Mari's Tune of the Month - February 2021: Old Time reel, "Glory In The Meeting House"
Multistyle violinist and champion fiddler Mari Black shares her "Tune of the Month" for February 2021: a powerful, groovin' Old Time reel, "Glory In The Meeting House". **Want to learn more tunes from Mari? Sign up for one of her 4-Week Online Fiddle Seminars: https://bit.ly/3gIJj9P... Hear more of Mari's music: https://bit.ly/2SP8pM5 If you would like to get sheet music for all future Tunes of the Month that Mari teaches, make sure to join her email newsletter on her website: https://bit.ly/3gN9ZGi -- she sends out sheet music especially for the subscribers of her monthly email newsletter. And don't forget to subscribe to this channel to catch next month's tune right when it comes out!
Saturday, 19 June 2021
Liked on YouTube: St Anne's Reel (fiddle lesson)
St Anne's Reel (fiddle lesson)
Saint Anne's Reel is a Canadian tune also widely played in Ireland, and in bluegrass and old time. In this fiddle lesson I show two versions, starting with the famous one by Don Messer. I use on screen sheet music throughout, and a free pdf is available to subscribers. I also demonstrate the Irish version, and point out the main differences. Below are details of further fiddle resources from Chris Haigh 1. Patreon 2. Books 3. Subscription video courses 4. Website 5. Email to request pdf’s. 1. PATREON This is a platform where anyone can help support creative artists and get closer access to their work. You can join me on Patreon at three levels, for £4, £10 or £40 per month. At the lowest level you get access to all my pdf’s and tune collections, plus many exclusive tuition videos not available to the public. At level 2 you can join also me once a month for a group Zoom chat, and can request a backing rack once a month. Level 3 gives you all the above plus a free lesson once a month, and access to all my backing tracks. You can find me on Patreon at https://bit.ly/36FeePh 2. BOOKS I have seven fiddle tuition books published by Schott, all widely available from the publisher, from Amazon, and many other outlets. All come with audio tracks illustrating the tunes and exercises. Exploring Jazz Violin Beginning Jazz Violin Discovering Rock Violin Exploring Folk Fiddle Exploring Klezmer Fiddle Hungarian Fiddle Tunes French Fiddle Tunes Exploring Country and Bluegrass Fiddle (due out October 2021) You can order from https://bit.ly/31ZWmgm 3. VIDEO SUBSCRIPTION COURSES I have three video subscription courses - MUSIC GURUS- Exploring Jazz Violin. Based on my Schott book Parts 1 and 2 are each £26 for 26 lessons, covering the first and second halves of the book Part 1; https://bit.ly/3iTWZS4 Part 2 https://bit.ly/3wJuwSO -MUSIC GURUS- Discovering Rock Violin. . Based on my Schott book £35 for 46 lessons https://bit.ly/3gHknAC ACADEMY OF FOLK Includes a folk fiddle primer course, with introductions to basic techniques and concepts plus an Irish Fiddle Course and Scottish fiddle course. A monthly sub of $9.99 gives access to all lessons https://bit.ly/37seqDC 4. WEBSITE My website is probably the most extensive and detailed summary of fiddle styles on the web, as evidenced by the range of top hits on Google for many fiddle styles. https://bit.ly/3jrBLb7 ___________________________________________________________________________________ TO REQUEST PDF’S, or ask any questions, CONTACT ME AT haighchris@hotmail.com
Saint Anne's Reel is a Canadian tune also widely played in Ireland, and in bluegrass and old time. In this fiddle lesson I show two versions, starting with the famous one by Don Messer. I use on screen sheet music throughout, and a free pdf is available to subscribers. I also demonstrate the Irish version, and point out the main differences. Below are details of further fiddle resources from Chris Haigh 1. Patreon 2. Books 3. Subscription video courses 4. Website 5. Email to request pdf’s. 1. PATREON This is a platform where anyone can help support creative artists and get closer access to their work. You can join me on Patreon at three levels, for £4, £10 or £40 per month. At the lowest level you get access to all my pdf’s and tune collections, plus many exclusive tuition videos not available to the public. At level 2 you can join also me once a month for a group Zoom chat, and can request a backing rack once a month. Level 3 gives you all the above plus a free lesson once a month, and access to all my backing tracks. You