Ringing Strings on the Fiddle - Tutorial by Patsy Reid

Here is a tutorial all about ringing strings on the fiddle. This technique is associated a lot with Shetland fiddling but is used a lot in Old Time and Scandinavian fiddle styles too. Here, we'll look at the tune Da Scallowa Lasses. It's a lesser played but great Shetland reel, I think! Apart from repertoire, the techniques in this video further develop your precise bow control and thinking about how you want the melody to come across as there are musical choices to be made. This is a rare release from my Patreon channel, check out   / patsyreid   for more up to date content and to download the accompanying sheet-music. 00:00 01:40 Play the 'A Dorian scale, single stringed 03:16 Sing scale with AE drone 03:44 Add finger movement on the wood 04:23 Key moments to concentrate 05:08 Have another go! 05:47 Scale with ringing strings!! 07:04 A great workout for your intonation 08:08 Play 'A part' of Tune 09:46 Bar 1 with ringings strings 11:53 Pivotal crossing moment!!! 15:13 Try the first line 15:50 Very subtle bow axis changes 16:09 Have another shot! 17:22 Play faster reading just melody and just let go! 17:58 Musically, some strings don’t work in certain keys 19:36 Combining double stops