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    Dee joined the group Group logo of No Fear Fiddle Session GroupsNo Fear Fiddle Session Groups 2 years, 3 months ago

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    Barbara Martin joined the group Group logo of Beginner GroupBeginner Group 2 years, 3 months ago

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      Susan Ribeiro replied 2 years, 3 months ago
      Hi Barbara! Not sure what the next step looks like -hold on -we’ll figure that out
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      Jocelyn Martens posted an update in the group Group logo of Beginner GroupBeginner Group 2 years, 3 months ago

      Hello FiddleHed folks 🙂
      Following up from our Feb 15 Beginner Group Zoom meet up:
      @fidil – Caren
      @dd2dd – Denise
      @JTROWBRIDGE65 – Jeffrey
      @ripton – Steve

      Topics:
      Creating more flow sound with notes/addressing choppy sound
      Getting lost/not knowing where we are in a tune
      Remembering key of song and starting notes
      Zoom audio setup

      Here are some…[Read more]

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      Jocelyn Martens posted an update in the group Group logo of No Fear Fiddle Session GroupsNo Fear Fiddle Session Groups 2 years, 3 months ago

      Very enjoyable virtual gathering today, folks. Thanks for everyone’s presence 🙏🏾
      Pete S – @pjscalzo
      Sue B – @sueb
      Dawna L – @roberta-rae
      Susie C – @susieq
      Patty P – @hikerchic
      Ann S – @ann-seye
      John R – @lavonjohn
      Robert G – @rgoodejr1
      Deborah S – @fixkids
      Steve N – @ripton
      Christie M – @christie

      Some takeaways I noted:
      Some great ongoing p…[Read more]

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        jason kleinberg replied 2 years, 3 months ago
        Nice.
        Good idea to share people’s FiddleHed handle so we can talk to each other…
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        Caren replied to the topic Group logo of Beginner GroupThe physical aspect of fiddling in the forum Beginner Group 2 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks for that Jocelyn!

        I will work through your suggestions over the next while. For the moment I have started experimenting with holding the fiddle in different positions and I’m surprised to notice how even minor changes can affect both the muscle strain and the playing itself positively or negatively. I also got a different shoulder rest…[Read more]

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        Steve "Ripton" Nordborg started the topic Group logo of No Fear Fiddle Session GroupsSpelmanslag in the forum No Fear Fiddle Session Groups 2 years, 4 months ago

        Although I feel my playing is nowhere near being ready to join a jam group, I have made a connection with a local jam. Oddly enough, this group (Scandi Fiddle Group) is led by a family member (my mother’s second cousin). I found the group on a link from a Facebook group: Old Time Music in New England. Although it will be a few months until my…[Read more]

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          Jocelyn Martens replied 2 years, 3 months ago
          Neat endeavour you’ve lined up with, Steve. Be great to hear more about it when it works 🙂
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          Jocelyn Martens replied to the topic Group logo of Beginner GroupBeginner Zoom Sessions in the forum Beginner Group 2 years, 4 months ago

          Thanks for clarifying this, Tom. I was hoping you’d fill us in on more info.
          Here’s their youtube channel
          https://www.youtube.com/@whiskeydeaf/videos

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          tomr replied to the topic Group logo of Beginner GroupBeginner Zoom Sessions in the forum Beginner Group 2 years, 4 months ago

          Hi Jocelyn, you misspelled Annie’s name it’s Staninec. She
          plays in a group called Whiskey Deaf look them up on the internet.

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          Jocelyn Martens replied to the topic Group logo of Beginner GroupBeginner Zoom Sessions in the forum Beginner Group 2 years, 4 months ago

          Hi Good people 🙂 We had great zoom gathering last week. Here are some insights into what came up. Everyone is welcome to join. Here’s more info on the sessions

          Jan 18/24

          Tom- @tomr
          Steve- @ripton
          Caren- @fidil
          Mary- @lukidog
          Susie- @susieq
          Wayne- @tophatbanjo

          Pick up notes to start song
          number of pickup notes – odd number of notes – to make…[Read more]

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            Jocelyn Martens replied 2 years, 4 months ago
            Hey good folks, I came across this post regarding mutes yal may be interested in:
            https://fiddlehed.com/fiddle-questions/should-i-practice-with-a-mute/
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            Jocelyn Martens replied to the topic Group logo of Beginner GroupThe physical aspect of fiddling in the forum Beginner Group 2 years, 4 months ago

            Hi Caren – @fidil,
            Thanks for reaching out and sharing this.
            Would it be ok if we shared a link to your post in the member newsletter, to facilitate more folks to see it?

            Some ideas come to me:

            Positioning the instrument to us is something to continuously re-evaluate. Also, getting second opinions, where the person can see your body positioning…[Read more]

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            Caren started the topic Group logo of Beginner GroupThe physical aspect of fiddling in the forum Beginner Group 2 years, 4 months ago

            Hi everyone,

            I’m relatively new to the fiddle and really delighted to finally get the chance to learn it. So I like to practise a good bit — trying to make up for the decades I missed out on, I suppose — but I’m really feeling it in the auld bones. I was wondering if any of you would like to share your tips on how you’re dealing with that?

            The…[Read more]

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            Jocelyn Martens started the topic Group logo of No Fear Fiddle Session GroupsJan 14 2024 session in the forum No Fear Fiddle Session Groups 2 years, 4 months ago

            Hey Yal, thanks for coming out to the sharing/playing session last night. Here’s people’s usernames for potential further connections thru the site 🎶

            Sue R – @sujean
            Steve S – @steve
            Steve N – @ripton
            Jennifer – @jennywdonohue
            Sue B – @sueb
            Mary – @maryreid
            David – @david123429
            Deborah – @fixkids

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            Jocelyn Martens replied to the topic Group logo of Advanced Beginner GroupG string double stops (or C string for vla). in the forum Advanced Beginner Group 2 years, 5 months ago

            Hey Steve, great inquiry. Have you figured anything more out in the last week with this? I’d be interested to see you show a specific example of this.
            I feel as though we can add double stops to anything we want, with any adjacent string, permitting it makes sense for us in terms of notes sounding good together, and that the technical aspect of…[Read more]

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              Don Stine replied 2 years, 5 months ago
              Good evening all and hope you all had a great CHRISTmas. New to the group, and I hope to learn a lot and have some fun!
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                  Jocelyn Martens replied 2 years, 5 months ago
                  Thanks for connecting, Don. Glad you joined and are keen on connecting through this group.
                  It can help to ‘comment’ on people’s posts, or tag someones name directly…

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