can find me on Patreon at https://bit.ly/36FeePh 2. BOOKS I have seven fiddle tuition books published by Schott, all widely available from the publisher, from Amazon, and many other outlets. All come with audio tracks illustrating the tunes and exercises. Exploring Jazz Violin Beginning Jazz Violin Discovering Rock Violin Exploring Folk Fiddle Exploring Klezmer Fiddle Hungarian Fiddle Tunes French Fiddle Tunes Exploring Country and Bluegrass Fiddle (due out October 2021) You can order from https://bit.ly/31ZWmgm 3. VIDEO SUBSCRIPTION COURSES I have three video subscription courses - MUSIC GURUS- Exploring Jazz Violin. Based on my Schott book Parts 1 and 2 are each £26 for 26 lessons, covering the first and second halves of the book Part 1; https://bit.ly/3iTWZS4 Part 2 https://bit.ly/3wJuwSO -MUSIC GURUS- Discovering Rock Violin. . Based on my Schott book £35 for 46 lessons https://bit.ly/3gHknAC ACADEMY OF FOLK Includes a folk fiddle primer course, with introductions to basic techniques and concepts plus an Irish Fiddle Course and Scottish fiddle course. A monthly sub of $9.99 gives access to all lessons https://bit.ly/37seqDC 4. WEBSITE My website is probably the most extensive and detailed summary of fiddle styles on the web, as evidenced by the range of top hits on Google for many fiddle styles. https://bit.ly/3jrBLb7 ___________________________________________________________________________________ TO REQUEST PDF’S, or ask any questions, CONTACT ME AT haighchris@hotmail.com
Friday, 18 June 2021
Liked on YouTube: Bowing for Irish Reels (Using Man of the House)
Bowing for Irish Reels (Using Man of the House)
In this Irish Fiddle lesson I look at choices and alternative strategies for bowing on Reels. Playing everything with single bows makes a tune lifeless and unstructured, while adding bowing patterns using slurs can emphasise certain beats of the bar. Using man of the House as an example, I set out a series of different approaches, explaining the purpose of each, its advantages and disadvantages. A free pdf is available if you subscribe (see the bottom of the description). I have an online subscription video course on folk and Irish fiddle at https://academyoffolk.com/ I have a book "Exploring Folk Fiddle" which examines many aspects of folk fiddling, including bowing, ornamentation tune forms and how to play for dancing. I have other books available on Schott; follow the links below to take a look Exploring Jazz Violin USA https://amzn.to/3i3qPPM UK https://amzn.to/2HjUpnt Beginning Jazz Violin USA https://amzn.to/3cr5Cy2 UK https://amzn.to/3crqEwy Exploring Folk Fiddle USA https://amzn.to/32YFUhc UK https://amzn.to/33ZpxR1 Discovering Rock Violin USA https://amzn.to/3kONQHV UK https://amzn.to/2RY88Tb Exploring Klezmer Fiddle USA https://amzn.to/32ZgYXd UK https://amzn.to/3mRKdCX French Fiddle Tunes USA https://amzn.to/330NeJa UK https://amzn.to/363850D Hungarian Fiddle Tunes USA https://amzn.to/32Xu7ji UK https://amzn.to/33YnsEO To look at or buy these and my other books, go to bit.ly/31ZWmgm _________________________________________________ I have two sets of professional subscription online videos on jazz; Exploring Jazz Violin, produced by MusicGurus https://bit.ly/3iVwt7p ____________________________________ My website is https://bit.ly/3jrBLb7, with links to almost every fiddle style you can think of. Want to help support my channel on Patreon? https://bit.ly/36FeePh To ask a question, or request pdf's, contact me at haighchris@hotmail.com
In this Irish Fiddle lesson I look at choices and alternative strategies for bowing on Reels. Playing everything with single bows makes a tune lifeless and unstructured, while adding bowing patterns using slurs can emphasise certain beats of the bar. Using man of the House as an example, I set out a series of different approaches, explaining the purpose of each, its advantages and disadvantages. A free pdf is available if you subscribe (see the bottom of the description). I have an online subscription video course on folk and Irish fiddle at https://academyoffolk.com/ I have a book "Exploring Folk Fiddle" which examines many aspects of folk fiddling, including bowing, ornamentation tune forms and how to play for dancing. I have other books available on Schott; follow the links below to take a look Exploring Jazz Violin USA https://amzn.to/3i3qPPM UK https://amzn.to/2HjUpnt Beginning Jazz Violin USA https://amzn.to/3cr5Cy2 UK