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Debbie Hill

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I’ve been working on vibrato, bowing patterns, reviewing and improving tunes and learning a few new ones. Spotted Pony,Flop Eared Mule,Double File,Irish Rover, Liberty, Jenny Lynn,Magpie, and harmonies to Whiskey Before Breakfast and Irish Rover. View
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    jason kleinberg wrote a new post 3 years, 1 month ago

    Get Good At Getting Good: Fiddle Practice Tips  Are you struggling to improve your fiddle skills? If you’re always frustrated during practice, you might be training yourself to be frustrated […]

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      Katrina Best replied 2 years, 11 months ago

      Great advice!

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        Jocelyn Martens replied 2 years, 10 months ago

        Agreed!

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    jason kleinberg started the topic Open Practice Session May 4 2023 in the forum Share Your Practice 3 years, 1 month ago

    Here’s a short summary of what I practiced during the OPS:

    Here’s an outline of what I practiced:
    – [[Practice tip]]: Vary the volume
    – Warming with something easier: old-time tunes I just learned. Still not totally memorized.
    – [[Rochester Scottische]]
    – working out a way to play it that…[Read more]

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    Patty replied to the topic Shenandoah Falls in the forum Student Videos 3 years, 1 month ago

    Owen, that is so lovely!!! Well done… makes me remember a trip we took through the Shenandoah Valley years ago. Loved it!

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    cynhrossi replied to the topic Shenandoah Falls in the forum Student Videos 3 years, 1 month ago

    Thanks, Owen! What a nice tune! And your fiddle sounded great! I especially liked the B part!

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    Owen started the topic Shenandoah Falls in the forum Student Videos 3 years, 1 month ago

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    Owen replied to the topic Lindesfarne by Matt Seattle in the forum Student Videos 3 years, 1 month ago

    Very cool and enjoyable!

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    jason kleinberg wrote a new post 3 years, 1 month ago

    How To Enjoy Practicing Violin Overview Practice does not have to suck. Shift your mindset. Give yourself permission to enjoy it. What can you change so that it’s fun? What […]

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      jason kleinberg replied 3 years, 1 month ago

      This is great to hear Pete. I talk a lot about Deliberate Practice, but there’s a lot of value in balancing DropBox with exploration and fun 💃🏻

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      jason kleinberg replied 3 years, 1 month ago

      Glad to hear this resonated with you. It’s something I’ve also been working on. Finding a good balance between focus and wandering.

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      jason kleinberg replied 3 years, 1 month ago

      Yes! “You’re a musician if you play every day.” I say it a lot…but it’s useful.

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    jason kleinberg replied to the topic Beat and Drone Central together in the forum Share Your Practice 3 years, 1 month ago

    Nice! You made your own homemade practice machine…

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    jason kleinberg started the topic How's it going with chord backup? in the forum Share Your Practice 3 years, 1 month ago

    What’s challenging? What’s going well?

    If you’re serious about learning chord backup, then be sure to take the last Chord Backup Workshop I gave. In it I suggested you learn just three chords and then practice chord backup on 10-20 songs. Doing that prepares you to understand theory.

    Next month we’ll do another workshop on chord backup on April…[Read more]

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    jason kleinberg replied to the topic Are there any bad habits you want to break? in the forum Share Your Practice 3 years, 1 month ago

    You’re on the right track, just by being aware of it.

    And that analytical part of you is good. Just tell it to take a step back once in awhile so you can play. Then allow it to step forward and help you improve.

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    jason kleinberg replied to the topic Are there any bad habits you want to break? in the forum Share Your Practice 3 years, 1 month ago

    That’s great. You just reminded me to breathe too…thanks

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    jason kleinberg replied to the topic Are there any bad habits you want to break? in the forum Share Your Practice 3 years, 1 month ago

    Sounds like a similar issue to Patty above…

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    jason kleinberg replied to the topic Are there any bad habits you want to break? in the forum Share Your Practice 3 years, 1 month ago

    Good goals. It’s something I still work on too.

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    cynhrossi replied to the topic Are there any bad habits you want to break? in the forum Share Your Practice 3 years, 1 month ago

    I’m constantly trying to correct my posture while playing. I “crunch” my neck and then find myself hurting. Then my fiddle “tips” in my hands and under my chin. Harder to remember to correct posture when I’m in the zone!

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    Patty replied to the topic Are there any bad habits you want to break? in the forum Share Your Practice 3 years, 1 month ago

    Clenching the strings when I try to learn something new…which of course, makes it harder!!! Focusing on playing more relaxed…

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    Owen replied to the topic Carpenter bee in c sharp in the forum Student Videos 3 years, 1 month ago

    Debbie I have so many of those on the wooden walkway from my front door and they dive bomb me for disturbing their nesting time.

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    jason kleinberg started the topic Are there any bad habits you want to break? in the forum Share Your Practice 3 years, 1 month ago

    I’ve had this bad habit of raising my first finger in the air when I play fourth finger (pinky). I had a good teacher as a kid named Mrs. Osborn who tried to break the habit without breaking my love of music. I still do this. I don’t think it held me back too much. But now I want to try to re-train my hand. Let’s see if this old dog can learn a…[Read more]

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    jason kleinberg replied to the topic Me and Sam Hain in the forum Student Videos 3 years, 1 month ago

    That’s a nice scene 🎻

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    jason kleinberg replied to the topic Lindesfarne by Matt Seattle in the forum Student Videos 3 years, 1 month ago

    So great that you did this. I also want to know how. I’m sure lots of other people want to do the same thing!

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    jason kleinberg wrote a new post 3 years, 1 month ago

    Fiddling With Micro-Motions   Overview By putting movement at the forefront of your practice, you’ll unlock new levels of understanding, and your music will truly come to […]

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      jason kleinberg replied 3 years, 1 month ago

      This lesson was long overdue for FiddleHed. Simply learning to focus on individual motions can 10x your playing quickly. It also can be fun and physically enjoyable.

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      Rosalie Werback replied 1 year, 10 months ago

      Great! I’ve been learning tunes by playing them over and over again trying to build up “speed” and wondering why I’m getting worn out and frustrated—I will take heed with what you stated here. Thanks, r.

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      Wanda Grooms replied 9 months, 1 week ago

      Thank you Jason for the info on Miro Motions practice it has influence me help with me with My. Lessons of. Motions help me to Listening better Pay attention of what I’m hearing Relaxing more Picking up little by little Grateful thankful Of Learning to play clean an getting the right Tunes In my head ❤️🤗

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      Vicki Mount replied 8 months, 1 week ago

      Yes!!! Breathing into the sound is where I’m able to start sounding good. I’m very physical in my playing… I love to sway and walk while fiddling. If you’ve seen Mozart in the Jungle, the woman in that show is very inspiring!

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