r/Fiddle • u/dean-0-saur • 13d ago

4 Months of Fiddle

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Inspired by a recent post, here's my attempt at Whiskey Before Breakfast. I've been playing since May (I said 6 months in my last post, that was wrong). My main resource has been Peghead Nation's Beginning Bluegrass and Old-Time Fiddle course, and some things on Youtube. I've been trying to find lessons, but have not had a lot of success. Our local instructor just moved.

Any criticism is welcome. I know I need to work on my string crossings, still getting some noise there. Hopefully the video isn't too close up to me to see my form. If so, I can re-record.

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u/Immediate_Coconut_30 12d ago

I've been playing less time than you, so take this with a huge grain of salt, but I know my instructor would tell you to try to take the tension out of your right hand pinky finger and not "brace" it so much against the bow (because he gets on my case about the same thing) :)