String Music for Weddings, Dinner Parties, Banquets, and Special Events
Here are my notes from my workshop on Practicing Effectively. Included are a general HowTo outline for practicing, some basic recommendation, and a couple of additional handouts with scale exercises that I use as a warm up.
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:Â (970) 481 8661
Email:Â Â [email protected]
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/
It is an honor to have one of our members featured in the April Newsletter for the Colorado Old Time Fiddlers’ Association.
The April COTFA Newsletter featured Vi Wickam’s arrangement of Arkansas Traveler, and talked about the $5 Fiddle Workshops that Vi is putting on Monthly at Magnolia 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!
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.
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.)
Band, Fort Collins
Cross-Tuning – Workshop Notes
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.
Cross-Tuned Fiddling Notes