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Here is me playing Wild Mountain Thyme
I’ve had the violin for about two years but I’ve only played for about 6 to 8 months consecutively with it. I’m also working on getting a better angle set up. There is also a mute on top of the bridge and it causes the G to rattle a bit but I was practicing late at night.
Regulars
I love this old Scots tune.
Your playing is good for someone at 6 - 8 months experience; I'm at the same place. I would second @Mouse's comments about the higher notes; if you want to try a lower setting, the following link is in Amaj and gives your pinkie a holiday on the E string:
Wild Mountain Thyme; 8Notes.com
Keep up the good work, and maintain that practice. It'll pay off.
Peter
"It is vain to do with more that which can be done with less" - William of Ockham
"A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in" - Frederick the Great
Thank you so much for your feedback! Again I'm surprised by the warm welcoming here. I am a little tentative on the E string at times I do the same thing with my cello whenever I'm learning a new tune I played very cautiously and very brokenly until I feel more confident in it. Part of it is also the mute dampening with sound and me try not to disturb my roommates.
Peter said
I love this old Scots tune.Your playing is good for someone at 6 - 8 months experience; I'm at the same place. I would second @Mouse's comments about the higher notes; if you want to try a lower setting, the following link is in Amaj and gives your pinkie a holiday on the E string:
Wild Mountain Thyme; 8Notes.com
Keep up the good work, and maintain that practice. It'll pay off.
Thank you for the addition sheet music, it will be a nice new version to play and thank you for your feedback.
Regulars
Don't be daunted by the three sharps in the lower arrangement; spend a little time practicing the A major scale:
Two-octave scales (Fiddlerman)
When you're comfortable with the scale, play the tune.
One stylistic change you might consider is to shorten the eighth notes (quavers) to give a true 'Scottish snap' feel to the delivery. It's not a staccato shortening, more of a grace-note slurring into the next note.
Peter
"It is vain to do with more that which can be done with less" - William of Ockham
"A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in" - Frederick the Great
Peter said
Don't be daunted by the three sharps in the lower arrangement; spend a little time practicing the A major scale:Two-octave scales (Fiddlerman)
When you're comfortable with the scale, play the tune.
One stylistic change you might consider is to shorten the eighth notes (quavers) to give a true 'Scottish snap' feel to the delivery. It's not a staccato shortening, more of a grace-note slurring into the next note.
I just printed the scales out, thank you!
Regulars
Mad_Cheshire13 said
Here is me playing Wild Mountain ThymeI’ve had the violin for about two years but I’ve only played for about 6 to 8 months consecutively with it. I’m also working on getting a better angle set up. There is also a mute on top of the bridge and it causes the G to rattle a bit but I was practicing late at night.
sounding good Niquole! thanks for sharing your progress, I enjoyed watching.
@ABitRusty Thank you, I'm trying to get down a consistent practice schedule and focus on one or two songs at a time. These are just ones I've been working on over the months so they still need some work but I have a list of tunes I can kinda play now which makes me feel pretty good that I can play several pieces instead of just one if that makes any sense.
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