‘Traditional Music’ Category Archives
Jul
July $5 Fiddle Workshop – Contest Fiddling
by Wedding Musician in Fort Collins, Northern Colorado, Traditional Music
Date/Time:
Thursday July 22, 6:00PM
Location:
Magnolia Music
210 Magnolia St.
Fort Collins, CO
Topic: Contest Fiddling – Bring a song or three, and learn what it takes to be successful playing in fiddle contests, from two fiddlers who have been competing in and judging fiddle contests for years.
Teachers: Vi Wickam/Cody Stadelmaier – Champion Fiddlers—970-430-6381
Admission: $5 All proceeds after covering our costs will go to COTFA (Colorado Oldtime Fiddlers Association.)
RSVP on Meetup.com: http://www.meetup.com/Fort-Collins-Traditional-Music/calendar/14086296/
Jul
NoCo Fiddle Camp Scholarships
by Wedding Musician in Fort Collins, Loveland, Northern Colorado, String Music, Traditional Music
May
May COTFA Newsletter features Vi Wickam
by Wedding Musician in Northern Colorado, String Music, Traditional Music
The May edition of the Colorado Old Time Fiddlers’ Association Newsletter features another arrangement by Fort Collins Strings Member, Vi Wickam.
The May newsletter features a Twin Fiddle arrangement of “Who’s Gonna Talk to Dinah” as arranged by Vi Wickam. Vi learned this piece by listening to Junior Marriott and Alita Stoneking play the tune in the Twin Fiddle division at the American Heritage Music Festival in Grand Lake, OK. This isn’t a transcription of what they played, but is an arrangement that Vi worked up when he got back home after the contest.
May
Northern Colorado Fiddle Camp
by Wedding Musician in Fort Collins, Northern Colorado, String Music, Traditional Music
Magnolia Music will be holding 2 – 1 week fiddle camps.
Camps will be taught by Champion Fiddlers: Vi Wickam and Cody Stadelmaier.
Classes are held in the mornings, and additional instruction is available outside of the camp in the afternoons and evenings.
Registration is limited to 15 for each camp, and the first one will be a more general/basic camp for beginners to intermediate fiddlers held July 19-23.
The second camp will be for more advanced students and will be held August …2-6.
Magnolia Music Summer Music Camps Poster 2010
Magnolia Music Summer Camps Details
Contact Cynthia Vaughn of Magnolia Music for Registration: (970) 481 8661
Email: MagnoliaMusic@mac.com
May
May $5 Fiddling Workshop – Practicing Effectively
by Wedding Musician in Classical Music, Fort Collins, Northern Colorado, String Music, Traditional Music
Date/Time:
Thursday May 27, 7:00PM
Location:
Magnolia Music
210 Magnolia St.
Fort Collins, CO
Topic: Practicing Effectively—Learn how to make the most of your Practicing Time. All musicians and vocalists welcome.
Teacher: Vi Wickam – Champion Fiddler—970-430-6381
Admission: $5 All proceeds after covering our costs will go to COTFA (Colorado Oldtime Fiddlers Association.)
RSVP on Meetup.com: http://www.meetup.com/Fort-Collins-Traditional-Music/calendar/13519597/
Apr
Cross-Tuning – Workshop Notes
by Wedding Musician in Fort Collins, String Music, Traditional Music
Here are my notes from the Cross-Tuned fiddle workshop. It has some recommendations for things to consider when you are wanting to cross-tune your fiddle. I also have listed some of the more common Alternate Violin Tunings. If you have additional tuning, please feel free to add them in the comments section.
I also have included sheet music to Midnight on the Water by Luke Thomasson. The music is just the basic melody. Below, you will also find a YouTube video of me playing Midnight on the water.
Apr
Sheldon House Concert
by Wedding Musician in Fort Collins, Northern Colorado, String Music, Traditional Music
Featuring Vi
Wickam with Bubba and the Mudbugs
When:
Thursday April 22
7:30PM
Where:
Sheldon House
616 West Mulberry
Fort Collins, CO
Call for Tickets: (970) 221-1917
$15—A portion of proceeds will be donated to the Larimer County Food Bank.
Champion Fiddler, Vi Wickam, and Guitarist/Singer Songwriter Richard Kelley play a fun combination of upbeat traditional tunes, hilarious comedy, and classic Americana. Come join us. You’ll be glad you did!
Apr
Twin Fiddling – Workshop Notes
by Wedding Musician in Fort Collins, Northern Colorado, String Music, Traditional Music
Here are my notes from the twin fiddle workshop. It has some general rules to consider when playing twin fiddle, as well as a very basic arrangement of Boil The Cabbage Down as triple fiddle, and Who’s Gonna Talk to Dinah as a twin arrangement I did based on hearing Junior Marriott play it with Alita Stoneking at the Grand Lake National fiddle contest.
Apr
Practical Music Theory – Workshop Notes
by Wedding Musician in Classical Music, Fort Collins, Northern Colorado, String Music, Traditional Music
I have posted the notes that I handed out at the Practical Music Theory fiddle workshop. If you are wanting to learn a little bit about music theory, the reference sheet below has some good basic info (of course, we marked them up in the class with all sorts of other notes.)
Mar
April Fiddle Workshop – Cross-Tuning
by Wedding Musician in Fort Collins, String Music, Traditional Music
$5 Fiddle Workshops are held monthly at Magnolia Music Studio in Old Town Fort Collins, CO.
Date/Time:
Thursday April 15, 7:00PM
Location:
Magnolia Music
210 Magnolia St.
Fort Collins, CO
Topic: Cross-Tuning—Learn to play fiddle in Alternate Tunings.
Teacher: Vi Wickam – Champion Fiddler—970-430-6381
Admission is $5 All proceeds after covering our costs will go to the Growing Project. The Growing Project provides freshly harvested local food to the Larimer County Food Bank.
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