How to play THE MERRY BLACKSMITH ✨ Traditional Irish reel ✨ Fiddle tutorial

🎻 THE MERRY BLACKSMITH sheet music & practice tracks   / 103285354  
🎻 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 The tune!
01:28 Welcome!
01:51 Key signature: D major
02:32 Time signature: 4/4, 2/2 or 2/4!
03:04 Learn the tune!
03:32 Learn the A part
05:57 Play the A part
07:04 Learn the B part
09:28 Play the B part
10:36 Play the whole tune!
11:54 Learn the variation
12:19 Learn the A part variation: double stop, melodic variation, and stop
15:21 Play the A part variation
16:27 Learn the B part variation: melodic variation
17:41 Play the B part variation
18:41 Play the whole variation!
19:54 Thanks and happy fiddling!

✨ Played by Liz Faiella on fiddle and Dan Faiella on guitar ✨

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).

Happy fiddling, friends!