using books category page template
Canadian Fiddle Styles
Purchase
About the book
The American Fiddle Method : Canadian Fiddle Styles (2008) Expert fiddlers Brian Wicklund and Canadian fiddle master April Verch teamed up to delve into the dynamic world of Canadian fiddling. This intermediate-level book explores Canada’s rich fiddle traditions including Old Time Canadian, French Canadian, Cape Breton and Métis. More than just a collection of great tunes, this book demystifies common ornaments and bowing patterns used in Canadian fiddling. The authors teach the simple melody to reels, jigs, hornpipes, waltzes, schottisches, airs and strathspeys, and demonstrate how to create variations using the skills in the book. A great play-along CD is included.
Originals
Purchase
About the book
(2005)This book contains sheet music for 27 of April’s compositions, many of which you will be familiar with from her five recordings, and some you may have only heard live, or never before! Each tune is notated with bow markings, ornamentation and chords for accompanists. There is also an introduction by April with detailed suggestions for using the book and for learning fiddle tunes in general, as well as some special pictures of April and many of the people she wrote tunes for.