Registration is available online for the 2010 Indiana State Picking and Fiddling Championships – held Labor Day Weekend (September 3-4) 2010 at the Warrick County Fairgrounds in Boonville, IN. There will be over $6,000 in cash prizes.
I hope to see you there…
Register online at: http://www.indianastatefiddle.org/
Here are some pictures from the Beagle Rescue Party, where I had a great time playing fiddle with Susan Gibson. It was totally impromptu, and totally fun.
Awesomely enough, we got mentioned in the next Monday Morning Memo – a true honor:
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/
I had the pleasure of being chosen to speak on the difference between a violin and a fiddle at Ignite Fort Collins #5.
What IS the difference between a violin and a fiddle you might ask?
Is a violin worth more? Is it OK to spill beer on a fiddle? Do fiddler’s really slouch? Do violinists wear mullets?
Watch my video and find out the real difference between a fiddle and a violin…
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
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Originally posted at:
http://www.fortcollinsstrings.com/northern-colorado-fiddle-camp/
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.
Originally Posted at:
http://www.fortcollinsstrings.com/cross-tuning-workshop-notes/
Here is the notes handout 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.
Originally posted at:
http://www.fortcollinsstrings.com/twin-fiddling-workshop-notes/
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.)
Originally Posted at:
http://www.fortcollinsstrings.com/practical-music-theory-workshop-notes/
