How to play BONAPARTE CROSSING THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS ✨ Traditional old-time tune ✨ Fiddle tutorial

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Outline
00:00 Welcome
01:04 The tune
03:39 Key signature: A dorian
04:31 Time signature: 4/4
05:09 Learn the tune!
05:29 Learn the A part
08:14 Play the A part twice
09:17 Learn the B part
11:03 Play the B part twice
12:02 Play the whole tune
14:13 Learn the variation
14:26 Variation 1: Slide to a unison
15:38 Variation 2: Melodic variation
17:06 Variation 3: Anticipating the beat
17:56 Variation 4: Triplets
18:40 Play the whole variation
20:27 Happy fiddling!

✨ Played by Liz Faiella on fiddle and Dan Faiella on guitar ✨

Please note that I’m a folk musician and fiddler, and I don’t consider myself a classical violinist. In my experience of the folk tradition, techniques tend to be somewhat informal, variable, and flexible, so take what I say with a grain of salt :) My thoughts on fiddling are based on my own personal musical experience. If you’re looking for more formal violin technique and instruction, there are other resources out there that are geared towards that!

These videos are not intended as a substitute for the advice of a medical professional (when it comes to any thoughts on techniques such as posture, hand placement, etc).

Happy fiddling, friends!