Fiddle teachers have recommended Craig Duncan's Deluxe
Fiddling Method as an excellent basic text; using this book alone,
students have been brought to state competition level. Topics include:
Holding the Fiddle, Holding the Bow, Using the Bow, Endings, Double Stops,
Swing Style, and Cross Shuffle. Forty-nine great fiddle solos are presented
in the keys of A, D, G, and C, including: Cripple Creek, Old Joe Clark,
Devil's Dream, Arkansas Traveler, Golden Slippers, Turkey in the Straw, Irish
Washerwoman, Flowers of Edinburgh, Tennessee Wagoner, Back Up and Push, Fire
on the Mountain, Champagne Polka, and Cacklin' Hen. 104 pp. |