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Accent Patterns On The Fiddle - Lesson

968 views · Published 21 October 2014 · 22:12 · Indexed 23 September 2026

Channel: FiddleHed · 2014 · Music

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Here is a lesson on adding accenting with the bow to create cool and interesting textures on the fiddle.

Tunes:  Arkansas Traveler, Kesh Jig
Key of D
 
00:00​Introduction
02:00  Basic pulse - eighth notes
02:43  On the beat accent - Train (four eighth notes with accent on the beat)
04:58  On the beat accent - Hoedown (long, short, short or 1/4,1/8,1/8)
06:50  On the beat accent -Triplet on the beat (accent on 1)
07:50  Arkansas Traveler example
08:00  Kesh Jig example
09:40​Offbeat accent - Hoedown
11:47  Offbeat accent - Slur 2 Separate 2 (sl2s2)
13:13  Arkansas Traveler example
14:22  Offbeat accent - Train
15:38  Arkansas Traveler example
16:40  Polyrhythm
17:42  Cross string bowing
18:12  Remove pulse and only use accent
19:05  Arkansas Traveler example
 
Some things covered:
on the beat accents:
 train
 hoedown 
 triplets
 whole pattern on each scale note
 whole pattern spread across scale
offbeat accents:
 train
 hoedown, sl2s2
 whole pattern on each scale note
 whole pattern spread across scale
polyrhythm
 without slurs
 with slurs
 try all patterns on arkansas or kesh

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Alrighty. Play every day, have fun 😀 and thanks for making music 🙏  
   
Now, go fiddle with it...

Jason 🎻

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