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Overview  If you sing what you play you’ll become a better musician every day. We’ll use this powerful (and fun) strategy to practice Leave Her Johnny, Leave Her. Overview  If you sing what you play you’ll become a better musician every day. Learning Steps  Here’s how you do it  Sing the first word of this song, … Continued

Overview  In this micro-lesson you’ll learn how to add the Tresillo Rhythm (3+3+2) to Fire On The Mountain. Learning Steps  Start by clapping or chanting the rhythm Then play it on a single string Slowly play it on A Major scale: A0-1-2-3-E0-1-2-3  Then add this bowing pattern: Slur Three-Slur Three-Separate 2.  Add Accents. Slowly play … Continued

Overview Learn this great song in a super short lesson 🤓 Verse 1st line: (D0-0)-G0-2-D0-0-3-2 | D1-0-G2-G0 2nd line: G1-1-1-0-2-D0-0 3rd line: (D0-0)-1-1-0-G2-3-D0-G2 4th line: (G0-1)-2-D0-0-G0-1-0 Chorus 1st line: G1-1-1-0-2-D0-0 2nd line: D3-2-1-1-1-0-G2-D0 3rd line: (D0-0)-1-1-0-G2-3-D0-G2 4th line: (G0-1)-G2-D0-0-G0-1-0   Further learning Leave Her Johnny, Leave Her / This is a deep dive workshop. You’ll … Continued

 Overview If you want to play a song faster, start by speeding up a small chunk. We’ll practice with a key riff from “The Devil Went Down To Georgia.” Learning Steps In the video I’m speeding up by 10 bpm each repetition. However I recommend more like 3-5 bpm for students. You want to … Continued

Overview In this journey you’ll add variation and expression to “When The Saints Go Marching In.” Main takeaways Practice adding variation to single notes and scales before trying on songs. Add a single variation or expression idea to one Chunk of the song. Alternate between the basic and variation versions. Approach learning with an improvisational … Continued

What the heck is Mixolydian Scale?!?! Play an A Major And lower the seventh step. Sounds cool, right? Mixolydian scales are built on the fifth step of a major scale. So now Play D Major: D Major Scale: D0-1-2-3-A0-1-2-3 | A3Then play the exact same notes but instead of starting on open D Start on … Continued

Here’s a fun way to practice fiddle tunes like Swallowtail Jig Play the first Chunk of the melody Then Play the chords. Eventually Play the melody with double stop chord accents. Once you can do each of those things on their own, do it in a continuous Loop. Add to Current Tabs bookmarks    Further … Continued