90bbcebb70ad7abf96a922bc45adb7 kate.kakadu replied to the topic The magic of the Pentatonic Scale CHALLENGE! in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/the-magic-of-the-pentatonic-scale-challenge/#post-57382 Sat, 28 May 2022 09:02:59 -0700 That sounded great! Your violin sounded beautiful, why bother with an electric when you can get such good sound with what you’ve got? Loved your improve. What did you use as a backing track?

]]> 0 815454ebdfe20400da14872446eca4d4 kate.kakadu replied to the topic Midnight on the Water in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/midnight-on-the-water-2/#post-57246 Sat, 21 May 2022 07:35:14 -0700 Loved it!

]]> 0 8a1b8720b9a6cfedaf26c36678e8d3a6 kate.kakadu replied to the topic Ashokan Farewell in the forum Share Your Practice https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/ashokan-farewell/#post-57027 Fri, 06 May 2022 07:24:15 -0700 The first link didn’t work, but the Dropbox did. Well done, Diane, it’s a beautiful song and you paced it really well. It looks like you’ve learnt it by memory – very good, as I find it a tricky one to remember. Thanks for posting.

]]> 0 d545f64053ab175c0c4bfb3af68c52da kate.kakadu replied to the topic Swallowtail jig newbie attempt in the forum Share Your Practice https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/swallowtail-jig-newbie-attempt/#post-57026 Fri, 06 May 2022 07:17:37 -0700 Hi Sally, I couldn’t see your video as it was no longer available on YouTube. You may have deleted it. If you’re having difficulty with posting, this is what I do:

1. Record yourself on video on your phone or ipad.
2. Go to YouTube (if you haven’t already got an account, just create a basic one – you don’t need a premium). When I open the YouTu…[Read more]

]]> 0 d96ea076b0dc22d1b6178477f244f84d kate.kakadu replied to the topic 2022 SPC - Day 11 beginner Swallowtail Jig in the forum Share Your Practice https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/2022-spc-day-11-beginner-swallowtail-jig/#post-57025 Fri, 06 May 2022 07:15:22 -0700 Hi Kayla, Hope your practise with Swallowtail has gone well. I can’t see the video to comment, but in case you’re having difficulty posting, I’ll add these instructions:

1. Record yourself on video on your phone or ipad.
2. Go to YouTube (if you haven’t already got an account, just create a basic one – you don’t need a premium). When I open the…[Read more]

]]> 0 5d49e10b6ca4f721a45d1058f5bbfc05 kate.kakadu replied to the topic Bisonpolska in the forum Share Your Practice https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/bisonpolska/#post-57024 Fri, 06 May 2022 07:01:37 -0700 That was exquisite, Jocelyn! Really beautiful playing – I didn’t notice any dodgy notes – I don’t know the song but it sounded very good to me. Thanks for sharing. I’d like to learn that one myself. It might be fun for our marimba group (who can only play in C)

]]> 0 3951a3665d9b7e9cffcec9334e1a9eb4 kate.kakadu replied to the topic Banshee in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/banshee/#post-56908 Tue, 03 May 2022 04:29:32 -0700 You did a great job with that, Michael – good flow, groove and tone. The work you’ve been doing is paying off. Completely agree about the whack-a-mole nature of learning violin. I’ve been trying to learn vibrato and tone has gone out the window. But I think you will always see overall improvement if you compare yourself to a couple of months ago…[Read more]

]]> 0 f60729ea062dd2b81a4ec2490b3e50e1 kate.kakadu replied to the topic Breton Gavotte/Swallowtail Jig Medley in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/breton-gavotte-swallowtail-jig-medley/#post-56877 Mon, 02 May 2022 06:17:43 -0700 Also was that strum machine that you used as a back up or another app? Also, if it is strum machine, how did you get the different strumming?

]]> 0 418c25b0a133979a10d2f5d3c67fe368 kate.kakadu replied to the topic Give the Fiddler a Dram in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/give-the-fiddler-a-dram/#post-56876 Mon, 02 May 2022 05:14:16 -0700 Well done. I think the most important thing I’ve learnt at Fiddlehed is to learn the songs by memory. It’s a gift that keeps giving, makes it easier to transpose songs into other keys and much better at recovering from missed notes. I never thought it would be possible, but so glad that I have a songbook in my head that I’ve been able to pull…[Read more]

]]> 0 8161dd56490e86c98c809541275bbcc7 kate.kakadu replied to the topic Ukiah Ranch Waltz in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/ukiah-ranch-waltz/#post-56875 Mon, 02 May 2022 05:07:14 -0700 So clever! I’ll have to check out your band (love the name!) . Great that your composing music too – thanks for sharing!

