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This one?

http://www.nigelgatherer.com/tunes/tab/tab11/heavg.html

/Ulla

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“There are some “rules” like wanting to have a down bow on the down beats, but I prefer to call them “suggestions” because there are always exceptions.”

Yes, it seems to me that e.g. Kevin Burke often starts with an up bow, also on the “down” beats 🙂

• This reply was modified 7 years, 9 months ago by ulla_petersen.

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For Hanneke:

– Miss Lyall’s Strathspey
– Flora MacDonald
– Brenda Stubbart

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P.S.: I’ve experimented a little with the arrow stroke in the “Miss Drummond of Perth” strathspey, attributed to Gow; it really is a powerful stroke that adds flavour to a tune! I shall certainly use it in strathspseys 🙂

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Hi Casey,

I understand, and I agree that Bluegrass is the obvious next step for FiddleVideo at this point.

Although there are musicians that mix folk and jazz, jazz is very much a different world with its strong emphasis on improvisation and often fast-changing, complex harmonies, and it is certainly not for beginners, as I discovered 2 years ago, when I enrolled in a six weeks Coursera course “Jazz Improvisation”. I started out using my viola, but I soon had to switch to keyboard, my primary instrument; improvising over scales like the “symmetrical diminished” is of course quite impossible if you are not absolutely certain how these scales sound, and it took me a good while to get to know the new types of scales well enough to be able to play them on viola.

But it is good to know that you like the idea 🙂

Best regards,
Ulla

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Hi Rob 🙂

My interest in jazz is quite recent, so I have only a very limited knowledge of artists yet. I like many of the old jazz standards as played by historical jazz fiddlers; I also enjoy fusion, as played e.g. by Jean-Luc Ponty on the album “Cosmic Messenger” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePMhJio8zT4), and his collaboration with Chck Corea on the album “My Spanish Heart” in the song “Armando’s Rhumba”.

I have searched for jazz fiddlers in youtube; actually, I have found 1 American (I suppose they must be American to teach for FiddleVideo), Sonya Robinson, and I have listened a little to her playing and I like some of it, e.g. “Spain” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d53DitfaIs4. She also plays more traditional jazz, e.g. “In a sentimental Mood” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rieTL6dW7vg. But I have absolutely no idea if she would be interested in teaching or if she would be good at it.

Best regards, Ulla

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Jazz Standards would be much appreciated!

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Right! 🙂

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