Playing FIDDLE BACKUP ✨ Reels in major keys

🎻 SHENANDOAH FALLS fiddle tutorial    • SHENANDOAH FALLS ✨ Old-time reel   🎻 SHENANDOAH FALLS sheet music and practice tracks   / 77746288   🎻 Get sheet music and practice tracks for a whole bunch of fiddle tunes!   / lizfaiellamusic   🎻 If you like my free fiddle videos, please consider supporting me with a contribution! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_... Outline 00:00 Welcome! 01:10 Two general tips 01:15 Tip #1: Play quieter than the melody 01:44 Tip #2: Play below the melody 02:12 FIGURE OUT THE I (ONE) NOTE/CHORD 02:17 How to figure out the I note for a given key 02:44 How to figure out what key a tune is in 04:00 A major I note/double stop 04:43 Backup option #1: Hold the I note/chord 05:20 Backup option #2: Play one note per beat on the I note/chord 06:01 Backup option #3: Play a rhythmic pattern on the I note/chord 06:51 FIGURE OUT THE IV (FOUR) AND V (FIVE) NOTES/CHORDS 07:07 How to figure out the IV and V note for a given key 07:30 A major I, IV, and V notes 07:52 A major I, IV, and V double stops 09:24 The "moods" of the I, IV, and V chords 10:11 Backup option #4: Play long tones on the I, IV, and V (and how to choose which one!) 12:06 Backup option #5: Play one note per beat on the I, IV, and V 12:47 Backup option #6: Play a rhythmic pattern on the I, IV, and V 13:25 Thanks and happy fiddling! 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).