Casey Willis
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Casey Willis replied to the topic Grace Notes in the forum Fiddling Techniques and Playing Advice 12 years ago
Good question Mike, and follow-up Roland. I agree that it makes a difference what style you are most into…And yes, Hanneke has some really good advice when it comes to the Scottish GNs.
Unless you’re 100% into the Scottish style of playing, my advice would be to pick a spot in a waltz where you like the ornamentation. Then check out the…[Read more]
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Casey Willis started the topic Sick Tune from Casey Driessen in the forum Lessons in Production – Fiddle Tune Requests 12 years ago
Here is a great performance by Casey Driessen recorded in 2011. One of my favs, Working on a Building. Casey has perfected a bow chucking technique and you get a good example here. And he rips some sweet licks on his 5-string. Figured this was a good tune to share to get the conversation started…
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Casey Willis replied to the topic in the forum Casey Willis 12 years ago
I’ll have to check the Phantom out, Roland. It sounds like it does basically what I like in the Wolfe rest…open up the instrument. Cool.
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Casey Willis replied to the topic in the forum Casey Willis 12 years ago
I’ll put my two cents in…I used a Kun rest for years and was pretty happy with it. However, a great fiddle player named Gary Mackey turned me on to Wolfe rests. I’ve used the Forte Secondo rest for the last 15 years or so. I find that it opens up the vibrations on the back of the instrument and really allows my fiddles to project better than…[Read more]
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Casey Willis replied to the topic Any suggestions to improve fiddlevideo.com??? in the forum General Fiddle Forum Topics 12 years ago
Great to hear, James! That is a great idea and I’ll work on getting that added. In the mean time, I could certainly process a gift membership. You can send me a private message or just use the contact form whenever you would like to go that route. No worries.
Also, We’re still working a few kinks out on this site, so please do pass along any…[Read more]
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Casey Willis posted an update 12 years, 1 month ago
Just editing and uploading new lessons round here…
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Casey Willis changed their profile picture 12 years, 1 month ago
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Casey Willis started the topic in the forum 12 years, 1 month ago
Any thoughts on shoulder rests? Favorite Brands?
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Casey Willis started the topic Any suggestions to improve fiddlevideo.com??? in the forum General Fiddle Forum Topics 12 years, 1 month ago
Any constructive suggestions for enhancing the user eperience of this site?? We’ve just launched, and although we’ve done extensive testing, we probably missed a thing or two. Help us out with any tips on how we can improve the site…
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Casey Willis wrote a new post, Waiting for the Dawn Advanced Melody Tutorial 12 years, 3 months ago
In this Advanced Melody Tutorial, Hanneke breaks down all of the extra-difficult licks and tricks which make this song special. Don’t forget to check out the sheet music to the basic melody below, if that helps […]
