Old-time Tunes

Fiddling with life and learning with the occasional dad joke thrown in...  

 

What I’m Practicing Now: October 2021

Hey folks, It’s day 11 of the Fall Practice Challenge 2021! Fiddlers around the world are playing every day for two weeks straight. We help each other by coming together in live zoom meetups. Here’s a summary of stuff I’ve been practicing Technique: –Fifths double stops –A and D pentatonic scales with slur patterns –Slur … Continued

Fingerprinting practice with old-time tunes

I’ve been learning old-time tunes from the new album Long Violent History by Tyler Childers. I use a technique called Fingerprinting to help me remember what I’ve learned. The basic process: Say the name of the tune. Play the first little bit. At the end of a session, do this for all tunes you practiced.   View … Continued

Sawmill Tuning Questions

How do you know the correct note in sawmill tuning? A FiddleHed named Lizzy wrote in asking, “How do you know when you have the correct sound/note for sawmill tuning? I usually use a guitar tuner for tuning.” Thanks for that question. You can still use your electronic tuner. All notes on the A and … Continued