Learn Hokum Bowing Practice Video

[@esloni]

Lora, you are the best! I enjoy a lot learning with you. And you have a very nice smile that makes me more easy the technical difficulties. Thank you very much from my heart!

[@banjiddle]

Timing is so crucial to get the rhythm. Lora plays this perfectly! Hokum bowing gets in your head all day, and in my dreams. I’m a slow learner. Thank you Lora.

[@RedDesertFiddle]

You'll get it, Terry! Hokum is a rhythm that guitarists use too. It is a very very common rhythmic pattern....that's why it's in your head. (it's a challenge to learn to do it on violin....but you'll get it!)

[@banjiddle]

Red Desert Fiddle Thank you Lora for being my inspiration to learn how to hokum bow. I find this fun with a challenge! My Mother, and grandmother were Oklahoma “Johnson” style fiddlers from way back!

[@RedDesertFiddle]

@@banjiddle SO IT'S IN YOUR BLOOD!

[@banjiddle]

Red Desert Fiddle HA! HA! I don’t know about in my blood. We have a family story about my Mother’s Oklahoma pioneers. Her grandfather Had a Strad, and lost it in a card game! I really don’t believe this, but I did inherit my grandmothers old Magginni. Mom had to get it completely restored. Thanks!

[@einarmccarthy]

You are, by far, one of the best teachers I ever seen.

[@RedDesertFiddle]

+Einar McCarthy Thank you for the kind words, Einar. Much appreciated!

[@carlwilson4375]

You are an amazing teacher. Thank you.

[@ShreyaPandeyCosmosis]

You are inspiring even today! You are timeless.

[@RedDesertFiddle]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@banjiddle]

My first intro to hokum bowing was from Carol Ann Wheeler. She taught it too fast, and I didn’t understand the timing, but Lora explains it slowly, and so much better. I can connect with her on the rhythm.

[@mickscrafts]

Just played in a jam session last night and thanks to you, I could do this! Thank you so much.

[@RedDesertFiddle]

Wow! That's very cool! Hooray for you!

[@Rialas]

The A string is playing a bosa-nova ie. What a rimshot of a snare drum does. A good way to think of the pattern.

[@RedDesertViolin]

Oh, wow, indeed, that's exactly what it does! That's why it grooves so nicely!

[@Rialas]

Red Desert Violin for sure, it's a nice groove, great lesson.

[@JaneHalliday-Musician]

You are wonderful! What a logical progression.

[@RedDesertFiddle]

I know i'm terribly late answering, but thank you, I did appreciate your comment.

[@JaneHalliday-Musician]

@@RedDesertFiddle as all teachers know, there's no time for anything else!

[@franksfiddle9031]

I don't know if you still do this, but you are a funky lady ... great lessons

[@RedDesertFiddle]

Haha! I'm still doing it, and I'm still funky. Thanks for watching!

[@Enahse]

Another awesome one, Lora ! I'll be working on this drill on the morrow. I'm tempted to get a start on it now but its after mid-nite and the neighbors would go nuts ha ha.

[@loralynstaples5483]

umm....yeah....waking up neighbors with the hokum bowing is a sure way to piss them off! Have fun!

[@lucius79blues]

Thanks for the bowing lesson

[@RedDesertFiddle]

Once you get the groove of the hokum pattern, you'll never forget it! I can see you are working on it, because you are also learning "Back Up and Push". Good luck to you!

[@tandemwings4733]

I don't play fiddle. But after watching your vids - I might..!!!

[@julesviolin]

Have you started yet?!🤠

[@alexanderdmitriev4931]

Even watching this technique drives me crazy! So I'll try this exercise today for sure!

[@RedDesertFiddle]

Alexander Dmitriev Well, it's kind of like learning IPv6 addressing ;-) It makes no sense until you do the slow work of learning the basics. Then practice, practice, practice. Let me know how it goes.

[@alexanderdmitriev4931]

Oh, I think I've caught the basics of this technique! But you are right, now I cannot make out the sense of it, except it's a very good exercise:) Would you please mention some tune with this bowing?

[@RedDesertFiddle]

Alexander Dmitriev Orange Blossom Special. See my tutorial videos on it over at my RedDesertViolin KZbin channel. Here's one about the bow pattern from that series: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYKlmnuwndWGpNk

[@RedDesertFiddle]

Alexander Dmitriev Also, Alexander, I have a very nice tutorial on the tune "Back Up and Push" ...it is a standard that every fiddler needs to know, and the B part features the Hokum Bowing, but the chords are not as hard as on the Orange Blossom. If you just search on KZbin "Red Desert Fiddle Back Up and Push", it will take you to about 8 very nice videos.

[@alexanderdmitriev4931]

Red Desert Fiddle Hello, Lora! Thank you for the link, but today I'm waiting for only third lesson's opening of your fiddle course, so I'll get 25's lesson in time:) PS: Is it possible to contact you by "lora" mailbox at reddessertfiddle.com?

[@mdmccat]

pretty impressive.

[@FrankJFerendo]

wonderful!

[@kelbikirby36]

Thank you!!!!!

[@RedDesertFiddle]

So glad you liked it. Thanks.

[@garyritterstrings]

great

[@garyritterstrings]

Bet you can dance and play too. ha. Great job.

[@imb4u8debbu37]

Sorry but when you are not on the metronome beat I'm getting confused. Obviously me and my lack of experience :((

[@TnSn5]

Reminds me of bossanova rhythm

[@RedDesertFiddle]

omg....why didn't I ever think of that? You are totally right!

[@kaystewart6009]

Im not sure i can do that….