Hi Hannah, which scale would you say is the most Irish sounding scale ? I would choose minor as it so beautifully represents that haunting Celtic sound I’d love to use this scale as a warm up and you never know, maybe even find a tune in there😊 I know this is an older video but thanks for all the great content 👍🏼
Great question! I'm going to say try some modal scales! Specifically Mixolydian and Dorian. You'll hear those modes fairly often in a lot of Irish tunes. Thanks so much, glad you are enjoying the content!
Yes, 8 to a bow if you're slurring two groups of four eighth notes! Maybe doesn't come up a lot as a bowing pattern in tunes, but you can break that up into 3-3-2 or some other combo.
At 6:12 I can see your grip. It looks like you're choking up on the bow quite a bit. It's similar to what Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh does. What's the rationale for that?
I definitely do hold the bow higher than I used to! For me it was just a more comfortable grip and allowed me to move with greater speed and bring out more of the subtleties in Irish music. Also I rarely if ever need to use the frog or even the lower third of my bow in Irish tunes, but if I was going to do a different genre where that was more necessary, I might switch back to the more classical hold. Overall I recommend holding the bow in the way that's most comfortable to you and gets you the best results! Plenty of pro Irish players use the lower hold.
Hi Kevin! Thanks for your question. :) I'm mostly supporting the instrument from my collarbone/shoulder area (so if I dropped my left hand, I'd still have a solid hold on the fiddle from my torso). The left hand is more like a steadying guide -- and of course the one that is changing the notes!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Great tips!!
You are so welcome! Glad you enjoyed :D
Hi Hannah, which scale would you say is the most Irish sounding scale ? I would choose minor as it so beautifully represents that haunting Celtic sound
I’d love to use this scale as a warm up and you never know, maybe even find a tune in there😊
I know this is an older video but thanks for all the great content 👍🏼
Great question! I'm going to say try some modal scales! Specifically Mixolydian and Dorian. You'll hear those modes fairly often in a lot of Irish tunes. Thanks so much, glad you are enjoying the content!
That would eight on a bow , in terms of the d scale that you were demonstrating
Yes, 8 to a bow if you're slurring two groups of four eighth notes! Maybe doesn't come up a lot as a bowing pattern in tunes, but you can break that up into 3-3-2 or some other combo.
At 6:12 I can see your grip. It looks like you're choking up on the bow quite a bit. It's similar to what Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh does. What's the rationale for that?
I definitely do hold the bow higher than I used to! For me it was just a more comfortable grip and allowed me to move with greater speed and bring out more of the subtleties in Irish music. Also I rarely if ever need to use the frog or even the lower third of my bow in Irish tunes, but if I was going to do a different genre where that was more necessary, I might switch back to the more classical hold. Overall I recommend holding the bow in the way that's most comfortable to you and gets you the best results! Plenty of pro Irish players use the lower hold.
do u use ur hand to support the instrument?
Hi Kevin! Thanks for your question. :) I'm mostly supporting the instrument from my collarbone/shoulder area (so if I dropped my left hand, I'd still have a solid hold on the fiddle from my torso). The left hand is more like a steadying guide -- and of course the one that is changing the notes!