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Thanks for chiming in, George!

I have also had carpel tunnel release surgery in both hands and it has changed my life. I can now drive, ride a bike, ski and play the fiddle without numb hands!

Assessment by an experienced physician is of course the first step since there are other issues that can cause numbness in the hands.

Thanks so much, George. Your instructions seem very clear.

Sharon: to loop a video
Click on the video, on the bottom right of the screen you will see AB.
Drag A to your “progress bar” at the bottom of the video to begin your loop
Drag B to the point you want the loop to end.
Video will play from A to B and then loop back to A and play again. Adjust as you please.

For speed
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Hi, Krissa. Good for you for tackling the contest environment. Contests are great because they are good motivators…and they force you to decide on a specific set of tunes, notes, and bowings.

But as far as what specific tunes you should pick, I’d say start with what you know and bucket your bag of tunes into the three categories. Keep in…[Read more]

You may want to consult a physician. I had the same, worsening, symptoms. Became worse over a few years.
Went to my doctor who sent me to a surgeon. I had carpel tunnel release surgery on both hands.
What a relief! My symptoms resolved immediately.

You may want to consult a physician. I had the same, worsening, symptoms. Became worse over a few years.
Went to my doctor who sent me to a surgeon. I had carpel tunnel release surgery on both hands.
What a relief! My symptoms resolved immediately.

Norman Blake composed Cairo Waltz. This fact was unclear to me when I recorded the lesson, but many folks, Jay Ungar included, have set me straight. So I repeat; Cairo Waltz is a Norman Blake Composition.

C

Kevin Burke is a wealth of knowledge, and if you haven’t yet seen all of his technique tutorials, I would recommend checking them out: https://www.fiddlevideo.com/category/fiddle-technique-fiddle-lessons/irish-fiddling-techniqes/. I suspect that the bowing answers you seek are lightly hidden.

C

Oh that’s so terribly sad, and the treatment is often so debilitating – sending love and prayers

This tune was one of the reasons why I started playing the fiddle, along with some others including this one, Lily Dale – still no where near playing it unfortunately, even with the sheet music….I decided to try learning it without the doubles stops and maybe I can throw these in a few years when I get better. Right now, sometimes even I feel…[Read more]