https://amzn.to/3crqEwy Exploring Folk Fiddle USA https://amzn.to/32YFUhc UK https://amzn.to/33ZpxR1 Discovering Rock Violin USA https://amzn.to/3kONQHV UK https://amzn.to/2RY88Tb Exploring Klezmer Fiddle USA https://amzn.to/32ZgYXd UK https://amzn.to/3mRKdCX French Fiddle Tunes USA https://amzn.to/330NeJa UK https://amzn.to/363850D Hungarian Fiddle Tunes USA https://amzn.to/32Xu7ji UK https://amzn.to/33YnsEO To look at or buy these and my other books, go to bit.ly/31ZWmgm _________________________________________________ I have two sets of professional subscription online videos on jazz; Exploring Jazz Violin, produced by MusicGurus https://bit.ly/3iVwt7p ____________________________________ My website is https://bit.ly/3jrBLb7, with links to almost every fiddle style you can think of. Want to help support my channel on Patreon? https://bit.ly/36FeePh To ask a question, or request pdf's, contact me at haighchris@hotmail.com
Tuesday, 15 June 2021
Connect External Mic to Mobile (Android/iOS) for Smule, Music, Video
Connect External Mic to Mobile (Android/iOS) for Smule, Music, Video Record amazing audio on your mobile device! Learn how to connect an external USB microphone to your Android or iOS device. Then absolutely smash it on Smule, Garageband, Video Recording, anywhere where you want good quality audio. All you need is a USB microphone and the right connector. Some will even plug directly into your phone. In this video I show you 5 different USB mics with various connectors so you can SEE how they connect and HEAR how they sound! Learn about OTG Adapters (micro USB and USB-C), Lightning adapters, how to connect USB mics with micro USB, mini USB, standard USB, USB-C. Every combination! Enjoy ... 🔥 GEAR USED IN THIS VIDEO: ✅ Shure MV51 https://bit.ly/3iq9G3s ✅ Samson Go Mic https://amzn.to/3wu07YP ✅ Audio Technica AT2020USB+ https://bit.ly/30ACmAk ✅ Presonus Revelator https://bit.ly/2Pzjmjv ✅ Shure MV7 https://bit.ly/35Y8XSr ** The above are affiliate links, I may earn a small commission if you purchase a product after clicking on the link, at no extra cost to you. I am an Amazon Associate and affiliate marketer ** 🔥 LEARN MORE! GET THE DETAIL ON MY WEBSITE Read my complete guide to USB Mics - with video, hi-res audio, tech specs. Or if you have already picked your fave, there are direct links to all my detailed reviews of the individual mics ✅ https://bit.ly/2VH3JEv ✅ https://bit.ly/2XKU5DE ✅ https://bit.ly/36grdWN ✅ https://bit.ly/3efUDXU ✅ https://bit.ly/2Q1PaNF ✅ https://bit.ly/3cJGVhG ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 💵 Support this channel and help me help you 💵 https://bit.ly/3cNjZPA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🔥 CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 1:38 Choose a mic with headphone port 2:17 OTG Adapters for Android 2:32 Lightning adapter for iOS 2:51 USB-C iPad adapters 3:19 Open Camera App - Android 3:35 Pro Movie App - iOS 4:08 Compare USB Mics! 5:05 Shure MV51 6:30 Samson Go Mic 7:25 Audio Technica AT2020USB+ 8:16 Presonus Revelator 9:53 Shure MV7 11:13 Summary Visit my web site for helpful guides, hints tips and more on setting up your home recording studio: https://bit.ly/2Txj9sY Shop my favourite home studio recording gear: https://bit.ly/2NKjYOI ❤️ Share the Love ❤️ Check out the Music Repo Channel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/musicrepo ❤️ Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/musicrepo ❤️ Connect with me on Facebook: https://bit.ly/1CkZGCu ❤️ Find me on Pinterest: https://bit.ly/1eysFrn ❤️ Follow me on Instagram https://bit.ly/2YqZ8Id #MusicRepoTV #MobileRecording #Smule
Wednesday, 9 June 2021
Liked on YouTube: Paddy Fahey's Jig: Trad Irish Fiddle Lesson by Kevin Burke
Paddy Fahey's Jig: Trad Irish Fiddle Lesson by Kevin Burke
We hope you enjoy this performance and lesson sample from Kevin. To see tons of other Trad Irish fiddle lessons from Kevin Burke, head here: https://bit.ly/3g5FIDq. Paddy Fahey’s Jig is a great Irish fiddle tune written by Paddy. It is one of his most popular tunes and is considered an Irish standard these days. If you’d like to play in an Irish fiddle session, you should definitely learn this song. Renowned Irish fiddler Kevin Burke demonstrates how to play the song and breaks down the melody note by note. The full lesson includes sheet music, multiple instructional videos, A/B video looping, video speed controls, and MP3 audio downloads.
