Violinist's Guide to Scottish Fiddling
Part I Foreword................................................................................................................................................4
About this Guide....................................................................................................................................5
Part II A (Very) Brief History of Scottish Fiddling...........................................................................................6
Historical Timeline.................................................................................................................................7
Part III Before Getting Started...........................................................................................................................8
Part IV Airs and Ornaments...............................................................................................................................9
Left-Hand Ornaments..................................................................................................................10
Hammer-Ons .......................................................................................................................10
The Crunch...........................................................................................................................12
The Pull-Off ........................................................................................................................13
The Tap.................................................................................................................................14
Combination Ornaments......................................................................................................15
Phrasing........................................................................................................................................20
Part V Marches................................................................................................................................................23
Additional Ornaments: Unison and Turn.....................................................................................24
Part VI Dance Music........................................................................................................................................27
Jigs...............................................................................................................................................27
Reels.............................................................................................................................................30
Bowings...............................................................................................................................31
The Birl................................................................................................................................37
Strathspeys...................................................................................................................................40
West Highland......................................................................................................................40
Northeast .............................................................................................................................42
16th-Note Runs ...................................................................................................................43
Triplets.................................................................................................................................45
The Up-Driven Bow.............................................................................................................47
Part VII Answer Section....................................................................................................................................49
Part VIII Full Tunes from Excerpts That Are Not Included in the Text ............................................................58
Part IX Appendix A Additional Listening.....................................................................................................60
Appendix B Suggested Music Resources.........................................................................................61
Appendix C Map of ScotlandThe Regions and Regional Fiddle Styles.......................................62
Part X Tune Index...........................................................................................................................................63
Topical Index........................................................................................................................................64
Part XI About the Author..................................................................................................................................65