Learn to Play Irish Fiddle

Explore bowing techniques for Irish fiddle, learn to slur groups of notes, coordinate downbeat starts, and tailor slur patterns to your own style while counting in.

Learn to play Irish fiddle ornamentation, including cuts, hammer-ons, and rolls, with precise timing and slurs. Practice sections with rolls in quarter-note spaces, aiming for lightning-fast, clean ornament execution.

Master the B section of the Irish fiddle by looping phrases, matching rhythm, and applying the variations at a moderate tempo.

Practice the cuts exercise to build timing and rhythm, counting one two three four to guide your Irish fiddle playing.

Explore the E minor Dorian scale with F sharp and C sharp, based on the D major scale starting on E, and practice the six-eight jig rhythm section.

Learn to embellish the tune with rolls, cuts, and hammer-ons on open strings, decorate the melody, and maintain tempo for effective Irish fiddle ornamentation.

Learn to apply ornamentation to Irish fiddle by practicing cuts and slurs, integrating dustman and billing notes within the California hornpipe, and building sections with pickups.

Learn the Banshee in G major by practicing its notes and repetitive phrases across the first and second halves, using the G and A notes.

Explore bowing techniques in Irish fiddle, focusing on slurring, cutting two notes, and looping a phrase to master rhythm and phrasing.

Master bowing for the b section by slurring notes like g and d, repeating the same melody with slight variation, and using slurs to navigate opposite bow directions.

Explore a slip jig in e minor to g major, going from e minor to g major within the same scale. Practice the three-beat measure pattern of the jig.

Master basic bowing in Irish fiddle, including slurs, first-beat accents, and looped practice phrases, while treating bowing as flexible suggestions for playing with other musicians in a session.