FiddleHed | Ear_eim | Friends Activity https://fiddlehed.com/members/ear_eim_ear_eim/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Ear_eim's friends. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:51:03 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 f07a190a3e643124ed380202b744949c Tom replied to the topic Faded Love in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/faded-love-2/#post-69724 Tue, 28 Nov 2023 03:52:34 -0800 Great Job! Our group of 3 has talked about a video collaboration in the past, but it never happened. Maybe this is the prod that we need to get going.

]]> 0 651a64f6e3da9a4b3dbbdfbc7a7b18fe Tom replied to the topic Call and Response in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/call-and-response-2/#post-69571 Fri, 17 Nov 2023 22:54:05 -0800 Thanks Jocelyn! I had totally forgotten about this one.

]]> 0 1f41899542c39b5da65991e11d5f003f cbFidHed2020 joined the group Dulcimer players https://fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/20904/ Mon, 03 Jul 2023 19:54:02 -0700 0 aa0297980d410d58dff3b611226a8bac Tom replied to the topic A Tune For Lewis - Feedback Video in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/a-tune-for-lewis-feedback-video/#post-61185 Fri, 04 Nov 2022 20:58:30 -0700 So I did. I wasn’t aware who might have been there that day, but I’m glad someone picked it up. Your versions sounds really good already.

I think it’s a relatively easy tune to learn and it is beautiful. It has become one of my go-to tunes to start a practice session and if anyone is willing to listen!

]]> 0 6bd55bc82fb4040464313bb506ed86cb Tom replied to the topic A Tune For Lewis - Feedback Video in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/a-tune-for-lewis-feedback-video/#post-61180 Fri, 04 Nov 2022 17:00:55 -0700 Thanks for sharing that, Kevin! I discovered the same tune and its sad back story earlier this year, and since i cound not find any sheet music online, I had to figure it out by ear and learn it that way; likely same as you?

Eventually, I reached out to Kirstie Mclanaghan over facebook to thank her for writing it. She was happy to hear someone…[Read more]

]]> 0 addcf7295f66318b63218e6615b96efd cbFidHed2020 posted a new activity comment https://fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/17300/#acomment-17311 Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:39:43 -0700
Hi Skittunes,

Just in case you’re not aware of it, Jason does record and post all of the group lessons and office hours for us to watch later. You can catch Whiskey Before Breakfast on reruns! 😊🎻

    In reply to - Skttunes posted an update Got up early. Got a good 30 minute practice in. Focused on small gains. And slowing down. Plan on starting a musical. Journal today .Hoping to get another half hour practice in this evening. Wish I could have attended the zoom event. Whiskey before breakfest Is one of my faves! Dang ,daytime job hours conflicted. 😪 ]]>         5c2aeaa68c7c0624d9b20b643ad2e60b Tom replied to the topic Call and Response in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/call-and-response-2/#post-57743 Sat, 18 Jun 2022 00:17:43 -0700 I added a couple of links in the Youtube description. If you click the “Watch on YouTube” link, you can see them in the description under the video.

    ]]>     0     3507437b2a282fb911734219797b6399 Tom replied to the topic Call and Response in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/call-and-response-2/#post-57741 Fri, 17 Jun 2022 23:40:50 -0700 nope… can’t post links 🙁

    ]]>     0     a08a8b232ede23c4a3618b50e8a789ae Tom replied to the topic Call and Response in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/call-and-response-2/#post-57738 Fri, 17 Jun 2022 23:38:22 -0700 Thanks. A agree totally with the need for momore repirition, but at 7:30, I was already well over the 5:000 suggested in Jason’s email.

    And sory about no comments. I find this forum site is often a bit flakey. I tryied to put links in my original post, but it wouldnt post them. Then I posted the video with just a single line of comment above and…[Read more]

    ]]>     0     bfc345dd04aac4cb5baef59a4ca87231 Tom started the topic Call and Response in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/call-and-response-2/ Fri, 17 Jun 2022 20:31:27 -0700 Call and response video in answer to Jason’s email challenge June 17, 2022

    ]]>     0     2c71e52e3186a6527b30f8e123a4f252 cbFidHed2020 replied to the topic Bisonpolska in the forum Share Your Practice https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/bisonpolska/#post-56726 Wed, 27 Apr 2022 03:25:14 -0700 Jocelyn,

    Thank you for sharing this. I love the music by Vasen and that nyckelharpa is such an interesting instrument.

