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Don't know why I haven't started this earlier - music of this era holds a special place in my heart!
Here's an interesting look at Dire Straits', "Money For Nothing".
DIRE STRAITS Money for nothing ( Violin & Piano Cover) - Petro Cela
Now, I need the help of you guitarists!
I want to transcribe the notes of this guitar tablature, so what are these 6 open strings (from low to high) tuned to here?
Money for Nothing Dire Straits Cover, Guitar Tab - Tutorial
...1981 - my World of Music changed with MTV!
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More 80's Violin/Viola/Cello inspiration.
Nice cover of Europe's, "The Final Countdown" (1986) - performed by Cristina Kiseleff!
SharonC posted Adam Degraff Covers in the "Great Performances" thread, so everyone's probably already seen Adam DeGraff's fabulous rendition of Guns N' Roses', "Sweet Child O'Mine" (1988)...
Sweet Violin Child O' Mine Take TWO! - Adam DeGraff
BUT, did you know Adam made some tutorials for it?
10 DeGraff SCOM Video Tutorials - Playlist
Adam DeGraff did the same for Journey's, "Don't Stop Believin" (1981)!
Don't Stop Believin' - Journey - Violin Cover - Adam DeGraff
Tutorials!
Adam DeGraff's Journey Tutorials A-H
Musescore.com has a VIOLA QUARTET version of sheet music - that's easy to use!
Don't Stop Believin' - Viola Quartet Sheet Music
Show support for all the people who go to the trouble to create free tutorials for us to learn... and don't forget Fiddlerman!
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Emily,
Standard tuning on the guitar open strings are
E2
A2
D3
G3
B3
E4
Mark
Master the Frog and you have mastered the bow.
Albert Sammons
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@Mark -
THANK YOU, VERY MUCH! 🤗
These covers may be more approachable for many of us.
I always felt Men at Work's, "Down Under" (1980) was a very catchy tune - and I can see room to have a lot of fun with it. Played by Sandy Herrault.
Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" (1983) was a #1 hit - played by Caio Ferraz.
...hope these will inspire others to give one a go!
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...More!
A-ha's, "Take On Me" (1984) - great, cleanly played, cover by Samuel Wang! I don't think I posted this particular cover before, but I'm having a little déjà vu. (lol)
Fabulous cover by "Simple Three" - of the Eurythmics', "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" (1983)!
LOVE this video - Charlie Bisharat, Cameron Stone & Ann Marie Calhoun - all have a little spontaneous fun, here!
Sweet Dreams Backstage Spontaneous Jam Session (LIVE)
Play-along SHEET MUSIC from The Violin Beginner!
Sweet Dreams (Eurythmics) - Violin Sheet Music Video
FOR VIOLA - play-along video SHEET MUSIC (Chromatik)!
VIOLA - Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics - Sheet Music, Chords, & Vocals
...guess I better buckle down & learn these!
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Oh boy, one of my favorites - Tears For Fears', "Mad World" (1982)!
For VIOLA - "Mad World", Gary Jules version from the film Donnie Darko. Play-along Video Sheet Music (EasyViolaLesson).
"Mad World" Cello (with Harkels Puppetry) - performed by Vesislava Todorova! I couldn't resist the creative imagery here. 🤗
Vesislava ft. Harkels Puppetry "Mad World"
Here's her EASY BEGINNER TUTORIAL for CELLO!
"Mad World" Beginner Easy Cello Tutorial - Learning Cello with Vesi
VIOLIN Play-along Sheet Music: How to play Mad World by Gary Jules (EasyViolinLesson)
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Bunch of my favorite popular pieces here. 😁
"The richest person is not the one who has the most,
but the one who needs the least."
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couldn't resist
Andrew
Verified human - the ignominy!
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Well, I couldn't resist this one - always liked it, "Blue Monday" (by New Order, 1983). Performed by Orkestra Obsolete!
If you don't have your violin to play along, just grab the nearest saw blade (maybe don't use an expensive bow). 🤭
Play-along Sheet Music from EasyViolinLesson!
Nothing goes perfectly smooth all the time - even for professionals. (lol)
New Order- Interview/"Blue Monday" w/false start on Countdown 1983
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OZZY!
Ozzy Osbourne's "Mr. Crowley" by 2 violins!
I have NO idea who these girls are, but think they're GREAT!
"Crazy Train"! How lucky these kids are that Mark Wood visited their School!
...really like "Mama I'm Coming Home", but that's 1991. 😒
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Some of you HAVE to remember this Classic by Harold Faltermeyer!
The Hamilton East Chamber Ensemble performs, "Axel F".
"Axel F Duo" interactive tutorial (Client Files AB).
Axel F - Original Soundtrack, Harold Faltermeyer
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I would like to suggest taking a screen shot(s) of full-screen video play-along scores, then print them out - for people who prefer to read off paper!
Thanks to SharonC's participation in the A Patriotic Party Thread, I decided to poke around & found Gary Moore did this Rock version of "Over The Hills and Far Away" back in 1987!
Yep, there's some fiddling in this!
Found this great cover by Trio Comodo!
They're an Estonian band of 3 very talented, multi-instrumentalist brothers!
When looking for FREE notation, I hope no one believes you can only learn to play violin music from a dedicated 'violin score'! The above videos give you a feel for the rhythm, phrasing & dynamics - you only need to start with a few basic melody notes, then add more as you become more comfortable.
This piano tutorial delivers a clean version of treble staff notes!
This score that accompanies a ukulele tab (check out Fiddlershop's Ukuleles!) - shows chords you can add in several ways - experiment (or just play the top note)!
...I'm hooked on this one!
