5yo Celtic Fiddle Player Cincinnati Hornpipe

[lydz00]

how cute i play the violin

[deathlord236]

she is a gun at moving her fingers lol she would rock at guitar hero lol

[wullieready]

Im Scottish. this wee girl has Class. she is going tae be great. well done. keep it up

[joannegomesc]

wow :D

[sybsn]

shes going to be great when she gets older! keep up the good work!

[musikgirl1]

What a great job! Keep playing and loving your fiddle. :)

[hpburman]

The original Irish name of this tune is Cork Hornpipe

[jleeproductions]

She's so cute :) Good job!

[CaptainDuke71]

yes she is a star

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[concertmaster100]

ok?????????????

[HYPOSTRIPE]

GREAT FINGERWORK

[juniorpromotions]

Go Girl! That's great! I'll be watching for you. Thanks

Jerry

[inlandcoast]

Wow - that's awesome. Good job!

[AussieMatt336]

Hahaha omg.. she is sooo good... and she doesnt even need to look where her fingers are... wow

[OMGHarryPotter]

i thought this song was called "harvest home"..i guess there are lots of different names...

[ptmom343]

Yes, we call it by both names. I have heard it called something else as well but can't recall what that was.

[susiakasinead]

Wow, she is doing great. She certainly will be something when she gets older!

[toms1234toms]

Good job!

Do you really call this "Cincinatti Hornpipe"? I only know it as "Cork Hornpipe".

[ptmom343]

We call it the Cincinnatti Hornpipe or Harvest Home.

[jkvideo42]

Sorry - typo - she's gripping the bow in a "pretty good" spot. Suzuki might not like the "shortening" up of the bow - but look at some of the other Celtic fiddlers on Youtube - it is legit. Just saw the Kevin Burke appearance - and the 3-kids playing on stage - wow again. Thank you for posting these videos - you've got a great celtic band there !! Best wishes.

[ptmom343]

Thank you for watching and for your comments. Her Suzuki teacher would not like any change in her bow hold. :-)

[jkvideo42]

One more thought .. you've probably covered this .. sometimes (smaller) players shorten-up on their bow grip - gives them better control (apparently). She's using a pretty spot to hold the bow - moving up a couple of inches is legit from a celtic fiddle perspective - some players, that's how they play.

[jkvideo42]

This tune is also called "Harvest Home". But you knew that. Its an intermediate tune - so this youngster is doing great !

[ptmom343]

I do know the other name but have no idea about the level of a tune. I am new to violin and fiddling.

[jkvideo42]

Hope she has a good teacher to move her along - she's doing great ! Q's & ideas: Is the fiddle abit too small ? Try to keep the strings level with the ground. Try to bow 1/2-way between the bridge and the fingerboard. Maybe more rosin on the bow (10 strokes of rosin before each session). Clean the strings after each session too. Think about slowing down this piece abit & focusing on hitting the notes. Also - some of the runs in this piece can be slurred. Overall: Excellent !!! Keep going !!

[ptmom343]

Her violin was a bit small when this was taped. She got a bigger violin about a month after this. She is doing much better with her slurring now (this was about 6 months ago) and also playing with better bow control. I am getting better at giving her the right amount of rosin. LOL

[jkvideo42]

Wow - that was so great ! Keep it up.

Some thoughts: try to keep the fiddle up so the strings are level with the ground - no higher, no lower.

Intonation is pretty good. Something's up with the sound of the bow - maybe missing rosin. Some of the runs up & down in this piece can be slurred - so they're easier to play. Maybe try slowing it down abit for easier playing too. Fiddle might be abit too small - her hand is really wrapping around it. Excellent overall - keep it up !!

[bratmaster]

Wow!!! that was awesome! (cute pj's, too!)

[wanimusician]

that was awesome!!! It's great...love it...

[greybeardd]

not an easy tune! well done!

[TheBachands]

Yeah! fantastic!

[Mulhall1989]

thats so awesome. Good on you!!!

[W0bbl344]

i started at that age, NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER...

[jkr006]

My dear precious Haley I am blown away with this one!!!! All of the cousing at Appalachian state are showing your videos off to their friends!! You are becoming quite popular!! Love, (Aunt Kimberly)

[schoenesmaedchen]

wow omg. this is incredible! she's only 5 and can play that??? I'm almost 21 and i can barely play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

[alley3832]

Wow! Adorable! Hailey, you keep up the good work, sweetie!

alley3832 (Miss Karen)

[silverhair41]

I think this is great, but Aunt Carol loves you anyway.

[ptmom343]

Haley loves Aunt Carol, too. Thanks for watching me.