American Fiddle Styles – Vi Wickam and Donna Hebert – Saturday, July 10th, 2021 – 1:00PM-4:30PM

See how tunes changed and developed when they came to America! Trace a tune, Miss MacLeod’s Reel through six different regions, several keys and time signatures. Donna also breaks down the secrets of playing jigs with lift and lilt. Vi will help you learn to express your own voice through a fiddle tune, combining the sounds and patterns of tradition with your own original licks.

Handouts:

Miss McLeod’s Reel

• 1 – Mrs McLeod’s Reel – Scots
• 2 – Miss McLoud’s NE – FC
• 3 – Mme MacLeod’s Reel – Acadian
• 4 – Hop High Ladies – OT
• 5 – Miz McLeod’s Holler
• 6 – Miss McLeod’s Reel Variations – Vi’s Style

Soldier’s Joy

• Fiddle – Soldier’s Joy
• Viola – Soldier’s Joy
• Cello – Soldier’s Joy