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shadowrune in fiddle

Great Stress for the Fiddler....

Aug 23, 2004 22:57

Has anyone played at an event like a wedding? I have to... Ever hear of Canon in D (of course you have!).... It's a pain to play.... By yourself. I just have to get a recording of the background and I'm set. I'm representing my family there, and my gift to my brother (the Groom) is my music, so it had better not be crappy ( Read more... )

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fiddle_dragon August 24 2004, 13:37:42 UTC

All the time - biggest stressors are the few days before a fest where I'm playing - particularly when I'm playing solo (hate solo)...even playing with a group, I'm playing with people whom I consider to be far better musicians than me, and well, there's usually a LOT of pressure on fiddlers to take the lead at times, or make sure to play the melody.

ryanjones August 24 2004, 14:24:15 UTC

What you might want to try for the background music is find a really good MIDI version and use a program like Cakewalk to take out the first violin part. Once you do that, export it as a .WAV and burn it to a CD. TADA! Instant KARAOKE version.

I did the same thing for Devil Went Down to Georgia because I got tired of so many people requesting it and having to tell them my guitar lackey wasn't with me so it wouldn't sound good if I didn't have accompaniment.

Good luck on Canon, the wedding, & with school!

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shadowrune August 24 2004, 16:10:52 UTC

Yeah.... I was planning on making the MIDI on NoteWorthy Composer, then recording what comes out on a mic, therefore making a wav. then burning that! Sound good?

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grainya August 25 2004, 14:04:29 UTC

I think I actually still have sheet music for a condensed version of that (I don't know how long they want you to play). I can scan that in if you need it. I actually took on trying to play the 1st and 2nd parts at the same time (hurrah for double stops), that sounds pretty good. And it seemed to be harder to detect small errors that way. That's maybe a bit much to learn in time for a wedding though :) Good luck with that.

shadowrune August 25 2004, 16:08:35 UTC

Please! It's a version that's short and repeated right? What are double stops (I never really know about equipment except for mutes, shoulder rest and that kind of thing). How much is it too?

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grainya August 26 2004, 15:04:08 UTC

Double stops are just a technique, playing two strings at once. Unless someone lied to me, and that's called something else.

Anyway

It's a page of sheet music, you could repeat it as long as necessary, and it's kinda just the pretty parts of Canon that everyone knows. When do you need it by? I'll have to hunt it down and scan it, then send it to your email.

shadowrune August 26 2004, 17:14:41 UTC

As soon as possible! Really, I need it before Tuesday. (Sorry if I'm imposing.)

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prncessmonanoke August 27 2004, 01:38:05 UTC

That's sooo weird! I had to play the Canon at a wedding too! But my dad was playing with me... so it wasn't as stressful, I guess.

grainya August 27 2004, 14:24:07 UTC

I think it's pretty common wedding music. The guy I was originally taking violing lessons from plays weddings a lot, with his wife and some friends if they want a quartet, and he says that's about the most often requested music. He said his favorite that he was asked to play was 'Angel of Music' from Phantom of the Opera, and as it happened I'd bought a book with all the sheet music when I went to see it in Toronto, so I brought that in and we had a grand ol' time with it. I do miss me fiddle lessons.