From: Chris Haigh [haighchris_at_hotmail_dot_com]
Sent: 04 May 2015 16:25
Subject: Chris Haigh Fiddle Workshops
Hello.
I though you might like to know about two fiddle workshops coming up this year
Here are details of the workshops:
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Sat 9th May
at; 1901 Arts Club
7 Exton Street, Waterloo, London SE1
8UE
Tickets for ViolinSchool members are ?29 for one session or ?49 for
two (?39/59 for non-members).
Non-participating Guest tickets are ?10 (entry from 6pm).
2pm- 3.30
Chris Haigh: Introduction to Folk
Fiddle (until 3.40pm)
Level: ?comfortable in first position? to advanced.
This workshop will demonstrate some of the differences between
classical and folk fiddle, looking at tune structures, bowing and
ornamentation. The tunes will be mostly Irish, but with some reference to
English, Scottish, American and East European folk music. We will work from
printed music.
Chris Haigh: American Old Time and Bluegrass (until 5.40pm)
Level: ?comfortable in first position? to advanced
The fiddle music of the Appalachians is based on tunes brought from
the British Isles in the 17th and 18thC, but has developed a life of its own,
with a distinctive language of drones, blue notes and shuffle bowing patterns.
We will look at some of the simpler old time tunes, and show how they evolved
with the creation of ?bluegrass? in the 20th Century, incorporating hot
improvisation and complex double stops. We will work from printed music.
To book:
https://www.violinschool.org/product/violinhub-may2015/
Saturday 11th July
DIY Music Festival
Manor Farm, Somerton Rd, Ardley, OX27 7NS
01869 345689 or 07880 518744
for further details see;
music_at_mfmf_dot_co_dot_uk
Chris Haigh; "Klezmer for all instruments". This will briefly cover the distinctive rhythms, ornamentation and scales used in klezmer, then we will work on a few tunes that can be arranged for the selection of instruments attending.