    I would love to hear your audio file. When I try to play it, or even download and play it, on my iPad I get no sound whatsoever and an error message accompanying the file.

    Carolyn B.

    ]]>     0     a2971a4c32b05c9ac250e1c83243055d cbFidHed2020 replied to the topic Drowsy Maggie in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/drowsy-maggie/#post-54625 Fri, 11 Feb 2022 11:31:16 -0800 Joanne, you sound AMAZING! I can’t believe how far and fast you’ve gone with your fiddling. Plus you have the courage to perform in public, in a bar in Spain, no less. Congratulations!!

    ]]>     0     89736bb7ba16f7c8396d204f394b241a cbFidHed2020 replied to the topic Jackie Tar -Deb S. in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/jackie-tar-deb-s/#post-53906 Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:55:55 -0800 Way to go, Deb!

    Cheers,
    Carolyn B.

    ]]>     0     7aee555c937788354201f95bc010f25d cbFidHed2020 replied to the topic Hobart's Transformation 6th Jan. 2022. in the forum Share Your Practice https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/hobarts-transformation-6th-jan-2022/#post-53610 Mon, 17 Jan 2022 16:52:08 -0800 Marg, you sound wonderful!! Very smooth bowing and a lot of life to your performance. I’ve been playing this tune myself a lot lately, and I appreciate what you’ve done with it.

    ]]>     0     fb199f4c5eda92c41e6423604f31b279 Tom replied to the topic Away in a Manger in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/away-in-a-manger/#post-53220 Mon, 03 Jan 2022 20:59:25 -0800 Thanks for posting, Mary, and Congratulations on your first public performance! Seems like a very challenging piece going into the upper hand position(s?) and switching to a backup track part way through. Well done!

    ]]>     0     43a8e5230806278516b3b3c452c3f740 cbFidHed2020 replied to the topic Practice session Dec. 7, 2021 in the forum Share Your Practice https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/practice-session-dec-7-2021/#post-52595 Wed, 08 Dec 2021 06:45:42 -0800 – Warmed up with C major scales and variations, also D major and A major.
    – Practiced Jason’s Smiling Bows.
    – Worked on vibrato exercises with metronome for a significant time.
    – Played White Christmas with vibrato.
    – Will sleep in compression gloves. Really helps with muscle recovery after vibrato and bowing exercises.
    – Glad I attended this p…[Read more]

    ]]>     0     3a8c1308d33ee1798188bc2cdebcc80c Tom replied to the topic Day 5 - Fiddler's Green in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/day-5-fiddlers-green/#post-51725 Thu, 21 Oct 2021 17:45:15 -0700 Thanks Kate.

    Fiddler’s Green is not on the Fiddlehed site, but it would be a great teaching tune either late beginner or early intermediate.
    – Key of G major
    – Fairly simple chord progression using G, C, D chords and one E minor
    . E minor chord is (E-G-B). C chord is (C-E-G), so I used E-G double stop for both (G0-D1). Not sure if…[Read more]

    ]]>     0     f64c586bf03893117b6c98ce1f6d4b99 Tom replied to the topic Day 5 - Fiddler's Green in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/day-5-fiddlers-green/#post-51640 Sat, 16 Oct 2021 16:04:10 -0700 I recorded three videos using the built-in camera on my HP all-in-one Windows 10 PC, along with an attached USB microphone (Blue Yeti): first, playing the main melody; then a separate video playing chords while listening to the first video on headphones; then the third video, recording vocals while listening to the first video again. This way the…[Read more]

    ]]>     0     80de17c25193e335c1b109618b4eba0e Tom started the topic Day 5 - Fiddler's Green in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/day-5-fiddlers-green/ Fri, 15 Oct 2021 22:27:16 -0700 No formal online session today, so I assembled this arrangement with chords and vocals.

    Fiddler’s Green is a place I hear tell,
    Where fishermen go when they don’t go to hell…
    Where the weather is fair and the dolphins do play
    And the cold coast of Greenland is far, far away…

    ]]>     0     30e31254af4708085bfd71998d2d1a15 Tom started the topic Shenandoah in Newfoundland in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/shenandoah-in-newfoundland/ Wed, 22 Sep 2021 20:25:41 -0700

    Sunset serenade with my sweetie (Louise, my wife), playing a rusty rendition of “Shenandoah” on a Newfoundland beach. Well, geologically speaking as a geek, western Newfoundland is the northern end of the Appalachian Mountains, so I guess it fits, sort of(?)

