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    thistle13 replied to the topic Any classical crossovers here? in the forum Fiddle Lesson Forum 2 years, 11 months ago

    Wow I’m jealous about the fiddle camp, Aysha! Lucky you!

    On bowing…
    Yea the slurs are different, like not the way you would think them to be – after being a classical player? That’s been hard for me. So in that sense, I found it important to watch the fiddler. It’s amazing how the sound/beat/emphasis changes when you change the slurring. (But it’s not at all like orchestra, where you don’t want to be the one bow going the wrong direction, ha ha.)

    The hardest part for me is ornaments/rolls. Left to myself, I can add a few – but when I hear a “real” fiddler, I realize that the places they put them, and the notes they chose to accent, are just better and sound more authentic. Now that’s been hard to get the hang of! Maybe that’s something they teach you at fiddle camp. 🙂

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      Aysha Hoffman replied 2 years, 11 months ago

      Thanks Thistle – I hope so, everything sounds so great on the vid, sheet music looks easy enough (on the beginner/intermediate) then I play it and it sounds nothing like it – have a lot of respect for both sides but finding the fiddling a little more fun, it seems each person has their way of putting their own flair into it (I don’t have any flair right now, but hoping to develop some!) I’m thinking some of the bowing will come naturally by mimicking/following along with the vids – touch obsessed so I’m going for it!