Author Archives: Fiddlerman

Ham & High readers pledge to buy Highgate boy his own cello

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Fiddlerman

The show will go on for Jahleel Weisser of Holy Lodge Mansions on the Holly Lodge Estate in Highgate, after readers pledged more than £500 towards getting him the new stringed instrument. It comes after this newspaper published his appeal … Continue reading →

Posted in Members Articles | Leave a comment

Date decided for the Cecilio CVN-200 give-away

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Fiddlerman

Fiddlerman will be raffling a Cecilio CVN-200 Violin on Saturday the 8th of October at 11AM on Fiddlerman TV.  The winner will be chosen from Fiddlerman.com’s top 25  forum posters. Also, the next violin to be raffled will be announced … Continue reading →

Posted in Member Articles | Leave a comment

Fiddlerman.com celebrates its first full year online

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Fiddlerman

Join the forum discussion on this postFiddlerman.com is very happy to announce that the site has been online for one year today October 1st, 2011. I first decided I wanted to devote time to an online violin learning site about … Continue reading →

Posted in Member Articles, Members Articles | 1 Comment

Meet “Oliver” from Fiddlerman’s “Fiddle Talk” forum

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Fiddlerman

Join the forum discussion on this postIf you like, please begin by telling us anything you would like to about yourself. Age, place of birth, residence, etc. 70+.  Born Newark, N.J.  Reside in Fuquay Varina, NC. What made you decide … Continue reading →

Posted in Members Articles | Leave a comment

Thousands of Taiwanese children set violin record

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Fiddlerman

Join the forum discussion on this postTAIPEI — More than 4,600 Taiwanese schoolchildren came together for a mass violin-playing session, breaking a world record that had stood for 86 years. An official from Guinness World Records witnessed Sunday’s event that … Continue reading →

Posted in Members Articles | Leave a comment

Learn second, third, fourth and fifth positions on the violin

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Fiddlerman

[youtubegallery] Find Third Position on the Violin|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMMfTBBLP0Q Find Second Position on the Violin|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX8dMsTh5Bk Find Fourth Position on the Violin|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpxE1kgdH-U Find Fifth Position on the Violin|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xv2z29Vork [/youtubegallery] Learn to easily your positions right away without having to search for them. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Member Articles | Leave a comment

Fiddlerman’s Christmas Project 2011

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Fiddlerman

All interested members can record themselves individually using a click-track to create a memorable and new yearly Christmas tradition for the Fiddlerman family. Download the appropriate part or all the parts and learn them as well as you can. If … Continue reading →

Posted in Member Articles, Members Articles | Leave a comment

Lindsey Stirling – a unique and original hip hop violinist and dancer

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Fiddlerman

Lindsey Stirling is a young and unique hip hop violinist that not only plays fun original music on the fiddle but also finds a way to control her bow while dancing, jumping, and performing impressive gymnastic moves. Besides being a fantastic … Continue reading →

Posted in Members Articles | 1 Comment

The art of accepting constructive criticism

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Fiddlerman

Isn’t it hard for us to accept criticism, even so called “constructive criticism”? We tend to take our playing too personally as though it was a part of us. In previous positions as concertmaster and section leader, I had to … Continue reading →

Posted in Member Articles | 1 Comment

Nigel Kennedy attacks ‘authentic’ Bach

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Fiddlerman

Join the forum discussion on this postViolinist accuses period specialists of pushing Bach into a ghetto Nigel Kennedy has accused fellow performers of ghettoising Bach’s music with soulless, ‘so-called authentic’ interpretations, reports the Guardian. In programme notes for his recent … Continue reading →

Posted in Members Articles | Leave a comment