5 Factors to Play with a Good Irish Fiddle Lilt
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- Опубліковано 24 жов 2021
- Which of these 5 elements of Irish fiddling would you like to see more of?
Just in case you said "all of them!," I wanted to make sure you know my online fiddle bowing course, Find Your Lilt, is once again open for enrollment for a limited time! It’s action packed with:
~Specific rhythmic exercises for each tune type that you can reference easily in each practice session so that you get the experience of playing the correct rhythms and locking in your groove.
~In-depth video trainings to build your solid foundation and help perfect your bow technique so that everything you have been practicing comes together with ease.
~Direct access to me to ask questions via email or on a weekly group Q&A call (5 weeks total)
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Wrist flexibility. Also, I see you holding the bow up away from the frog. I don't know much about Irish fiddle, but I see this.
Yes, it's a variation bow hold! I grew up using the classical one, but noticed a lot of pro fiddlers holding the bow higher the more I got into the Irish trad scene. Rarely go back to the classical one now that I've tried the higher hold, and it definitely is a different shape for the hand that opens up some more wrist flexibility options!
All of them, please!!!
You betcha! :) Right now I've mostly got more info on my site here: learn.hannahharrisceol.com - as I'm able, I'll keep putting tutorials on UA-cam too!
Oooh I really like this video.
Definitely wrist flexibility! 🥲
Great timing! The topic for my Irish fiddle Sunday newsletter this week is going to be wrist flexibility -- if you're curious, you can check it out here! learn.hannahharrisceol.com/fiddle-emails
Phrasing & Expression!
Yay! Thanks so much for your request, Amanda -- I'm getting back into filming YT videos again so will certainly be putting in some more phrasing + expression tips. :)
I like this. I hold the bow up high and it gives me more power, I think, but I never had formal lessons
Glad to hear it, Peter! I recently heard a comment that it gets you closer to the action on the fiddle, so what you're saying here makes total sense. I'm glad it works for you!
@@HannahHarrisCeol dear Hanna. I wish I could study Irish fiddle music with you. For forty years I have been playing old time music in New Mexico. It’s Appalachian music. Thanks for the video. Make more. Please
@@peterwhite7428 Thank you so much, Peter! Love hearing that you play old time music -- I grew up in the foothills of North Carolina so hearing that style of music takes me home. I will be releasing some more lesson options in early 2024! And I'll certainly make more videos in future as well -- in the meantime you can find some more options here: learn.hannahharrisceol.com/
Excellent!
Thanks so much, Ben! :D
Phrasing and rhythm
Great choices! I've got a lot of videos on those topics in my Free Fiddle Tip Vault, and will plan on adding a few more here on UA-cam too!
Are the little sort of flippy like ornamentations just grace notes??
Depends on which ornamentations you're talking about! I was doing some cuts and grace notes in this video and there was a bowed triplet in there as well (which is really more like two sixteenth notes + an eighth note if we're getting specific here :D)
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Why do you hold your bow up higher?
Hi Alyssa! Great question -- I noticed some pro Irish fiddlers were holding their bow higher, so I gave it a try and found it's a lot easier to play all the little nuances in Irish trad phrasing up to speed with a higher hold. That being said, plenty of pro fiddlers use a more classical bow hold and do great with it, so totally a matter of personal preference!
what’s the name of this tune?? it sounds so cute
Haha thank you! It's got a cute name too -- The Three Scones of Boxty
@@HannahHarrisCeol love it!
What does Lilt mean?
Great question! :) Lilt in this case is referring to playing Irish music that actually sounds like Irish music. There's a big difference between reading the notes off the page and putting the feel and style behind them that make it sound like a traditional approach!
@@HannahHarrisCeol Makes sense. Thanks!