Fiddlevideo | pcviola44 | Activity https://www.fiddlevideo.com/members/pcviola44/activity/ Activity feed for pcviola44. Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:41:46 -0800 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 7fd89bc0be9905baa3f503022dd0d0a6 pcviola44 started the topic Playing on an oversized fiddle in the forum Fiddle Lesson Forum https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/playing-on-an-oversized-fiddle/ Thu, 14 Mar 2019 18:03:55 -0800 Hello,
I would like to know how many of you play on a violin that is larger than the standard 14″ body? In finding such an instrument have you strung up a small viola as a violin and used it as a fiddle? It’s something I need to consider for my taller and bigger students who (especially as adult beginners) are really uncomfortable on a 14″…[Read more]

]]> 0 ebce4f6dc102a0436819373566e34d14 pcviola44 started the topic Ending a tune on a non tonic note in the forum Fiddle Lesson Forum https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/ending-a-tune-on-a-non-tonic-note/ Fri, 16 Nov 2018 15:25:44 -0800 Hello, My student and I are puzzling over tunes written in Scottish, Cape Breton, Irish and Old Time styles that appear to end on a note that is not the tonic or mode of the tune. What to make of that? Is there something that is common practice for how to end a tune written this way that is not described in the help sections of these tune…[Read more]

]]> 0 c7f9aaae6a65323989066e4d651b32e8 pcviola44 started the topic Beat 4 of the scottish reel groove? in the forum Fiddle Lesson Forum https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/beat-4-of-the-scottish-reel-groove/ Tue, 18 Sep 2018 20:22:43 -0800 Hello, My students and I are trying to apply the “1, 4, 7” Scottish groove to tunes. We can get beats 1 and 7. Beat 4. Help! We can’t seem to feel it, get it at speed, understand this at anything remotely resembling a “reel” speed. (Ugh, no pun intended there)! I observed several of Hanneke’s Reel performances and sometimes I hear it and see…[Read more]

]]> 0 ee2535c62c605979b6cb6ee66ebdc108 pcviola44 started the topic What's the difference between how Irish and Scottish Fiddlers play in a group? in the forum Fiddle Lesson Forum https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/whats-the-difference-between-how-irish-and-scottish-fiddlers-play-in-a-group/ Thu, 02 Aug 2018 23:57:33 -0800 I’ve heard the terms Session and Ceilidh thrown around to indicate how Irish and Scottish Fiddlers might play in a group. What are the rules of these groups and how do they differ between Irish and Scottish? For example, I’ve heard that all the players in an Irish Session have to play the same tune together exactly the same, or, well, maybe…[Read more]

]]> 0 bc63951154ff9369cb7b250567a8fc88 pcviola44 started the topic Strathspeys, tempi? in the forum General Fiddle Forum Topics https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/strathspeys-tempi/ Fri, 22 Jun 2018 18:48:41 -0800 Hello! I’ve viewed all of Hanneke’s Scottish videos, and I am confused about how to determine the appropriate tempo for any given Strathspey in the absence of an available recording? I listen to her performances of the Strathspey genre and the musical character and tempo of each seems somewhat unique. I’d like to determine if that is because…[Read more]

]]> 0 edd4a1a3ffdf782a670e42f3f8f5fef1 pcviola44 started the topic Waterfall, reversing falls? in the forum Fiddling Techniques and Playing Advice https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/waterfall-reversing-falls/ Sat, 14 Apr 2018 14:08:34 -0800 Hello, Does the Waterfall ever get used in reverse? So for example, starting on B, flick, and then ending on the c or c#? Or is that heresy and very un-Scottish?

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