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Great Beginner Group Session yesterday, thanks for everyone joining in and the great topics that arose through the group.
Here are our group attendees, for connection reference:

Claudia – @csoxley
John – @lavonjohn
Steve – @ripton
Robin – @rbingham
Deborah – @fixkids
Beth – @emeraldemma
Jocelyn – @jahcey

Feel free to reach out directly to folks via their FiddleHed account, and also make replies from this post to continue the interaction with this whole group.

Here are a few notes I took from our session:

D major – start from top – long bows, 3 counts – identify what part of bow could use more focus and play in that range of bow

Drones mentioned

Rhythm variations with scales – refer to references below

Value of Scales discussed – help us understand and know what songs can/are in a specific song – helps tune our ear to the key, also helps us identify what key a song is in
Pentatonic good for improvisation – Triads/arpeggios helpful for Chording and imrov.
Can be a huge help with reading music
Scale book suggestion given – Steve, please reference the books you use if possible. I am not seeing book suggestions on FiddleHed – Scale page references below
– also having blank sheet music paper to write up scales

Identifying key of a song – good to value this, ask one another – some tips shared such as 1st note in melody and last note of song can be related to the key (not always though) – listening to song closely – I didn’t mention this in our session, though I tend to often try to narrow it down by determining what notes are in the song, writing those notes down, then seeing from those notes what key it could match – quite often, people who can identify/know the chords for the song can fairly easily determine the key

Memorizing keys with flashcards
Circle of fifths chart reference

References:

Deborah mentioned a couple in person groups she is engaging with and could share with local folks, such as Robin.
PineCone Bluegrass Hour – at a music shop – includes slow jam, beginner jam
Also a group of ladies, Deb may be able to elaborate 🙂

Drone Central

Great Beginner Group Session yesterday, thanks for everyone joining in and the great topics that arose through the group.Here are our group attendees, for connection reference:Claudia – @csoxleyJohn – @lavonjohnSteve – @riptonRobin – @rbinghamDeborah – @fixkidsBeth – @emeraldemmaJocelyn – @jahceyFeel free to reach out directly to folks…[Read more]– Jocelyn Martens (@jahcey) March 29, 2024

Here are some posts discussing value of scales further:

Great Beginner Group Session yesterday, thanks for everyone joining in and the great topics that arose through the group.Here are our group attendees, for connection reference:Claudia – @csoxleyJohn – @lavonjohnSteve – @riptonRobin – @rbinghamDeborah – @fixkidsBeth – @emeraldemmaJocelyn – @jahceyFeel free to reach out directly to folks…[Read more]– Jocelyn Martens (@jahcey) March 29, 2024

Great Beginner Group Session yesterday, thanks for everyone joining in and the great topics that arose through the group.Here are our group attendees, for connection reference:Claudia – @csoxleyJohn – @lavonjohnSteve – @riptonRobin – @rbinghamDeborah – @fixkidsBeth – @emeraldemmaJocelyn – @jahceyFeel free to reach out directly to folks…[Read more]– Jocelyn Martens (@jahcey) March 29, 2024

Scale Central

Great Beginner Group Session yesterday, thanks for everyone joining in and the great topics that arose through the group.Here are our group attendees, for connection reference:Claudia – @csoxleyJohn – @lavonjohnSteve – @riptonRobin – @rbinghamDeborah – @fixkidsBeth – @emeraldemmaJocelyn – @jahceyFeel free to reach out directly to folks…[Read more]– Jocelyn Martens (@jahcey) March 29, 2024

Rhythm references

Hoe Down Lesson

Great Beginner Group Session yesterday, thanks for everyone joining in and the great topics that arose through the group.Here are our group attendees, for connection reference:Claudia – @csoxleyJohn – @lavonjohnSteve – @riptonRobin – @rbinghamDeborah – @fixkidsBeth – @emeraldemmaJocelyn – @jahceyFeel free to reach out directly to folks…[Read more]– Jocelyn Martens (@jahcey) March 29, 2024

Practise Journey

Great Beginner Group Session yesterday, thanks for everyone joining in and the great topics that arose through the group.Here are our group attendees, for connection reference:Claudia – @csoxleyJohn – @lavonjohnSteve – @riptonRobin – @rbinghamDeborah – @fixkidsBeth – @emeraldemmaJocelyn – @jahceyFeel free to reach out directly to folks…[Read more]– Jocelyn Martens (@jahcey) March 29, 2024

Easy Georgia Shuffle

Great Beginner Group Session yesterday, thanks for everyone joining in and the great topics that arose through the group.Here are our group attendees, for connection reference:Claudia – @csoxleyJohn – @lavonjohnSteve – @riptonRobin – @rbinghamDeborah – @fixkidsBeth – @emeraldemmaJocelyn – @jahceyFeel free to reach out directly to folks…[Read more]– Jocelyn Martens (@jahcey) March 29, 2024

Here is also the reference Deborah shared in regards to Chords on the Fiddle:

Above is the Youtube link with the lesson. Below I sent what I print out and glue one chart on front and the other on the back of an index card.

A I D  IV E  V
G I C  IV D  V
F I Bb IV C  V
E I A  IV B  V
D I G  IV A   V
C I F  IV G   V
B I E  IV F#  V

G D A E
Normal 1 A E B F#
Lo 2 Bb F C G
Hi 2 B F# C# G#
Normal 3 C G D A