]]> 0 d2871c2e327818467266ba7db5a8a399 kate.kakadu replied to the topic Skye Boat Song in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/skye-boat-song/#post-56874 Mon, 02 May 2022 05:03:29 -0700 Well done, Sally, one of my favourite songs!

]]> 0 3598c46d005dca11d8f26cc4d80ea46b kate.kakadu replied to the topic Breton Gavotte/Swallowtail Jig Medley in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/breton-gavotte-swallowtail-jig-medley/#post-56873 Mon, 02 May 2022 04:58:39 -0700 Great stuff, Marg! Awesome variation and I love your transition to Swallow tail jig. I have downloaded the strum machine app I was so inspired. I want to develop a set of songs to play and thought it was a good way to practise. (But I can’t work out how to add the mandolin yet. I’ve ticked the box but it just sounds like guitar to me.) Love tha…[Read more]

]]> 0 f4a99a0952fcea80a8b167dbc654e047 kate.kakadu replied to the topic How to post a video in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/how-to-post-a-video/#post-56614 Sat, 23 Apr 2022 07:33:32 -0700 1. Record yourself on video on your phone or ipad.
2. Go to YouTube (if you haven’t already got an account, just create a basic one – you don’t need a premium). When I open the YouTube app on my phone there are some icons down the bottom {home, shorts, a circle with a plus sign, subscriptions, library) – Press the circle with the plus sign and it…[Read more]

]]> 0 8a659ca79dc3a6f0c01f9c4ee927aaaf kate.kakadu replied to the topic Harvest Home in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/harvest-home/#post-56613 Sat, 23 Apr 2022 07:02:55 -0700 Lovely Joanne! Beautiful runs and flow – love your electric violin too!

]]> 0 7e2acf840daafaa63e7a5e4be1d5cd8b kate.kakadu replied to the topic Breton Gavotte with Strum Machine in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/breton-gavotte-with-strum-machine/#post-56612 Sat, 23 Apr 2022 06:54:46 -0700 I’ve just been back from travels and really enjoyed this tune, Marg. Just had to learn it!

]]> 0 9e2dc0aeca030ba3c018defd94ab43e6 kate.kakadu replied to the topic Kerfunken Jig w/cuts in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/kerfunken-jig-w-cuts/#post-55173 Sat, 05 Mar 2022 07:30:00 -0800 Awesome!

]]> 0 3f90abd4d7ce984372873f22b6ba87ce kate.kakadu replied to the topic Leave Her Johnny Leave Her in the forum Share Your Practice https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/leave-her-johnny-leave-her-2/#post-54237 Tue, 01 Feb 2022 07:21:40 -0800 That sounded beautiful, Joanne! Lovely slides and double stops – a pleasure to listen to. Hope you enjoyed your gig too!

]]> 0 1a74b9bdf5bab9f6fdd7adca7322ea87 kate.kakadu replied to the topic Working on sound in the forum Share Your Practice https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/working-on-sound/#post-53715 Thu, 20 Jan 2022 03:29:26 -0800 Thanks Marg and Joanne for your feedback. Always so much to improve on, bowing continues to be a big one for me, so really working on it. For some reason my comments never get posted so hopefully this gets through!

]]> 0 bd2b2f7333c0a9769ff5cf34eb7ccc64 kate.kakadu replied to the topic Jackie Tar -Deb S. in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/jackie-tar-deb-s/#post-53714 Thu, 20 Jan 2022 03:09:56 -0800 You might have to repost because the video link is unavailable. Look forward to seeing it!

]]> 0 90a704b537741d9119f2cea40a3b6d54 kate.kakadu replied to the topic Hobart's Transformation 6th Jan. 2022. in the forum Share Your Practice https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/hobarts-transformation-6th-jan-2022/#post-53552 Sun, 16 Jan 2022 00:30:36 -0800 That was a great version of Hobart’s Transformation, Marg. Love your lilt and slides! Thanks for posting!

