DVD Chapter Point Index

1. Intro Chopagroove
2. What is a Groove?
3. Various Fiddle Bow Techniques
for the Chop
4. Cello Bow Techniques for the Chop
5. Chop Notation
6. The Backbeat
7. Backbeat Variations
8. The Groove in a
Longer Cycle
9. Afro or Bo Diddly
Groove
10. Triplets
11. The Backbeat in 3/4 Time
12. Chopping in 6/8 Time
13. A Cautionary Tale:
A Play in One Act
14. Chopagroove (Ska)
Broken Down and Played
15. The Downstrike Stroke
16. Chopagroove (Ska)
Second Part Played
17. Downstrike Stroke Variations
18.Cousin Joe Broken Down
19. Cousin Joe Performance
20. Moving the Bow Back and Forth
21. Caseys Triplet Chop

22. Rushads Bass Chops

23. Old Dangerfield
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24. Old Dangerfield
Performance
25. Old Dangerfield
Broken Down
26. Iguana Dawn
Broken down
27. Iguana Dawn
Performance
28. The Scuffler
Broken Down
29. The Scuffler
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30. Sweet Georgia Brown
Circle of 4ths
31.Sweet Georgia Brown
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32. Sweet Georgia Brown
Broken Down
33. Banish Misfortune
Additional Rhythm
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34. Banish Misfortune
Performance
35. Mercy, Mercy **
36. In Summary
37. Forked Deer**
Free For All!

** Music not included. Darol says Use Your Ears and Play Along!
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Some of Darols Recent Recordings:

REPUBLIC OF STRINGS, Darol Anger Fiddle Ensemble (with Rushad), Compass Records 4372
AT HOME & ON THE RANGE, Darol Anger & Mike Marshall Live, Compass Records 4333
THE FIDDLERS 4, Anger, Michael Doucet, Bruce Molsky, Rushad Eggleston, Compass Records 4334
NOW HEAR THIS, Psychograss, w/ Grier/Marshall/Trischka/Phillips, Adventure Records
LIKE MINDS, Psychograss, w/ Grier/Marshall/Trischka/Phillips, Sugar Hill 3851
DIARY OF A FIDDLER, Darol duets with many fiddlers, Compass Records 4275
BRAND NEW CAN, The Anger/Marshall Band, Compass Records 4296
JAM, The Anger/Marshall Band, Compass Records 4269
NEWGRANGE, w/ OBrien/Marshall/Aaberg/Brown/Phillips, Compass Records 4280
COMOTION, w/McCandless/Kang/Marshall, others, SCI-FI/Ryko
HERITAGE, Darol Anger & all stars, Six Degrees Records

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