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Playing an online duet with Jong Madaliday

Super fun to play some back up fiddle with this amazing singer named @jongmadaliday from the Philippines who I found on TikTok 😻. I’m kind of a noob at this, so still totally amazed that with a little bit of effort I was able to collaborate with somebody on the other side of the planet. … Continued

Should I get my bow re-haired?

Have you been playing for a while and noticed that the hair on your bow has a case of “bed head” and isn’t quite falling into line anymore? Or maybe a bow was gifted to you, but the hair has more gaps than strands. It’s time to get it rehaired! Getting new hair on a … Continued

Fun with the FiddleHed Network

I just re-organize the main menu, and added some tabs for the FiddleHed community. Watch this short video for more detail. You can now post audio, images and text directly to this feed. If you’d like to post video, first post video to YouTube and then post a link. Here’s a tutorial on that How … Continued

Mix Up Your Music Practice With Interleaving

Interleaving is alternating between different skills as you practice. Instead of pounding away at a difficult scale for an entire session, a difficult bowing in another session, and then a hard tune in still another session, alternate between each skill multiple times in a single session. If you find you’re getting extremely frustrated doing … Continued

This week’s Fiddlosophy: Carol Of The Bells

Here’s a version of Carol Of The Bells. Thanks for reading, and thanks for making music…

This week’s Fiddlosophy: Rolling Waves – basic and variation performance

Here’s a short performance of Rolling Waves – basic and variation performance. Thanks for reading, and thanks for making music…

This week’s Fiddlosophy: Mary Had A Little Lamb – Fiddle Raga

Here’s a short performance of Mary Had A Little Lamb – Fiddle Raga. Thanks for reading, and thanks for making music…

How to change the speed of a video

Did you know that you can change the speed of videos? Here’s how. Hover the cursor over the settings wheel. You’ll see a popup window. Click Playback speed. You can choose a pre-set speed. I recommend starting with 0.75 for learning parts of fiddle tunes. By clicking custom in the top right corner, … Continued

Bile ’em Down The Orange Blossom Special

Taking a practice break to mess around with adding the Orange Blossom special to an old-time tune called Bile ‘em Cabbage Down (translation: Please boil the cabbage 🥬 ). Here’s a lesson on the basic OBS pattern. You can be endlessly creative with simple melodies. Keep returning to them to learn and practice new things. They … Continued

This week’s Fiddlosophy: Mary Had A Little Lamb – Five Fiddle Variation Performance

Here’s a short performance of Mary Had A Little Lamb – Five Fiddle Variation Performance. Thanks for reading, and thanks for making music…