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In this two part Masterclass, Craig Eastman teaches us one of his favorite fiddle tunes “28th of January.”
This is accessible to players of many levels!

Part 1:
Learn the basic melody and phrasing of the fiddle tune "28th of January"
-A Dorian Scale
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Part 2:
Dive deeper into embellishments:
-Improvisation techniques
-Slides and Double stops
-Underlying theory

Class materials:

28th_of_january_craig_notation.pdf
File Size:	115 kb
File Type:	pdf

Download File

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About Craig Eastman: Craig is a multi-instrumentalist who grew up in Western Mass playing fiddle, winning the New England “Trick and Fancy” Fiddle Championship before an audience of 60,000 when he was thirteen.
Craig now is based in Los Angeles where he records, composes, and produces music in many styles.   He has worked with artists from Elton John, Hans Zimmer, Willie Nelson, Steve Martin, Ray Charles.  His compositions and playing can be heard on film scores including Pirates of the Caribbean, Black Hawk Down, Rango, Broke Back Mountain, and many others.
Craig is a longtime friend of Stamell Strings, where he purchased his favorite Cornelissen Violin, and Hill bow, as well as performing for shop concerts, and master classes.  Craig's signature “bow hair loss” playing technique has kept the Stamell re-hair department on stand-by-alert every March for years.

Like Craig on Facebook for music updates: www.facebook.com/Craig-Eastman-Music-102294911504515

Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=craig+eastman+music

Website: www.craigeastman.com

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Like Craig on Facebook for music updates: 
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Youtube channel: 
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=craig+eastman+music

Website:
www.craigeastman.com

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