Essays On Music & Learning Fiddle/Violin

Essays On Music & Learning Fiddle/Violin

Learning Fiddle/Violin

Slow Grace Notes

Easy & effective grace notes added by bow

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Ed Pearlman
Jan 25, 2024
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Last week, we talked about “Ornaments” and how natural and essential they are in music. For some folks, this may seem unexpected, because grace notes can sound pretty fancy and flowery, and on paper, they take up a lot of ink (and therefore, for more literal-minded players, a lot of attention!). They add a great deal of flavor to the feel of music. Lear…

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