Fiddle Club of the World

Notation for Karen Solgard Tunes

These are Karen Solgard’s transcriptions of some of Norwegian tunes for the hardanger fiddle. Musical notation is only a guide to one way to play a tune. Use the written notes along with the recordings. If you hear something different than what is written down, good. Trust your ears. Play what you hear.

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Written music is a sketch. Sound documents are the ultimate authority.
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To hear Karen Solgard play these tunes.

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Karen Solgard will be performing at the Fiddle Club of the World’s meeting on Sunday, November 30 at the Leadway Bar & Gallery. Click here to register, or call 773.728.6000.

Filed under: Notation by Paul | November 17, 2008 | Comments (0)

Notation for Alan Jabbour tunes

These are Alan Jabbour’s transcriptions of some of the tunes he learned from Henry Reed. Musical notation is only a guide to one way to play a tune. Use the written notes along with the recordings. If you hear something different than what is written down, good. Trust your ears. Play what you hear.

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Used with permission from Learning Old-Time Fiddle Appalachian Style with Alan Jabbour.
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Written music is a sketch. Sound documents are the ultimate authority.
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To hear Alan Jabbour play these tunes.

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Alan Jabbour will be performing at the Fiddle Club of the World’s meeting on Wednesday, October 29 at Paddy O’Splaines. Click here to register, or call 773.728.6000.

Filed under: Notation by Paul | October 14, 2008 | Comments (0)

Notation for Ken Perlman tunes

These are Ken Perlman’s transcriptions of two of the tunes he learned from fiddlers on Prince Edward Island. Musical notation is only a guide to one way to play a tune. Use the written notes along with the recordings. If you hear something different than what is written down, good. Trust your ears. Play what you hear.

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Used with permission from The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island by Ken Perlman (Mel Bay Publications).
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Written music is a sketch. Sound documents are the ultimate authority.
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To hear Ken Perlman play these tunes.

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Alan Jabbour & Ken Perlman will be performing in a fiddle & banjo summit at the Fiddle Club of the World’s meeting on Wednesday, October 29 at Paddy O’Splaines. Click here to register, or call 773.728.6000.

Filed under: Notation by Paul | October 11, 2008 | Comments (0)

Notation for Paddy Jones tunes on a single page

All tunes transcribed by Paul Tyler. Musical notation is only a guide to one way to play a tune. Use the written notes along with the recordings. If you hear something different than what is written down, good. Trust your ears. Play what you hear.

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Written music is a sketch. Sound documents are the ultimate authority.
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To hear some Paddy Jones tunes.

Paddy Jones performed at the Fiddle Club of the World’s meeting on Friday, March 14 at the Leadway Bar & Gallery.

Filed under: Notation by Paul | May 5, 2008 | Comments (0)

Notation for Chirps Smith tunes

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Written music is a sketch. Sound documents are the ultimate authority.
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To hear some Chirps Smith tunes.

Also, more Chirps Smith tunes.

Chirps Smith performed at the Fiddle Club of the World’s meeting on Sunday, April 10 14 at the Leadway Bar & Gallery.

For now, the Old Town School is handling the club meetings as if they were workshops. Call 773.728.6000 to register. Cost is $12. Your name will then be entered on a list that allows entrance to the club meeting. Only those registered for the workshop will be considered members. Space is limited. Register early.

Filed under: Notation by Paul | May 5, 2008 | Comments (0)