    ]]>     0     d9c8f233fdf07b4e2243a05c34b10cac Tom replied to the topic Shenandoah Duet in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/shenandoah-duet/#post-48156 Wed, 23 Jun 2021 23:29:05 -0700 Thanks, @jasonkleinberg. I used Adobe Premiere Elements…obviously not well (improperly placed video image of backup), but it has potential for next time if I can be a bit more careful.

    ]]>     0     ad561774261c5c08e83fc007214ebb54 Tom replied to the topic Shenandoah in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/shenandoah/#post-48096 Mon, 21 Jun 2021 00:31:48 -0700 Sounding great, Mary. And the surprise sung verse is a great touch!

    ]]>     0     d85aab0af5c87ef8adc1246de73fd7de Tom started the topic Shenandoah Duet in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/shenandoah-duet/ Sat, 19 Jun 2021 17:26:15 -0700 Here is my first attempt at recording both parts of a duet and splicing them together. Duet part starts around 0:30 after a first verse solo:

    A bit choppy in parts and for some reason the second part crept in a bit from the left edge of the screen… but whatever… It’s worth 6 more entries for fiddle giveaway draw!!

    ]]>     0     e16957ac5b6733b7859b05688e873204 cbFidHed2020 replied to the topic Learning Chords on Cluck Old Hen in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/learning-chords-on-cluck-old-hen/#post-47797 Tue, 08 Jun 2021 08:48:42 -0700 Joanne, you sound really good and steady, and that’s a Great first attempt as you describe it! This is certainly not an easy skill. I’ve been working on chorded double stops as well, and it’s a challenge.

    I feel so bad that I missed Saturday’s student hangout session with you guys!! Would have loved to have heard the chord chat you mention…[Read more]

    ]]>     0     b497dfb601e213350176d7e68fdcc9e6 cbFidHed2020 posted a new activity comment https://fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/13427/#acomment-13429 Wed, 19 May 2021 22:42:34 -0700
    When you’re logged in, you will see a red button at the top of the screen with your screen name/member name on it. Click on this and it will take you to your Profile s…

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      In reply to - LadyNewgardia posted an update How can I cancel my subscription? ]]>             bbbb500b4bfe720caaa3eace93665a5e cbFidHed2020 replied to the topic Fisherman’s Blues in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/fishermans-blues/#post-47582 Wed, 12 May 2021 04:11:13 -0700 Sound great, Kate. I like your instrument, your playing, and your backing track. You have a really nice voice!

      ]]>       0       6c3dd355a39869ad475ba93c7ad9ecee cbFidHed2020 replied to the topic Lover's Waltz-new very old fiddle audition in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/lovers-waltz-new-very-old-fiddle-audition/#post-47581 Wed, 12 May 2021 03:56:01 -0700 Congratulations, Joanne, on your old new forever fiddle! I’ve watched your dedication in the timing challenge as well as your other videos, and it’s heartwarming to see you take this big leap forward with your new instrument. You look so contented playing it, and it does have a really nice resonance. Lovely, smooth playing on the waltz. I’m…[Read more]

      ]]>       0       6da9aaf0bbb717b792ec5c8ce4d605a3 Tom replied to the topic Celtic Laments in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/celtic-laments/#post-47451 Sun, 09 May 2021 16:07:32 -0700 Thank you @kate-kakadu and @cynhrossi for kind words. I find slow songs like those are a great break from the harder work of double stops, metronome and speed challenges!

      ]]>       0       e89f45e65cca672cafaae8bc66ceb682 Tom replied to the topic Celtic Laments in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/celtic-laments/#post-47383 Wed, 05 May 2021 17:08:41 -0700 Thank you, Eimear! The baby seal is my favourite as well, but the baby donkey and the hairy coo are close second and third.

      Those songs and pics really make me want to hop over the pond again soon.