We hope you enjoy this performance and lesson sample from Kevin. To see tons of other Trad Irish fiddle lessons from Kevin Burke, head here: https://bit.ly/3g5FIDq. Paddy Fahey’s Jig is a great Irish fiddle tune written by Paddy. It is one of his most popular tunes and is considered an Irish standard these days. If you’d like to play in an Irish fiddle session, you should definitely learn this song. Renowned Irish fiddler Kevin Burke demonstrates how to play the song and breaks down the melody note by note. The full lesson includes sheet music, multiple instructional videos, A/B video looping, video speed controls, and MP3 audio downloads.
Liked on YouTube: The Silver Spire (Irish fiddle lesson)
The Silver Spire (Irish fiddle lesson)
In this Irish fiddle lesson I teach the Silver Spire, a reel, with onscreen sheet music. First recorded under this name by fiddler Paddy Killoran in 1931, it may have been titled in reference to the completion of the Empire States Building the same year. I have a complete online Irish fiddle course at; The Academy of Folk, which includes a fiddle foundation course, . Many more courses will be added month by month. A single subscription gets you everything on the site! https://bit.ly/37seqDC I also have a book "Exploring Folk Fiddle" which examines many aspects of folk fiddling, covering many styles but with particular reference to Irish fiddle. I have other books available now on Schott; follow the links below to take a look Exploring Jazz Violin USA https://amzn.to/3i3qPPM UK https://amzn.to/2HjUpnt Beginning Jazz Violin USA https://amzn.to/3cr5Cy2 UK https://amzn.to/3crqEwy Exploring Folk Fiddle USA https://amzn.to/32YFUhc UK https://amzn.to/33ZpxR1 Discovering Rock Violin USA https://amzn.to/3kONQHV UK https://amzn.to/2RY88Tb Exploring Klezmer Fiddle USA https://amzn.to/32ZgYXd UK https://amzn.to/3mRKdCX French Fiddle Tunes USA https://amzn.to/330NeJa UK https://amzn.to/363850D Hungarian Fiddle Tunes USA https://amzn.to/32Xu7ji UK https://amzn.to/33YnsEO To look at or buy these and my other books from Schott, go to bit.ly/31ZWmgm _________________________________________________ I have two sets of professional subscription online videos on jazz; Exploring Jazz Violin, produced by MusicGurus https://bit.ly/3iVwt7p __________________________________________________ Band in a Box The backing tracks on this video, and indeed all my Fiddle Channel videos, are produced using software called Band in a Box. I have been using this for at least 20 years and have found it an invaluable tool. Recently they have greatly expanded the "Real Instruments", which enables me to reproduce, for example, the authentic Honky Tonk band sound here, or others such as Gypsy Jazz quintet, bluegrass band, Western Swing, Delta blues, and hundreds of other niche styles. It comes for Mac or PC, and in lots of different sizes and versions.Check it out with the links below! BAND IN A BOX US; https://amzn.to/365FVlK UK https://amzn.to/3kKNWAC ____________________________________ My website is https://bit.ly/3jrBLb7, with links to almost every fiddle style you can think of. Want to help support my channel? https://bit.ly/36FeePh To ask a question, or request pdf's, contact me at haighchris@hotmail.com
In this Irish fiddle lesson I teach the Silver Spire, a reel, with onscreen sheet music. First recorded under this name by fiddler Paddy Killoran in 1931, it may have been titled in reference to the completion of the Empire States Building the same year. I have a complete online Irish fiddle course at; The Academy of Folk, which includes a fiddle foundation course, . Many more courses will be added month by month. A single subscription gets you everything on the site! https://bit.ly/37seqDC I also have a book "Exploring Folk Fiddle" which examines many aspects of folk fiddling, covering many styles but with particular reference to Irish fiddle. I have other books available now on Schott; follow the links below to take a look Exploring Jazz Violin USA https://amzn.to/3i3qPPM UK https://amzn.to/2HjUpnt Beginning Jazz Violin USA https://amzn.to/3cr5Cy2 UK https://amzn.to/3crqEwy Exploring Folk Fiddle USA https://amzn.to/32YFUhc UK https://amzn.to/33ZpxR1 Discovering Rock Violin USA https://amzn.to/3kONQHV UK https://amzn.to/2RY88Tb Exploring Klezmer Fiddle USA https://amzn.to/32ZgYXd UK https://amzn.to/3mRKdCX French Fiddle Tunes USA https://amzn.to/330NeJa UK https://amzn.to/363850D Hungarian Fiddle Tunes USA https://amzn.to/32Xu7ji UK https://amzn.to/33YnsEO To look at or buy these and my other books from Schott, go to bit.ly/31ZWmgm _________________________________________________ I have two sets of professional subscription online videos on jazz; Exploring Jazz