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Indiana State Fiddle Contest – Online Registration Open

Vi — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 06:22:09 +0000

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…

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Playing with Susan Gibson

Vi — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 13:54:58 +0000

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:

http://www.mondaymorningmemo.com/page/susangibson-magic

July Fiddle Workshop – Contest Fiddling

Vi — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:33:01 +0000

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/

The Difference between a Violin and a Fiddle

Vi — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:41:16 +0000

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…

COTFA May Newsletter Mention

Vi — Thu, 27 May 2010 22:09:01 +0000

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.

COTFA Newsletter May 2010

Summer Fiddle Camp

Vi — Thu, 20 May 2010 16:49:13 +0000

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

Originally posted at:

http://www.fortcollinsstrings.com/northern-colorado-fiddle-camp/

COTFA April Newsletter Feature

Vi — Sat, 01 May 2010 20:16:41 +0000

It is an honor to be featured in the April Newsletter for the Colorado Old Time Fiddlers’ Association.

The April COTFA Newsletter featured my arrangement of Arkansas Traveler, and talked about the $5 Fiddle Workshops that I am putting on monthly at Magnolia Music.

COTFA Newsletter April 2010

Cross-Tuned Fiddling – Workshop Notes

Vi — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:52:48 +0000

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

Originally Posted at:

http://www.fortcollinsstrings.com/cross-tuning-workshop-notes/

Twin Fiddle Workshop Notes

Vi — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:44:57 +0000

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.

Twin Fiddling Notes

Originally posted at:

http://www.fortcollinsstrings.com/twin-fiddling-workshop-notes/

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Music Theory Workshop Notes

Vi — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:36:35 +0000

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.)

Practical Music Theory

Originally Posted at:

http://www.fortcollinsstrings.com/practical-music-theory-workshop-notes/

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