A fast and fun way to get in shape and stay in shape on your fiddle. Written by champion fiddler Carol Ann Wheeler, Aerobics for Fiddlers contains well-thought-out exercises dealing with dexterity, vibrato, loosening and strengthening the wrist, plus techniques such as double-stops, turn-arounds, chromatics, etc. If you are serious about improving your tunes this is for you! Aerobics for Fiddlers is a proven method for developing quality sound and great facility. The exercises are designed especially to help players improve on the skills and licks used by fiddlers, and are different from violin exercise methods. Includes access to online audio.
Contents
How to get the Most Out of Aerobics for Fiddlers
Low-Impact Aerobics for Fiddlers!
Exercise #1: Dexterity
Exercise #2: The 60-Second Bow
Exercise #3: The Triplet Exercise
Exercise #4: The Vibrato Exercise
Exercise #5: The Chromatic Exercise
Exercise #6: The Wrist Exercise
Exercise #7: Open-String Roll-Ups
Exercise #8: First-Finger Roll-Ups
Exercise #9: The Double-Stop Exercise
Exercise #10: The Turnaround
Instructions for High-Impact Aerobics
Exercise #11: The Two-String Scale
Exercise #12: The Turnaround Starting on First Finger on the G String