Fiddling Demystified for Strings Summer Day Camp

This five-day intermediate to advanced level intensive for only 30 participants demystifies fiddling, showing fiddlers, string players and teachers how to interperet fiddle music in a variety of styles. MA fiddler and teacher Donna Hebert and California Alternative Styles cellist Renata Bratt approach each style through its technical requirements, cracking the codes of rhythms, ornaments and improvisation in Irish, Scottish, French-Canadian, New England contradance, Southern Old-Time, Cajun and Swing fiddling.

Donna and Renata also show how to translate fiddle tunes and style for the viola and cello. Guitarist Max Cohen teaches all levels of guitar (standard/DADGAD/open tunings/fingerstyle/flatpick) and will accompany jams and group performances.

Wiorking with Donna Hebert's new instructional materials for violin, viola and and cello - Fiddling Demystified: A Practical Guide for String Players - class members learn to interpret and add style to the basic settings found in most fiddle tune collections.

tunes are taught by ear to aid in hearing rhythms and ornaments, with sheet music available at the end of each class. Fiddlers can learn new methods of self-teaching and evaluation and teachers can learn to write and use fiddling lesson plans for elementary through high school levels.

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