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Hi Monsieurgn, I agree with Casey for learning by ear and with the videos you can see exactly where he uses them. And I have talked to many a fiddler that like Casey doesn’t play the tune the same each time, But I think this is where the artistry begins. As you begin to understand and feel the tune there is no exact and correct way that the tune…[Read more]

Good question, Monsieurgn. I do include slurs in a few key locations for some tunes, but want to leave much of the bowing to the player. In fact, I’ll play licks differently, each time I get to them…I encourage folks to develop their own bowings to the advance melodies…bowings which work for you, hopefully.

That being said, a couple of…[Read more]

Casey, Do you think printing the slurs in the printed sheet music might be a good idea?

Just do like I do, Monsieurgn, and strum along on the mando in the background…way in the background!

Seriously though, we’re glad you like our site here at Fiddlevideo. Take care!!!

That’s awesome, Bond61. I’m excited for you, as you start experimenting with improv/placing multiple licks in specific places. I do some fishing as well, and I compare learning/playing music by ear instead of by sheet music to switching from drift/bait fishing to fly fishing…it is frustrating as all heck when you start, and it’s like you’re a…[Read more]

Thanks for clarifying this. What you explained makes perfect sense. I actually play Piano and Guitar also. I’ve been learning the violin for a little more than a year now. I can read music but if you were to take the music away from me I’m almost like a beginner. I’m just now after years of playing piano, and guitar, learning how to improvise…[Read more]

Roland – You beat me to the punch by literally 4 minutes!!

Thanks for the question, Bond61. A couple of thoughts on sheet music for the advanced melody:

Each time through the performance/advanced version of the tunes, the teacher may play a lick differently…or bow it differently. Basically, the teacher might play a section four (or more) different ways…Which way should that section be written in an…[Read more]

Hi Bond61, Roland Forum Moderator here. That is a good question that I’m sure Casey can answer for you. In the meantime I can tell you that I have discovered that transcriptions can by tricky and sometimes very difficult to interpret. It has also been said that they are often not as exactly the player played it. I’ve found that developing that…[Read more]

Hi Bonds61, Roland Forum Moderator here. That is a good question that I’m sure Casey can answer for you. In the meantime I can tell you that I have discovered that transcriptions can by tricky and sometimes very difficult to interpret. It has also been said that they are often not as exactly the player played it. I’ve found that developing that…[Read more]