How to apply open strings "drones" to fiddle tunes

A practical trick to improve your fiddle performance

In this video, Lora tells you how to apply open strings, so called "drones", for an impressive, engaging fiddle performance.

Released on June 5, 2013

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Angela on April 3, 2015 @4:50 pm PST

Great help! Thanks a lot

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Lora * VSM MEMBER * on April 3, 2015 @5:37 pm PST

Thanks for watching, Angela! Happy fiddling!

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Gail White * VSM MEMBER * on July 26, 2013 @5:03 pm PST

Can the mp3 files be downloaded to an external hard drive for saving?
What is the difference between mp3 and midi files?

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Fabrizio Ferrari - moderator, on July 28, 2013 @4:45 pm PST

Hi Gail and thank you for your comment.

If you are inquiring about the Mp3 files we offer together with our digital sheet music on this site, yes, they can be downloaded. You can try with our free titles from the following page:

http://www.virtualsheetmusic.com/free.html


The difference between Mp3 and MIDI files is that whereas the first are real audio recordings, the latter include just "notes" that must be played by your computer through a MIDI program which reads the notes and plays the corresponding sounds. MIDI files best features are the ability to change the playback tempo, transpose the music and change the played instrument in a easy way.

Please, let me know if you have more questions. Thank you again.

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Gail White * VSM MEMBER * on July 28, 2013 @7:30 pm PST

Thank you for your quick reply. I've down loaded the Mp3 files and have been "trying" to play along with the fiddle music I downloaded, but I don't play as fast as Lola does. Is there a way to slow down the track just a little. Thanks in advance. BTW I have Google Chrome on my computers so Scorce doesn't work for us.

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Fabrizio Ferrari - moderator, on July 29, 2013 @7:34 am PST

You are very welcome!

Have you tried the "slower" Mp3 accompaniment files? Those are 20% slower than the actual speed files. Of those are still too fast, you may want to download the MIDI files instead and play them with a MIDI player in order to slow down the tempo as you like. With MIDI files you can easily mute the violin part and let the computer play the piano part only.

As for Scorch, I am sorry, I know that it doesn't work on Chrome (despite a new compatible version should come out soon!). I would advise to use Internet Explorer temporarily to enjoy Scorch files that are great for study purposes.

Please, let me know if you need further help, I will be happy to assist you again.

Thanks!

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Richard * VSM MEMBER * on June 7, 2013 @7:35 am PST

What Improvement with Golden Slippers!

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Lora - host, on June 7, 2013 @7:31 pm PST

Yes, the smallest little thing, like drones, can transform the song!

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