Elderly Instruments Latest - Videos - Fiddle http://elderly.com/list/newitems?catlist=926 en-us copyright 2009 Elderly Instruments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:36:59 -0500 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:36:59 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 720 webmaster@elderly.com Well-known traditional tunes to expand your jamming repertoire! These six jam tunes are all taught note-by-note and bow stroke-by-bow stroke! Jim Wood guides you step-by-step to learn these pro arrangements. "Arkansas Traveler," "Soldier's Joy," "Golden Slippers," "Westphalia Waltz," "Old Joe Clark," and "Sally Goodwin." No tab or written material whatsoever! Intermediate. 131 min. ($19.95) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/videos/items/285-DVD163.htm http://elderly.com/videos/items/285-DVD163.htm 2-DVD set. Mountain Heart's monster fiddle man covers a number of his recorded tunes, plus several jam session standards with tips on playing backup, practice techniques and exercises. Also teaches how to fit in well with band. Roughly 3 sections: improvising and building solos; he breaks down the scale and common positions for each key in turn, shows where to find the melody, and where adjacent double stops are located, as well as licks and phrases that suit each song, giving special attention to playing a melody-based solo; he also teach 4 songs. An Acutab product. 4+ hours with printed booklet. ($45.00) ]]> Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/videos/items/405-DVD16.htm http://elderly.com/videos/items/405-DVD16.htm Gina takes us through the basics of posture before delving in such areas as bow control, articulation and ornamentation, phrasing, rhythm, building up a tune, more. Using traditional melodies she explores many of the secrets of improving your fiddle technique. Double-sided disc in both NTSC and PAL format. Multiple levels. 50 min. ($31.45) ]]> Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/videos/items/02-DVD14873.htm http://elderly.com/videos/items/02-DVD14873.htm This two-hour starter course takes the mystery out of fiddle playing for any new player. Fiddle champion Jim Wood knows just what you need to get started the right way: proper posture and body alignment, how to hold the fiddle and bow, tune up, warm-up exercises, and how to finger your first notes. Before long you'll be playing the A scale and easy versions of "Old Joe Clark," "Cripple Creek" and "Cotton-Eye Joe" using solid bowing, good tone and precise intonation. Jim even shows you how, by learning only a few simple notes, you can join jam sessions almost immediately. Booklet included as PDF file on the disc. 120 min. ($22.45) ]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/videos/items/300-DVD369.htm http://elderly.com/videos/items/300-DVD369.htm Two DVD set. Jim gives you all the tools you'll need to play some of the most famous tunes in the fiddle repertory. His careful teaching on bowing, noting, timing, double stops, and other techniques will set you up for a lifetime of good fiddling. You'll learn how to play in several keys and there's plenty of opportunity to practice along with Jim and Inge. As you progress through the songs you'll add increasingly more advanced elements. "Soldier's Joy," "Turkey in the Straw," "Sally Goodin," "Little Liza Jane," "Buffalo Gals," "Redwing," "Sweet Hour of Prayer," and 13 more. Booklet included as PDF file on the disc. 170 min. ($35.95) ]]> Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/videos/items/300-DVD370.htm http://elderly.com/videos/items/300-DVD370.htm The former fiddler for Asleep At The Wheel teaches chromatic movement, double neighboring tones, blues scales, horn licks and eight tunes: "Blues(in E-flat and G)," "Honeysuckle Rose," "Sweet Georgia Brown," "Paper Moon," "I Can't Give You Anything But Love," "I Found a New Baby," and "Exactly Like You." Includes printed music. 60 min. ($35.95) ]]> Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/videos/items/196-DVD106.htm http://elderly.com/videos/items/196-DVD106.htm