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V.com weekend vote: Have you ever played your violin in a talent show?

November 18, 2011 at 4:45 PM

Have you ever played your violin in a talent show?

This young man has, and is this cool or what? He used Adam DeGraff's violin version of "Stairway to Heaven" as a starting point. Since the music has not been printed, he must have learned it by ear to play in his high school's talent show:

A gentleman on Facebook identified him for me, "That's Peter, a high school sophomore in Carmel, Calif. He has Violinist.com as his browser home page... and heard this arrangement of Stairway on the Dueling Fiddlers 'Rock Violin' album, thanks to that album being mentioned as a Violinist.com favorite for 2010! He's active in the chamber music program of the local Youth Orchestra , and also plays in the Carmel Strings, a semipro gigging quartet."

So I can answer "yes," that some years ago I did play in my school's talent show. I did not quite get this reception! Kudos to Peter, for giving such a nice live performance and developing versatility in his playing.

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I have never wanted to learn stairway before today.
Right? Who needs it on the guitar when it can be like that on the violin? Adam DeGraff, write this great arrangement down, please. :)
sounds much better on guitar still ;)
I want a transcription for viola!!!
So, since Peter posted his video, I've had a lot of requests for the sheets. I never really wrote any of it down, but I'm doing so now. Should be done in a few days. If y'all would be so kind as to "Like" us on Facebook, I'll be sure to make an announcement when the music is ready.

Cheers,

Adam
https://www.facebook.com/duelingfiddlers
www.TheDuelingFiddlers.com

All I can say is WOW!!!! That boy is GREAT!!
Haha Emily. Jsut about the most overplaid ever. Bjut I agree the fiddle makes it fresh
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So great! There was a recent thread asking "what inspires you", and for me, things like this does. Actually a kind of "inspired/intimidated" thing.
I know some sheet music is being prepared, but the guitar chords are all over the internet, and I am trying to figure it out from them. One thing to envy guitar players for, just knowing all those chords without thinking. I so love that the violin is more prominent in all kinds of music!
Adam, you rock!