Activity – Jocelyn Martens

Jocelyn Martens replied to the topic Theme from Local Hero "Going Home" in the forum Student Videos 1 year, 11 months ago

Gorgeous! I love when we take music (and experiences with the music) that have a special place in our hearts, and create musical expression from that. Thanks 🙂
Jocelyn Martens replied to the topic How many tunes at once in the forum Advanced Beginner Group 1 year, 11 months ago

Ah yes, great points Stella.

Here is the sign up page for the Play Every Day App
https://login.circle.so/sign_up?request_host=play-every-day.circle.so&user%5Binvitation_token%5D=bb2003bb5e41bcb2828f8eddd39ccae06e92312c-0e857e67-1715-404e-8e3c-dadfcab3288e#email

As for determining the skill of a song, mainly the amount of notes in a song,…[Read more]
Jocelyn Martens commented on the post, Transforming Major Melodies Into Minor Keys 1 year, 11 months ago

Yes 🙂 🧠 🎶 💗

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Jocelyn Martens commented on the post, Waltz Rhythm 1 year, 11 months ago

🙂 🎶 Awesome you feel great about this! Thanks for sharing, Ellen.

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Jocelyn Martens replied to the topic How many tunes at once in the forum Advanced Beginner Group 1 year, 11 months ago

Hi Stella, great recap of your practice week, thanks for sharing this 🙂

You seem to be moving at a fairly brisk tempo through the module pages, and there are a lot of songs within each lesson! I understand it can feel like a lot to manage/focus on.
I would take note of the songs I am interested in learning, have a list of them somewhere, and note…[Read more]
Jocelyn Martens commented on the post, Fiddling With Transposition 1 year, 11 months ago

Also, here’s a page that supports learning tunes from recordings:

How To Learn Tunes From Recordings

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Jocelyn Martens commented on the post, Fiddling With Transposition 1 year, 11 months ago

Hi Lisa, yes, what great depth shared with transposing in various ways. 🙂 Thanks for sharing how this sits with you.
That is a great point leading from this subject. We’ll take note of this for a future post/lesson.

For now, I’ll share my process for identifying the key of a song from listening to it.
-I’ll utilize my instrument, and work…[Read more]

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Jocelyn Martens posted an update in the group No Fear Fiddle Session Groups 1 year, 11 months ago

Had fun at No Fear Fiddle Session this past Sunday 🎻
with
David – @David123429
Deborah – @fixkids

Recapp:

Tunes shared:
Kentucky Waltz – various versions/key mentioned – played at start and end of session
Drunken Sailor – chording and play along tracks mentioned, collaborated on playing together (everyone unmuted worked alright), everyone tried…[Read more]
Jocelyn Martens replied to the topic Tetris Theme with Dubstep Remix in the forum Student Videos 1 year, 12 months ago

Way to go, Joanne! Expansion into wide realms of playing and engaging with a tune 👏🏼 Endless ways to play anything! Thanks for putting this our there.
Jocelyn Martens replied to the topic Rolling Hills in the forum Student Videos 1 year, 12 months ago

Yes! such easeful playing, Owen, you know this so well. Thank you, great expression through this song.
Jocelyn Martens replied to the topic Connaghtmans Rambles in the forum Student Videos 1 year, 12 months ago

Lovely sharing, Debbie. The jig flow you have with playing as well as body movements is a joy!
Jocelyn Martens replied to the topic Billy In The Lowground in the forum Student Videos 1 year, 12 months ago

I agree with Debbie, this draws my interest in. Thanks for sharing, Patty. Your flow is lovely! And nice to hear about the 3rd take 🙂
Jocelyn Martens posted a new activity comment 2 years ago
Hello, Stella. I like your sharing and questions. What are you finding is working best for you?
I find when I can focus in on mastering 1 song, it helps, and supplement…
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Jocelyn Martens replied to the topic How many tunes at once in the forum Advanced Beginner Group 2 years ago

Hi Stella, great points and topic for discussion. Glad your involving FiddleHed in with your music journey!
I suggest checking out the ‘Support’ tab, and specifically ‘Fiddle Questions’ and check out the drop down topics ‘Practice’ and ‘Learning Tunes’ sections.
Here’s the link for easy reference:

Fiddle Questions

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Jocelyn Martens replied to the topic Beginner Group May 23, 2024 in the forum Beginner Group 2 years ago

Thanks for this share, David. So glad you connected here 👍🏿 🎶
Jocelyn Martens posted a new activity comment 2 years ago
Hi Scott, thanks for your inquiry and sharing the situation your experiencing.
This could be a great post to share with the broader FiddleHed community as I feel a…
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Jocelyn Martens commented on the post, Kerry Polka – Fiddle Raga 2 years ago

Oh yes, so well mixed 🎶

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Jocelyn Martens commented on the post, What are you practicing these days? 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing this Owen. Yes, please still use the student video page for posting! And if/when you have a setup for the new platform, please do check it out. Agree with Debbie, great you can play fiddle moving forward 🙂 Happy music making to you all!

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Jocelyn Martens started the topic Beginner Group May 23, 2024 in the forum Beginner Group 2 years ago

So nice to gather with these good people yesterday! 🙂

Suzanne – @suzanneanotherchanceboise-com
David – @david123429
Terri – @terria125

Some great connections made and topics arising between everyone, nice to learn from each of you. 🙏

Some points I noted:
Great experiences with Wellerman learning through Jason’s sessions
PlayEveryDay App dis…[Read more]
Jocelyn Martens replied to the topic Devil's Dream in the forum Student Videos 2 years ago

Nice sharing Steve – I like how you share your freshness in playing a tune with us, and in this case, initial re-acquaintance with this one. What a great setting as well as sound quality you produce 🌲🎤🎶
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