Blucy

Excellent lesson because small loops (or micro-practices) let me focus on better intonation and more efficient fingerings. Btw, I was going to bookmark and start using Tuning Exercises, but the link above just took me to what seems to be an unmaintained page.

Usually, I am not a fan of looping, but I have enjoyed using your different practice sessions. Indeed once I get into a groove, I feel like I am just making music and fiddling away. Thank you for this breakdown @Jason!

Having a great time with this. I made a list of the tunes from module 1.1 to here and I don’t remember even learning “I’ll Fly Away” in a previous lesson. Egads! There’re 40 tunes counting this module. All the best, ro.

Just starting, very happy to have found your lessons. I love bagpipes with fiddle. There is a bagpipe app and I thought it was so cool. What’s even more exciting is that you offer DRONES!! I am giddy that the drones play as I tune up and practice. Such an incentive and the Two Minute Rule goes along with so many tasks adults have to drudge thru daily. Two Minute Dishwasher unload, lol.

Hey Kayla,

Thanks for saying that! Messages like this keep me going…

Omg — this is ME! I love music so much that I always want to play tunes that are way beyond my ability!!! Thank you for the reminder and the encouragement. PS – It was a challenge for me play Oh Susanna that fast… but I finally got it 🙂

Jason — Thanks so much! This is what I’ve been looking for, and it’s working!! I WANT to enjoy each practice and I also WANT to sound better NOW. These workable ideas are already helping me improve. A gazillion bazillion thanks!

I bought my first violin about 6 0r 7years ago and watched a few of your lessons on my phone. I was still working full time then and didn’t continue. I”m now semi-retired. I only work 4 1/2 days per week so I now have time for my fiddle!. This letter has really encouraged me. “Assume you will get better” was the best thing I’ve read. But I am still struggling to organize my practice. I have become addicted to my fiddle and can get very grumpy if I don’t get me fiddle time. Thanks for all you work making learning this beautiful instrument fun; difficult but fun!
Cherry

As an intermediate beginner with 15 years of self-taught fiddling, I am working through your beginner’s series and starting to rekindle the fire. New methods of practice. I can play all these tunes if not by ear but find myself struggling with some of the adaptation (Hoe down eek). This is helping. Started a journal (a tip from your office hours yesterday). hope to keep this up. Thanks, Jason

This is great advice! I have a friend who always want me to play songs way to difficult. When I do I sound terrible and then get discouraged. This course has been wonderful for me. Thanks Jason & Jocelyn

What a great article. Just what I needed to not sell all my violins! I will just enjoy playing fiddle tunes to my best ability, probably much slower that how others play, but at 71 (and playing for only 6 years) I am going to just enjoy the music I can make. I so enjoy fiddlehed, Jason. You make the songs fun to play.

I was here. Thanks, ro.