The Hal Leonard Fiddle Method is the perfect introduction to playing folk bluegrass and country styles on the Violin. Many traditional tunes are included to illustrate a variety of techniques. The accompanying online audio includes 90 tracks for demonstration and play-along.Lessons cover:instrument selection and careplaying positionsslides and slursbowingmusic theorydronescross-tuningand other e…

This fun and easy bluegrass fiddle book and CD takes you from the very beginning. Starting with an introduction to the instrument the book teaches you basic fiddle technique such as holding the bow and provides scales andexercises setting the foundation for the repertoire found in the book. Featuring classics such as 'Boil E'm Cabbage Down' 'Cripple Creek' and 'Old Joe Clark' this book will ge…

This book presents transcriptions with detailed bowings in tandem with three recorded festival versions (played very slowly at a modest tempo and up-to-tempo) of 35 Appalachian Fiddle tunes. A clearly written description ofold-time style focuses on developing a rhythmic bow by presenting default bowing systems (Nashville shuffle 3-1 bowing bow rocking ghost bows) and other techniques and topic…

Media Type : Book Level : Beginning Musical Genre : Bluegrass and Country Series : American Fiddle Method Number of pages : 56 Private studio teachers, school string programs and Suzuki teachers preparing for recitals will welcome these tasteful piano accompaniments for the violin, viola and cello editions of Volume 1of Brian Wicklund's American Fiddle Method. Acknowledged as the most widely used…