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@UtahRoadbase : Thanks for posting that video of your vibrato exercise. Can you expand a bit on what your teacher told you about that exercise? I shook a Tylenol bottle all the way to work and back today (an hour and half each way) and thought I was getting somewhere, but when I picked up my fiddle tonight, it didn't seem to translate.
Maybe you could start a new thread on the topic (or not...just a thought).
I started working on Tipperary tonight. Maybe I'll add a video to this thread at some point, if I can make some good progress on it.
When the work's all done and the sun's settin' low,
I pull out my fiddle and I rosin up the bow.
Anyone have any links for where they're getting the sheet music? Or did I just miss it?
@ wookieman; we didn't use sheet music for, "It's a Long Way to Tipperary", that was a spur of the moment type thing, to kinda test our "playing by ear", skill's and to see how fast we could memorize the song and play by ear. Was sort of a challenge for that project, I think there'll be more coming.
Keep watch and join in and welcome to the Fiddlerman forum.
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Since I'm unable to play by ear, I searched for the ABC notation for it (free) and imported it into MuseScore (also free). If you don't use MuseScore or similar, you can still see the sheet music in a .png file or just print out this web page:
When the work's all done and the sun's settin' low,
I pull out my fiddle and I rosin up the bow.
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For sheet music, I often will just Google the title and look for "Images". Inevitably, there are some sheets for pieces that are popular or common. And the benefit is that you can choose the key/position on the violin you want to play it in. Just a tip.
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wookieman said
Anyone have any links for where they're getting the sheet music? Or did I just miss it?
'stix is right that it started out with a few of us playing it by ear, but you can learn it any way you want, in any version, and sing it or play it on any instrument.
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@Worldfiddler Being a Brit, you must know this tune whether you've played it or not, so you ought to be able to work it up and record some audio in 10 minutes or less, or I have guessed wrong. Nobody is going to feel bad when you show what you can do … so give it to us right from Angleterre?
@RosinedUp , I should just mention that I am Scottish, not a Brit, strictly speaking. That's a bit like calling a Canadian an American. Just a friendly heads-up 
OK, so you twisted my arm - I just happened to have the recorder set up when I read this post, so I did a quick little recording.
Just a short one, and I beefed up the sound a little with some double-stops, etc. So, here it is :
http://worldfiddlemusic.com/gu.....sample.mp3
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RosinedUp said
@Almandin Someone mentioned the St. Patrick's Day party https://fiddlerman.com/forum/s.....day-party/ and I found the thread and started watching. After seeing you play Tipperary, I started trying it and mentioned in the chat that I was playing it, and some challenges ensued. The rest is this thread ... so you inspired it indirectly, ha ha
Haha, cool! Good to know my choice of song inspired you!
And Jim, that was some nice double-stopping! Loved the ending. 
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Mr Jim!!
Shame on you giving our International friends bum info like that...
"..mention that I am Scottish, not a Brit, strictly speaking. That's a bit like calling a Canadian an American. Just a friendly heads-up
Thats more like saying a Californian is a Mexican.
from what I read......
.....Politically, Great Britain also refers to the territory of England, Scotland and Wales
All of the island is territory of the sovereign state of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and most of the United Kingdom's territory is in Great Britain. Most of England, Scotland, and Wales are on the island of Great Britain, as are their respective capital cities: London, Edinburgh, and Cardiff.The Kingdom of Great Britain resulted from the political union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland with the Acts of Union 1707 on 1 May 1707 under Queen Anne. In 1801, under a new Act of Union, this kingdom merged with the Kingdom of Ireland to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. After the Irish War of Independence (1919–1921) most of Ireland seceded from the Union, which then became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
and lets face it, when Henman, sorry Murray is winning, he's practically English.
I am amazed at how old people of my age are.....
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Oh Mr. Jim -- I love it! I love the ending, too -- was that a trill? -- and double stops are always worthy of any piece, I think!
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Thanks, guys - and thanks for the history lesson, Terry. btw folks, Terry is a Northerner. Almost as Northern as me
@UtahRoadbase - the ending was a bit of ricochet (bouncing) bowing.
5 rapid notes on an up-bow : D-C-B-A-G, all on the G string.
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Worldfiddler said
@UtahRoadbase - the ending was a bit of ricochet (bouncing) bowing.5 rapid notes on an up-bow : D-C-B-A-G, all on the G string.
Mr Jim
I like that ricochet >> that was SWEET!!!!
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Great thread. Loved listening to everyone.
Thanks
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@Worldfiddler : Yes, as soon as I submitted it, I took another listen and figured it out. Very nice! Going to have to use that in the near future. 
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What is the complete URL to Worldfiddler/Mr. Jim's link? I can't access it from the truncated link posted--it tries to open but then nothing else happens. I can copy and paste the URL if I have the whole thing. (But Diane's truncated link to the sheet music works fine....)
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Steve, the URL is :
http://worldfiddlemusic.com/gu.....sample.mp3
(I have unlinked it, so you will need to copy and paste it into your browser).
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Steve said
What is the complete URL to Worldfiddler/Mr. Jim's link? I can't access it from the truncated link posted--it tries to open but then nothing else happens. I can copy and paste the URL if I have the whole thing. (But Diane's truncated link to the sheet music works fine....)
You could try right clicking and either (depending on your browser options); 1)copy the Link - and paste into a different window. 2)open link in new window/tab. 3)download the link.
I went with option 2 myself, although it never played for me in Firefox, Chrome works fine.
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Thanks! Still couldn't copy and paste the link since it was still truncated, but Old Crow's suggestions worked, with option 2 doing the job for me and finally letting me hear Mr. Jim's great version.
RosinedUp said
...@mad_wed After all, the Red Army Choir sings this in Das Boot, so maybe you know it?
Hahaha! No, i don't =) But good suggestion 
Nicely done, Mr.Jim, thank You!
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