How To Play Faster On The Fiddle

[@uneeklowe9166]

I am 66 years old and learning to play the violin late in life and your teaching style is so helpful to me! I am happy to donate, just tell me how. Thank you!

[@nickystripe3303]

I have been playing fiddle for a long time, but I recently joined a session group. It is a lot of fun, but they seem to think that everything absolutely must be played at breakneck speed. Just because something is played fast doesn’t mean it is played well. There are some things that I do need to play faster than I am doing now, but practice is the key. So many people take all of the soul out of a tune by playing it as fast as they can go. I enjoy your channel.

[@parktol02]

Thank you so much! Your tips are very helpful, and I hope more people discover your channel. Your how to play videos are great, and they helped me play songs I had wanted to learn for a long time. Keep on fiddlin' man.

[@fiddl3hed]

You're welcome and thank you for the feedback. Cheers!

[@kenthompson6288]

Great lesson. I didn't realize how far I lift my fingers off the strings until I saw this. That is going to be a hard habit to break, but if I take it slow and think about it it will pay great dividends. Also I tried your method of playing a hard passage as slow I could so I really know the lick. Then I was able to play it at speed. Thanks for your videos!

[@justinmorgan5382]

Your lessons are so easy to watch and follow.

[@judyswain9245]

You're a really good teacher! Thank you!

[@fiddl3hed]

Thank you! 😃

[@zhengxu5285]

Some of the suggestions are also transferable to my tin whistle practice. Thank you!

[@richardsummers7569]

Thanks again for your help! Awesome! I signed up for your lessons , super excited!

[@rubaabdul7931]

Great lesson from a great teacher 🎻💕

[@fiddl3hed]

Thanks for the kind words.

[@jack002tuber]

Very cool lesson. No one else is teaching this. I love it.

[@MrMacadac]

You are, without a doubt, the coolest of the cool...

[@michaeltaylor7407]

Very good lesson. The sevcik op 1 exercises with piano are on youtube and follow these principals

[@justinmorgan5382]

Another great lesson! Thank, man!

[@fiddl3hed]

Justin Morgan Thanks so much for the kind words!

[@Afrikenneth]

Super pleased that Kitty still features!

[@CKE142B]

Growing to like your video instruction.

[@greenshp]

I agree with this. Many a great fiddle tune is ruined by being played too fast . . . some rhythms are better a little slower. I mean... do you want to show off? Or do you want to sound great?

[@shmoopadnos5699]

i like waltz tunes because playing fast is something i can not seem to accomplish so i hope this exercise will get me to the river.

[@Lincreatorhandle6]

Thank you, a very good way of teaching, so practical necessary for beginners.

[@jess8396]

You are awesome..and very thoughtful...very grateful for helping us out......

[@fiddl3hed]

Thank you for the kind words. You are very welcome. Happy Holidays.

[@mka1200]

And...pretty handsome.

[@fiddleexpress-beckfamilyband]

Cool tip, thanks for sharing

[@sabualamoanasalsacelebrati4591]

Very helpful tips beautiful

[@richresident4377]

Exelent lesson! Thank you..I love the cat ..my cat hates my violin..hides under the bed when I go to 5th position on the E....

[@Evitanne]

My dogs howl when I go anywhere on the E string. They have mandatory outside time when I play the violin :).

[@greenshp]

The finger chart made me spray iced tea on the monitor. Thanks.

[@nls5481]

Exelent lesson! Thank you.

[@clintonhartman1928]

Been loving your videos and lessons. I’ve been fiddling for a year now and love it! Any Chance you could teach the song “Indian on a stump”? I can’t find a lesson for it and but it sounds like tons of fun to play.

[@timmyv795]

I’m guilty! I’ve played guitar fo 30 years and am very comfortable going fast tempo. I’ve been playing devils dream at medium tempo and when I try to go at a faster tempo, i have a hard time syncing my fingers with my bowing. Then I start getting aggravated with myself.

[@johnfahey3433]

Saw your office hours Impressed. Improv as soon as you can Pick up the fiddle 8 years ago and cann't put it down Thanks to you any and all tips are greatly appreciated. Hope to hear /see you soon on my iPad P.S. Your band every get close to Wisconsin ?

[@fiddl3hed]

John Fahey Sometimes we make a tour around the states, so keep your eye pealed.But more importantly, keep up the great work 👍

[@juliettemusson3270]

Found this a good lesson, love the laid back delivery

[@iackin0]

Thank you .God bless you

[@fiddl3hed]

Thank you!

[@sabualamoanasalsacelebrati4591]

Fantastic

[@brenleybohon7518]

Please please please do a tutorial on something in the orange by Zach Bryan please!

[@Kig505]

such a teacher !

[@DarioDaversapiano]

Thank you :) im learning

[@fiddl3hed]

You're welcome!

[@nancymaewi]

Can you recommend a metronome? I have a tuner with one, but I can't hear it when I'm playing my violin. Great video! Putting it in my favorites to refer. Trying to play faster with Irish music, going to use and practice these techniques! Thank you so much!

[@fiddl3hed]

+nancymaewi get an app for your smartphone. i use Cleartune.

[@nancymaewi]

+FiddleHed Thank you!!!!

[@fiddl3hed]

+nancymaewi actually, clear tune is a tuner. but there are tons of free metronome apps. and there's tis youtube metronome: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6TGpZ2ef6yMn8U

[@nancymaewi]

Thanks, I did get the cleartune tuner, which is awesome! I can't use the You Tubes, due to bandwidth restrictions, but found a nice metronome on the apps store, Pro Metronome, which looks like it will work! Gotta love those apps....need to check them out before anything I guess! Anxious to test it!!!

[@bigtoelittlefinger1536]

Pure gold

[@samplefamily2011]

Watches in fast forward... haha

[@JosesGarage101]

Great tutorial :) Where did you buy those stickers on the fretboard?

[@fiddl3hed]

Jose, sorry to have missed your post. There are several fret markers commercially available. Google "fret markers" and some should show up. There are also articles about how to apply tape and where it should go. I don't really recommend doing it though. You will be using your eyes instead of your ears to locate where your fingers should go. Practice scales and focus on the sounds of the notes instead. I have them on my violin because I thought it would help others see my fingers better. Again, sorry I took so long to respond. Happy Holidays.

[@marymckeough8418]

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[@ncao]

you meant four step processes of crawl, walk, run and flying.

[@fiddl3hed]

Right on! Happy Holidays!

[@DanielBullard]

Thanks.. do you have one like this for how to improvise? thx

[@fiddl3hed]

+Daniel Bullard hopefully soon i will!

[@philnewton3096]

as a career string teacher -ears -not fingerboard tapes!

[@fiddl3hed]

phil newton 🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@bigtoelittlefinger1536]

Thank man for this I'll be playin like adam larkey in no time heehee

[@waynechurchill7212]

Iam 66 years old I agree it not how fast you play the The turtle wander race

[@jennifersweet1714]

OH MY GOSH .... ahahahahahaha.