]]> 0 cfa8f6d6e273c3e0d92e47599e464e99 kate.kakadu started the topic Working on sound in the forum Share Your Practice https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/working-on-sound/ Sat, 15 Jan 2022 09:39:37 -0800

I’ve been trying to improve my tone. I felt that my left hand has been very muddy, so wanted to some how make it sing. I’ve been doing a lot of vibrato practice, looking at a range of YouTube techniques, mainly arm vibrato. Jason’s songs are always so tuneful, so I’ve been listening a lot to how he does his notes a…[Read more]

]]> 0 a7b34dcb139fddb964e242f3f5906f34 kate.kakadu replied to the topic Kerfunken jig first try in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/kerfunken-jig-first-try/#post-53337 Sat, 08 Jan 2022 08:10:50 -0800 Great work, Great improvement on your tone and playing the notes fully. That’s what I love about videos everyone posts after a focus on practising. It’s inspiring. Thanks for posting.

]]> 0 6694d800273aa62c7fd16033de674962 kate.kakadu replied to the topic Back at it in the forum Share Your Practice https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/back-at-it/#post-53252 Thu, 06 Jan 2022 03:20:32 -0800 Glad you’re able to pick up the fiddle again! Sounds like you have a good plan. Double stops are doing my head in!

]]> 0 0ded4c0c64ee75b466ba887d4d941a41 kate.kakadu replied to the topic Away in a Manger in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/away-in-a-manger/#post-53236 Wed, 05 Jan 2022 03:51:26 -0800 Well done, Mary! That was a great effort and I reckon you’ve improved so much from when you first posted. I get terrified by public performances and shake so much that I couldn’t do a solo like that.

]]> 0 8fc187befcdd3a4a490f93d47b131ce4 kate.kakadu replied to the topic Old Joe Clark 1-2-22 in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/old-joe-clark-1-2-22/#post-53235 Wed, 05 Jan 2022 03:44:38 -0800 Great version and awesome double stops going on there! I’m so struggling with double stops :! But they sound really good, well done!

]]> 0 7529b161f2ffd1f912f48cc33c2f5337 kate.kakadu replied to the topic Humours of Westport in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/humours-of-westport-2/#post-53190 Sat, 01 Jan 2022 08:26:55 -0800 Lovely tune Owen, looks pretty challenging but you paced it well and I enjoyed listening! You just keep getting better and better, It’s been great to see your fiddle journey. Thanks for posting!

]]> 0 4919ada670a40c3f21099aa9fa17369e kate.kakadu replied to the topic Beginner attempt at Cluck Old Hen in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/beginner-attempt-at-cluck-old-hen-2/#post-53189 Sat, 01 Jan 2022 08:21:05 -0800 Cool version and variation to the one I’ve learnt. I definitely wouldn’t call you a beginner though!

]]> 0 578d013f56a37a98637b71bcd1fe8b93 kate.kakadu replied to the topic My shaky attempt at Swallowtail Jig in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/my-shaky-attempt-at-swallowtail-jig-2/#post-53188 Sat, 01 Jan 2022 08:17:37 -0800 Well done, Keith. I’m finding using the metronome a good discipline too. It’s a lovely song and you got the timing in the end. Sounded good.

]]> 0 b5aa15624e53cc208ab046fdacb7b9cd kate.kakadu replied to the topic Clare Reel Variation in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/clare-reel-variation/#post-53154 Thu, 30 Dec 2021 12:14:14 -0800 Thank you all, I’ve just revisited it with the metronome on 110 bpm. https://youtu.be/QSJ06PP9dos

]]> 0 63b0ba30bc1d641dcf95e5bd4c238711 kate.kakadu replied to the topic Santa Claus Is Coming To Town in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/santa-claus-is-coming-to-town/#post-53052 Sun, 26 Dec 2021 06:37:27 -0800 Love it!

]]> 0 b1cb3ca5c04d9db44c4169e41ff916d2 kate.kakadu replied to the topic The Blackest Crow in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/the-blackest-crow/#post-52942 Tue, 21 Dec 2021 01:34:22 -0800 Nicely done, Michael! Perfect pace and lovely to listen to.

]]> 0 e4153b65e91be6fc2e735ab65ce4099f kate.kakadu replied to the topic Day 1 FPC kerfunken Jig in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/day-1-fpc-kerfunken-jig/#post-52887 Sat, 18 Dec 2021 22:35:02 -0800 Something to aspire to, thanks fixkids! Would also love to hear the difference after your fortnight practice.

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