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Fiddles in Harmony Ebook/ digital album

This is the eBook version for using on iPad or Tablet.

"Tunes and Harmonies for fiddlers playing together"
- a delightful book of duets by Magdalena Reid and is the result of her many years working and writing arrangements for fiddle groups. The tunes arrangements are greatly influenced by the popular Swedish tradition of harmony playing as Magdalena is Swedish - though having lived in the UK for many years she is also very knowledgeable about traditional tunes from here too.

The second and third part harmonies and other accompaniment options she gives in the book offer simple accompaniment options for even the most beginner fiddler to more progressive harmonies and other techniques to make group playing fun. This is an inspiring collection for groups of friends to play or groupwork classes and is well presented with clear text and music.


The books includes a guide on creating harmonies which is very useful if you are interested in creating your own harmonies and something that is not often explained.

The e-book has an appendix with basic theory on chords, key and mode relationships providing useful background facts for putting together sets of tunes and trying out harmonising and improvising. It also has a short section with hints on performance.

Contains

Demonstration Cd for Fiddles in Harmony.

The two CD's have separate tracks of the solo melody, the harmonies and then the tune and harmonies together to help you learn them easliy.

Details

Instruments:
Fiddle, Group music
Length:
ca. 37 mins, 8 secs
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Contents

  • ----Ideas for Harmonising----
  • Drone
  • Riff
  • Simple Harmony-based Arrangements
  • Playing in 3rds
  • Independent Melodic Lines
  • Rhythmic Patterns and Effects
  • Creating a Set of Tunes
  • ----Tunes with Arrangements----
  • Drone accompaniment
  • Festmarsch (Swedish March)
  • Riff
  • Rovlåten (Swedish Long Dance)
  • Spootiskerry (Shetland Reel)
  • Simple harmony-based arrangements
  • Mairi’s Wedding (Highland Bridal Song)
  • Bonnie Tammie Scolla (Shetland Song)
  • Saddle the Pony (Irish Jig)
  • The Keel Row (Tyneside Song)
  • Blaydon Races (Northumbrian Jig)
  • John Ryan’s Polka (Irish Polka)
  • Shoe the Donkey (Irish polka)
  • Egan’s Polka (Irish Polka)
  • Iona’s Air (Northumbrian Air)
  • Fear a´ Bhata (Highland Air)
  • Denis Murphy’s Polka (Irish Polka)
  • Playing in 3rds
  • Engelska från Småland (Swedish Dance)
  • Homfidifixan (Finnish Polka)
  • Sussex Waltz (English Waltz)
  • Ringenesen (Norvegian Rheinländer)
  • Independent Melodic Lines
  • Dalaigh’s Polka (Irish Polka)
  • Waters of Tyne (Tyneside Song)
  • Bonny at Morn (Northumbrian Air)
  • Herbert the Sherbert (English Jig)
  • Rakes of Kildare (Irish Jig)
  • Sleep Soond ida Moarnin’ (Shetland Reel)
  • Drowsy Maggie (Irish Reel)
  • Rhythmic Patterns and Effects
  • King of the Fairies (Irish Hornpipe)
  • Myra’s Jig (Scottish Border Jig)
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