Hi All,
7:00 Ongoing (drop in any time) Class:
The last round of the 7:00 Pacific Time series, there was interest in
improvisation. So this time we'll take a tune and explore approaches to
improvising on it. We'll explore the pentatonic scale, the chordal shape of a
tune, improvising melodically, and see how that expands our tools for
creativity. Which means this class will be:
Fiddle Tunes with a leap into Improv Theory!
Details on Both Classes:
Erik Hoffman here getting ready to teach two Zoom In on Playing Fiddle Classes
again!
Both classes will start on March 8, 2021 via Zoom online.
Cost: $155
Beginning Fiddle II: Repertoire for Beginners
Mondays, 5:30-6:45, beginning March 8.
OK. You've taken Beginning Fiddle I with me, or you've had a couple lessons.
You sort of know how to hold the bow & fiddle; you've successfully played a
couple tunes; and you know where fingers find some of the notes. You more or
less know how to get the beast in tune. You Are Ready! Ready to play more
Tunes! In this class you'll learn some tunes that are easy enough for
beginners and still played by those of us who have been playing for years.
We'll learn to play by ear as well as by observation. And notation, too. You'll
get tips on how to make this easier. And, of course, we will work to develop
good fiddle habits by reviewing the nuts and bolts of the fiddle and bow.
Along the way, we will look at the construction of fiddle tunes and how this
can make it easier to learn melodies. And we'll explore how to make a tune our
own - with ornaments and style.
Register Beginning Fiddle II at
https://secure.thefreight.org/221/beginningfiddle2
Fiddle Tunes with a Touch of Theory
Mondays, 7:30-8:45 p.m., beginning March 8.
In this class we will learn new tunes, and explore some of the bowings and
ornaments that each tune brings up. We will explore ways to vary a tune within
a number of styles: Appalachian, Celtic, French-Canadian, perhaps even a bit
Cajun. We'll explore bowings, and strive to develop what Alasdair Fraser calls
"our inner drummer." Along the way, we'll explore how tunes are made of
arpeggios, scales, and discuss how understanding this can make tunes easier to
learn by ear and easier to memorize. We'll explore ways put our personal stamp
on it . We can also explore how learning a skeleton from notated tunes can open
a wealth of thousands of tunes!
Register at https://secure.thefreight.org/221/fiddletunes
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