      ]]>       0       a4826444f303d9d55a9a007aa079c4d2 cbFidHed2020 and Ear_eim are now friends https://fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/13309/ Wed, 05 May 2021 15:48:21 -0700 0 99ae0d07ee7887d3cdb9728063b6b63f cbFidHed2020 and cherylann are now friends https://fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/13279/ Sun, 02 May 2021 02:15:31 -0700 1 5d87962b718984432644e5e17c0d24a8 Tom replied to the topic Celtic Laments in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/celtic-laments/#post-47277 Thu, 29 Apr 2021 18:16:35 -0700 Thank you both Carolyns. I like the term “lonesome sound”. I would love to be playing those tunes at some of those lonesome beaches and cliffs included in the video.

      The vid of me was the first take, so I let the occasional flub go. That left more time for adding slides. I use Adobe Premiere Elements for editing videos, so it was actually not too…[Read more]

      ]]>       0       73d136cad1330afd3b085b1f09a53e15 cbFidHed2020 replied to the topic Celtic Laments in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/celtic-laments/#post-47274 Thu, 29 Apr 2021 15:41:33 -0700 Hey Tom, nice job. I like that mournful “droning lonesome sound” you evoke with your laments and the Raagini. It’s like a trip to the Isles. Love the photos! I’m sure it took some effort to put that together. Thanks for sharing.

      Carolyn B.

      ]]>       0       0631fd0b117e690aa560e30b7a5f6072 Tom replied to the topic Celtic Laments in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/celtic-laments/#post-47234 Mon, 26 Apr 2021 21:00:42 -0700 Thanks Joanne. I love those old slow songs. Lots of fun.

      ]]>       0       5e9f675bd8c3c7fd281098cf216d1f53 Tom started the topic Celtic Laments in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/celtic-laments/ Sun, 25 Apr 2021 21:50:30 -0700 I fired up my Raagini drone in D Major this afternoon, and it goes great with four Scottish/Irish laments on this rainy April day in Covid Times, reminding me of bagpipes. It’s either depressing or uplifting, depending on your point of view.

      I hoped to add some interest by using some photos from Ireland/Scotland trips we took in the past few…[Read more]

      ]]>       0       6ae6fc4fa2a1a3780c9746cea26bb128 cbFidHed2020 and Joanne Iles are now friends https://fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/13142/ Tue, 20 Apr 2021 19:32:36 -0700 0 ce19fb6deb6b5d5f48bd41aca51028a2 cbFidHed2020 posted a new activity comment https://fiddlehed.com/the-ant-and-the-grasshopper/#comment-3672 Thu, 15 Apr 2021 05:34:43 -0700 Jason, you’ve touched so many lives through FiddleHed. You’re doing the right thing.

      In reply to - jason kleinberg wrote a new post In Aesop's most well-known fable, a grasshopper plays the fiddle in the summer while the ant works to store up food for the future. When winter comes, the grasshopper begs for food and the ant refuses. The […] ]]>             f798c637ed1ffef37f3bd014b0cc2e66 cbFidHed2020 replied to the topic O'Keefe's slide from a newbie...trying again! in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/okeefes-slide-from-a-newbie-trying-again/#post-46945 Wed, 07 Apr 2021 20:36:07 -0700 Really nice Jenny. Nice smooth bowing with good tone!

      ]]>       0       fc6b78239fb0531bbf78b0aac79a40ef cbFidHed2020 replied to the topic Bill Sullivan's Polka in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/bill-sullivans-polka/#post-46689 Fri, 26 Mar 2021 16:10:20 -0700 Great. I really like those nice driving rhythms.

      ]]>       0       e16ef1088f1b7b5572500c48fa014b5e Tom replied to the topic River John Sunset Waltz in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/river-john-sunset-waltz/#post-46602 Wed, 24 Mar 2021 05:35:27 -0700 Some good thoughts, Carolyn (@cbfidhed2020). Bowing suggestions do vary a lot depending on genre, personal taste, skill level, etc. I’ll have another look at Module 1.3 as you suggest.

      Overall, I am not too concerned about getting it “Right” if there is such a thing. I can strive for some structure, but I much better enjoy the flow from some well…[Read more]

      ]]>       0       ca4d7db44b6079753dfa13db413f39d9 cbFidHed2020 replied to the topic River John Sunset Waltz in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/river-john-sunset-waltz/#post-46596 Tue, 23 Mar 2021 19:26:33 -0700

      Maybe one of the more seasoned veterans on this site could comment on the whole bowing thing. The down bow is supposed to be a naturally louder sound to emphasize a beat, but to me up or down sound pretty much the same???

