Craig Judelman - Fiddle Position and the Left Hand

In this video Craig Judelman ventures into the seemingly muddy waters of how to hold the fiddle in oldtime and what to pay attention to in the left hand. Craig has given a lot of thought to these issues of technique as it applies specifically to fiddling through his own performance career and as a teacher. Ultimately, Craig doesn't give a single prescription, but a range of options and encouragement to build greater awareness of how different choices effect sound and ease of playability.

00:11 Introduction
00:57 How to hold the fiddle
03:45 How to position the left hand on the neck
07:25 How to position your left hand thumb
08:55 Straight wrist or flat wrist?
09:58 More on how to hold the fiddle

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