Fiddle - Intermediate

Course Number: ARTS1505

Please note: This course is not suitable for beginners. Students must have the ability to read simple notation. Approximately 2 yrs note reading is recommended.
This course is designed to provide advanced-beginner and intermediate fiddle/violin players the opportunity to further develop and improve skills. Starting with a few simple tunes you will quickly be immersed into a wide range of exciting Canadian fiddle repertoire including waltzes, jigs, reels, two-steps and strathspeys. Each piece of music will be discussed, detailing bowing strategies, recognizing rhythm patterns, implementing ornamentation and possible variations. Note reading and playing by ear will both be emphasized with your comfort level being recognized. This course will address how to play more ?musically? by exploring phrasing, shaping, dynamics, and accenting. Instruction will also include technique strategies to improve tone, bow control, speed, sound, and more precise intonation. Different fiddle styles, such as Irish and Cape Breton, and the stylistic nuances that make them sound so unique, will also be explored. Adding introductions and endings to tunes, playing in different keys, practicing scales, listening techniques, practice methods and basic back-up fiddle will also be studied. Please bring your own instrument.

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