      Hi Tom, Jason has a great video on accenting certain beats within the hoe down rhythm that may help with this: Module 1.3,…[Read more]

      ]]>       0       78b34048535dd2a4c48d9d5fd304f465 Tom replied to the topic River John Sunset Waltz in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/river-john-sunset-waltz/#post-46589 Tue, 23 Mar 2021 01:34:42 -0700 Thanks Nick. Lots of moving parts in the Machine for sure: Notes, intonation, rhythm, some embellishments and then trying to use a down-bow to emphasize the first beat of each measure. I pretty much gave up on the last one for now. Probably should have learned the initial song with more attention to bowing, as is is hard to change it after the…[Read more]

      ]]>       0       1cfe44074125f4302ca3cb70c85730fb Tom started the topic River John Sunset Waltz in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/river-john-sunset-waltz/ Mon, 22 Mar 2021 17:47:08 -0700 Here is a tune we have been working on in our Saturday hangouts sessions. (Hi Sue and Mary!) It’s a Canadian waltz by Florence Killen, named after her home community of River John, Nova Scotia.

      With apologies to dancers who may have to throw in an extra step or two when the timing takes a it of a stutter.

      ]]>       0       680e72535dabd482373a47eff6b69081 cbFidHed2020 replied to the topic St Patricks Day Medley in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/st-patricks-day-medley/#post-46585 Mon, 22 Mar 2021 16:21:42 -0700 Joanne, I really like this. Good tone and ornamentation, plus a nice driving rhythm with momentum. Those tunes blend really, too.

      ]]>       0       6e92a8657d3896d90beaae03048f2b56 Tom replied to the topic First Video From Raw Beginner in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/first-video-from-raw-beginner/#post-46465 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 20:14:30 -0700 If I can offer one suggestion, it might be about holding the bow. Jason has some good start-up lessons on the site at https://fiddlehed.com/beginner/start-fiddling-now-course-page/pick-up-that-bow/

      I know there are different bow holds people use successfully, but I think your hold in the video is a bit rigid and perhaps forces your elbow to be…[Read more]

      ]]>       0       c5758823db1d4bf966d8f5f7e8f5cd72 cbFidHed2020 and heartstrings are now friends https://fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/12484/ Tue, 16 Feb 2021 04:33:39 -0800 0 f99bf2ca1567a47729c3a369060b21ad Tom replied to the topic Connect with other beginning fiddlers in the forum Beginner Group https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/connect-with-other-beginning-fiddlers-2/#post-45882 Sat, 13 Feb 2021 18:49:32 -0800 I agree with MoonShadows… The tunes I really like are easy to learn and memorize. Once memorized, they are easier to improve on as I can concentrate on technique and form without having to glance at the music while I play. Lyrics can make it easier, but if I really like a tune, I find myself humming it throughout the day while learning it, which…[Read more]

      ]]>       0       91938e794149321cf26a1d6eeaf382d1 cbFidHed2020 replied to the topic Hector the Hero in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/hector-the-hero-3/#post-45863 Thu, 11 Feb 2021 04:22:29 -0800 Hey Tom, I’ve been a FiddleHed for about 8 1/2 months. I’ve actually been in group lessons and breakouts with you, including today’s great Hector the Hero lesson and the breakout room with you and Jill! My FiddleHed name (cbFidHed2020) and Zoom name (“Patchy-Intermediate Lapsed Childhood Violinist”) were different, so you may not have realized.…[Read more]

      ]]>       0       75eb52af559257ae58e5dbd4ed5e8be2 Tom replied to the topic Hector the Hero in the forum Student Videos https://fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/hector-the-hero-3/#post-45862 Thu, 11 Feb 2021 03:21:26 -0800 Thanks. The H3 finger reach on G and D strings is quite a stretch, especially the opening two notes, going straight up from G1 to GH3, while trying to keep the G1 still in place for a couple notes later!

      I used the selfie camera on my 4-year-old Samsung S7 cell phone, set on a music stand, uploaded straight from the phone to YouTube. No tweaking…[Read more]

      ]]>       0       4ae4ae769bd656aa201ccc88969854dd cbFidHed2020 and Tom are now friends https://fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/12417/ Wed, 10 Feb 2021 02:35:31 -0800 0