Aerobics for Fiddlers
Violin - Sheet Music

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Fiddle - Intermediate

SKU: MB.95166M

Composed by Carol Ann Wheeler. Saddle-stitched, Celtic / Irish, Bluegrass, Technique, Theory and Reference, Country, World. Style. Book and online audio. 40 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #95166M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.95166M).

ISBN 9780786687671. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

A fast and fun way to get in shape and stay in shape on your fiddle. Written by champion fiddler Carol Ann Wheeler, Aerobics for Fiddlers contains well-thought-out exercises dealing with dexterity, vibrato, loosening and strengthening the wrist, plus techniques such as double-stops, turn-arounds, chromatics, etc. If you are serious about improving your tunes this is for you. Aerobics for Fiddlers is a proven method for developing quality sound and great facility. The exercises are designed especially to help players improve on the skills and licks used by fiddlers, and are different from violin exercise methods. Includes access to online audio.

  • About the Author
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • How to Get the Most Out of This Book
  • Side 1: Aerobics for Fiddlers!
  • Exercise #1: Dexterity
  • Exercise #2: The 60-second bow
  • Exercise #3: The Triplet Exercise
  • Exercise #4: The Vibrato Exercise
  • Exercise #5: The Chromatic Exercise
  • Exercise #6: The Wrist Exercise
  • Exercise #7: Open-String "Roll-Ups"
  • Exercise #8: First-Finger Roll-Ups
  • Exercise #9: The Double-Stop Exercise
  • Exercise #10: The "Turnaround"
  • Instructions for side 2 (High-Impact Aerobics)
  • Exercise #11: The Two-String Scale
  • Exercise #12: The Turnaround Starting on First Finger on the G String