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Gobby-O Fiddle Music Demonstration
How to Play the A-Part First Element of the Gobby-O Fiddle Jig
How to Play the A Part Second Element of the Gobby-O Fiddle Jig
How to Play the A Part Third Element of the Gobby-O Fiddle Jig
How to Play the A Part of the Gobby-O Fiddle Jig
How to Play the B Part First Element of the Gobby-O Jig
How to Play the B Part Second Element of the Gobby-O Jig
How to Play the B Part Third Element of the Gobby-O Jig
How to Play the B Part of the Gobby-O Jig
How to Play the Gobby-O at Half Speed
Bowing Pattern Variation for the Gobby-O Jig
How to Create a Lilt in the Gobby-O Bowing Pattern
How to Use Single Stroke Bowing to Create the Jig Lilt with a Violin
Slurring Across the Bar Line Bowing Effect
How to Incorporate All Bowing Patterns Spontaneously
Summary: Learn how to create the slurring across the bar line bowing effect on fiddle with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
David Kaynor has over 30 years of fiddle playing experience. He currently teaches and plays the fiddle in the Connecticut River Valley. He can be often found calling music and playing...read more
" Hi! I’m David Kaynor for expertvillage.com. I’m exploring the bowing options for the Old British Isles jig the Gobby-O. And I’ve already presented several including the down for two 8th notes, up for one 8th note, down for the next two and up to the last. This presupposes that the first down bow is going to begin on the first 8th note of the measure. Well it could. In some parts of the tune, it actually adds a very interesting effect if you start the down bow on the last 8th note of the measure, and then you have the effect a lot of the fiddlers refer to as slurring across the bar line. And this has a very neat, potentially, has a very neat effect on the experience of the rhythm. So here it is: the Gobby-O with some slurring across the bar line…"
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