Violin, produced by MusicGurus https://bit.ly/3iVwt7p __________________________________________________ Band in a Box The backing tracks on this video, and indeed all my Fiddle Channel videos, are produced using software called Band in a Box. I have been using this for at least 20 years and have found it an invaluable tool. Recently they have greatly expanded the "Real Instruments", which enables me to reproduce, for example, the authentic Honky Tonk band sound here, or others such as Gypsy Jazz quintet, bluegrass band, Western Swing, Delta blues, and hundreds of other niche styles. It comes for Mac or PC, and in lots of different sizes and versions.Check it out with the links below! BAND IN A BOX US; https://amzn.to/365FVlK UK https://amzn.to/3kKNWAC ____________________________________ My website is https://bit.ly/3jrBLb7, with links to almost every fiddle style you can think of. Want to help support my channel? https://bit.ly/36FeePh To ask a question, or request pdf's, contact me at haighchris@hotmail.com
Liked on YouTube: Three Sea Captains (fiddle lesson)
Three Sea Captains (fiddle lesson)
The three Sea Captains is a set dance in Ireland, and a Morris Dance in England. In this fiddle lesson I show the basic melody, with on-screen sheet music. I discuss the different arrangements and tempos used for different versions, and show a few of the more common melodic variations. I suggest some ornamentation. A free pdf is available if you subscribe (see the bottom of the description). I have an online subscription video course on folk and Irish fiddle at https://academyoffolk.com/ I have a book "Exploring Folk Fiddle" which examines many aspects of folk fiddling, including bowing, ornamentation tune forms and how to play for dancing. I have other books available on Schott; follow the links below to take a look Exploring Jazz Violin USA https://amzn.to/3i3qPPM UK https://amzn.to/2HjUpnt Beginning Jazz Violin USA https://amzn.to/3cr5Cy2 UK https://amzn.to/3crqEwy Exploring Folk Fiddle USA https://amzn.to/32YFUhc UK https://amzn.to/33ZpxR1 Discovering Rock Violin USA https://amzn.to/3kONQHV UK https://amzn.to/2RY88Tb Exploring Klezmer Fiddle USA https://amzn.to/32ZgYXd UK https://amzn.to/3mRKdCX French Fiddle Tunes USA https://amzn.to/330NeJa UK https://amzn.to/363850D Hungarian Fiddle Tunes USA https://amzn.to/32Xu7ji UK https://amzn.to/33YnsEO To look at or buy these and my other books, go to bit.ly/31ZWmgm _________________________________________________ I have two sets of professional subscription online videos on jazz; Exploring Jazz Violin, produced by MusicGurus https://bit.ly/3iVwt7p ____________________________________ My website is https://bit.ly/3jrBLb7, with links to almost every fiddle style you can think of. Want to help support my channel on Patreon? http://bit.ly/3rScHOW To ask a question, or request pdf's, contact me at haighchris@hotmail.com
The three Sea Captains is a set dance in Ireland, and a Morris Dance in England. In this fiddle lesson I show the basic melody, with on-screen sheet music. I discuss the different arrangements and tempos used for different versions, and show a few of the more common melodic variations. I suggest some ornamentation. A free pdf is available if you subscribe (see the bottom of the description). I have an online subscription video course on folk and Irish fiddle at https://academyoffolk.com/ I have a book "Exploring Folk Fiddle" which examines many aspects of folk fiddling, including bowing, ornamentation tune forms and how to play for dancing. I have other books available on Schott; follow the links below to take a look Exploring Jazz Violin USA https://amzn.to/3i3qPPM UK https://amzn.to/2HjUpnt Beginning Jazz Violin USA https://amzn.to/3cr5Cy2 UK https://amzn.to/3crqEwy Exploring Folk Fiddle USA https://amzn.to/32YFUhc UK https://amzn.to/33ZpxR1 Discovering Rock Violin USA https://amzn.to/3kONQHV UK https://amzn.to/2RY88Tb Exploring Klezmer Fiddle USA https://amzn.to/32ZgYXd UK https://amzn.to/3mRKdCX French Fiddle Tunes USA https://amzn.to/330NeJa UK https://amzn.to/363850D Hungarian Fiddle Tunes USA https://amzn.to/32Xu7ji UK https://amzn.to/33YnsEO To look at or buy these and my other books, go to bit.ly/31ZWmgm _________________________________________________ I have two sets of professional subscription online videos on jazz; Exploring Jazz Violin, produced by MusicGurus https://bit.ly/3iVwt7p ____________________________________ My website is https://bit.ly/3jrBLb7, with links to almost every fiddle style you can think of. Want to help support my channel on Patreon? http://bit.ly/3rScHOW To ask a question, or request pdf's, contact me at haighchris@hotmail.com
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