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jason kleinberg wrote a new post 2 years, 5 months ago

Chaining And Chunking Here are two practice strategies that feel like games. I use them every time I play. You can Chain together single notes to form musical chunks. Then loop […]

Photogeek replied 2 years, 5 months ago

Hi Jason, hope you had a great Christmas, I have had two cataracts removed from my eyes and as a result haven’t played any Fiddle for last few months, I have been depressed but I wil get back into it,as I always enjoy it once I start

I never had trouble reading Music,but my bloody mood got in my way, sorry for boring you with this but any tips for getting back to playing,

Thanks Hannah
- Jocelyn Martens replied 2 years, 5 months ago
  
  Hi Hannah, this is great you reached out for support in returning to playing. And sharing your personal experience helps us related and connect, so thank you for this.
  
  One place that can be great to peruse is the well rounded Fiddle Guide https://fiddlehed.com/blog/how-to-play-violin-an-illustrated-beginners-guide-fiddlehed/
  There’s a table of contents on the left side to help you pinpoint areas of interest.
  
  Also, I put the keyword ‘mind’ in the search engine at top of page and came across some great posts to support one’s motivation: https://fiddlehed.com/?s=mind
  
  Also encourage you to check out the ‘community’ tab and the various pages within, as we grow and learn best together.
  
  Looking forward to hearing how you’re doing along the journey 🙂 🎵

Pete Healy replied 2 years, 6 months ago

I like this a lot – a LOT! My fiddle’s with a local luthier getting a new bridge, but I should get it back tomorrow (knock on wood), and I can’t wait to start using this approach!
- Jocelyn Martens replied 2 years, 6 months ago
  
  That’s awesome your practising and engaging in the program, even while not having the fiddle on hand. It’s sure nice to make enhancements on our instruments. Your feedback on these sessions is greatly appreciated, Pete.
Susan Ribeiro replied 2 years, 6 months ago

Thank you!!!!!

Excited to get my new violin delivered from Fiddleshop.

Gonna. Be. Epic.

Sue
- Jocelyn Martens replied 2 years, 6 months ago
  
  Awesome Sue!! Your excitement is contagious 🥳 Thanks for fiddling with us
Jdmoody replied 2 years, 6 months ago

Now this makes since to me gonna try it out I am working on silent night and other holiday songs this year then find a small audience to play for and see what they think maybe lol Jeff
- Jocelyn Martens replied 2 years, 6 months ago
  
  Hahah, great to hear, Jeff! Thanks for your interest and feedback on how you’re going to apply this. Nice goal- be lovely to hear/see you play sometime 🎶

Jocelyn Martens replied 2 years, 6 months ago
I enjoyed playing with you on this one, Thanks kindly!
Do you utilize your backing tracks often for practising the fiddle? Great practise to support playing with others.
- Debbie Hill replied 2 years, 6 months ago
  I’m trying to do more of this since I have no one to play with.
  - Jocelyn Martens replied 2 years, 6 months ago
    Way to create in these ways, so beneficial!

Patty

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