A set of learning resources (videos, sheet music) teaching The Left-Handed Fiddler, a fabulous Scott Skinner tune.
The videos include phrase-by-phrase teaching of the tune and harmony, along with a series of recordings at different tempos for ease of learning.
$25.00
A set of learning resources (videos, sheet music) teaching The Left-Handed Fiddler, a fabulous Scott Skinner tune.
The videos include phrase-by-phrase teaching of the tune and harmony, along with a series of recordings at different tempos for ease of learning.
Description
The Left-handed Fiddler was written by James Scott Skinner for George Taylor. www.abdn.ac.uk/scottskinner/display.php?ID=JSS0083
The videos and sheet music can be used separately or together for learning. The pack is designed to be directed to aural learning, but the sheet music is a useful addition for checking and recall.
Start with the scale and ornament videos for secure pitch and rhythm preparation. Then move onto the A and B part melody videos which break down these sections into phrases. The remaining melody videos are to practise the tune at different speeds. Start with the lower numbers for a slower tempo and increase gradually to avoid practising mistakes.
The harmony/ accompaniment videos follow the same format. These can be used for a variety of purposes:
1. to learn an extra element (extension);
2. for instruments more suited to harmony playing (particularly chordal instruments); and
3. to play melody against. Accompanists can practise with the melody videos.
Listen and look at details in bowing and ornamentation. These are the elements that help to create style and expression in music and can change a tune from a collection of notes to a musical story.
This learning pack contains the following resources:
Videos:
- A major scale and arpeggio (long notes + triplet bowing pattern)
- ornaments appearing in piece
- A part melody taught in phrases
- B part melody taught in phrases
- complete tune at 34 minim bpm
- complete tune at 40 bpm
- complete tune at 48 bpm
- complete tune at 60 bpm
- complete tune at 68 bpm
- complete tune at 104 bpm
- complete tune at 112 bpm
- complete tune at 116 bpm
- harmony A part
- harmony B part
- complete harmony at 68 bpm
- complete harmony at 74 bpm
- complete harmony at 80 bpm
- complete harmony at 88 bpm
- complete harmony at 96 bpm
- complete harmony at 104 bpm
- complete harmony at 112 bpm
Sheet music:
1. melody and accompaniment – treble clef 2. melody and accompaniment – alto clef 3. melody and accompaniment – bass clef