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|    kateh to Cathy B.    |
|    Re: Country And Bluegrass Fiddle Opinion    |
|    03 Jan 06 15:18:10    |
      From: kateh_1@charter.net              "Cathy B." wrote ...       >> You can make short strokes playing one note per stroke in the manner of a       >> pick or you can take a very long stroke with the bow and play several       >> notes       >> or an entire phrase without reversing the bow stroke.       > ...       >> That is why you don't see very many fiddle players!       >       > I've often thought that my playing many notes on one bow stroke was my       > laziness. Now I can call it a technique!              LOL.....my son's fiddle teacher goes on and on about deliberate/premeditated       bowing......apparently it's only lazy...... if you don't think about why yer       slurring..... while yer slurring.       KateH :)              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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