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Owen replied to the topic Return from Fingal, e dorian in the forum Student Videos 1 week ago

Thanks Deb and Jocelyn. Hope the communication problems in your area have resolved,
Jocelyn Look forward to the rescheduled Hootenany.
Owen started the topic Return from Fingal, e dorian in the forum Student Videos 1 week, 2 days ago
Owen replied to the topic Southwind in the forum Student Videos 1 month ago

Thanks, Debbie.
Owen started the topic Southwind in the forum Student Videos 1 month ago
Owen replied to the topic Timing Practice Medicine Bow in the forum Student Videos 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Very nice, Joanne.Excellent timing; looks like the workshop WORKED! Again, nice playing!
Owen started the topic Westphalia Waltz (working on it) in the forum Student Videos 2 months ago
jason kleinberg wrote a new post 2 months, 1 week ago

Anyone Can Learn Music | Fiddlosophy Episode #4 Anyone Can Learn Music. Period. Realize that if you really want it, then you can do it. A lot of people tell themselves, “I don’t have talent. I’m too […]
- Jim Taylor replied 2 months, 1 week ago
  
  I’m seriously considering taking up my fiddle journey that I abandoned 2 years ago. I totally get the practice method you laid out. My question is how does everyone deal with your practice when you go on vacation? I’ve tried takin my instrument(s) with me but find it hard to make the wanted/needed practice time away from home. Any thoughts?
  - Jocelyn Martens replied 2 months, 1 week ago
    
    Jim, glad you shared and inquired. This is a great question.
    I find when I bring my instrument while travelling, I often play less often – though the times I do play, I feel really glad I brought it. When bringing the instrument with me to a different environment and lifestyle, my playing experience is fresh and rich in a different way… my perspective and approach to playing can really transform in a new space and state. I especially like this somewhere in nature, with no service or resources on hand and see what comes up.
    Be great to hear how this works for folks.
    - Rosalie Werback replied 2 months, 1 week ago
      
      Good morning–I just started to take fiddle lessons from y’all; for what it’s worth, I’m going to have to travel to visit family and friends in September. I’m a recent widow and I have been neglectful and must go and do this–but enough about me. I do plan to bring my violin. I was actually thinking about this. I plan to “pluck.” It’s not the same, but it’s better than stopping the momentum that I have right now. I haven’t done this yet, but I’ll report back. When I was playing (well, I still do) the tin whistle–it was next to impossible to keep people from jumping out of their skin when I started up. All the best, Rosalie (werbose)
      
      Jim Taylor replied 2 months, 1 week ago
      
      One thing I forgot to mention was that you could probably use a mute if you are going to take your instrument on “vacation” with you. It will significantly reduce the volume.
      
      Rosalie Werback replied 2 months, 1 week ago
      
      Ah, that’s right. I am renting a fiddle right now and will be buying one next week and a mute is on my list of stuff I want to go with it. The “practice” mute is a big plastic or rubber thing–impressive! I do live in an apartment building, and I have asked around if I’m driving people nuts, but they seem to have been okay so far (well, I don’t play in the middle of the night…). Best, Rosalie W.
jason kleinberg wrote a new post 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Slow And Fast Learning It’s hard at first At first learning something new is slow and challenging. You’re building a network of neural connections. Like going to the gym, it […]
- Henry replied 2 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  Jason, it’s good to know that the frustration and sometimes setbacks are part of the continued process. It has beaten me in the past but then there are those breakthrough moments. Your reminders if it’s supposed to be fun definitely help as one of the incentives to not give in to the frustration.
  
  Cheers!
  Henry
Owen replied to the topic Bill Cheatham in the forum Student Videos 3 months, 1 week ago

Thanks, Cindy!
Owen replied to the topic Bill Cheatham in the forum Student Videos 3 months, 1 week ago

Steve, Strum Machine!
Owen replied to the topic Bill Cheatham in the forum Student Videos 3 months, 1 week ago

Thanks, Deb; it was fun, despite falling out of time a bit!
Owen started the topic Bill Cheatham in the forum Student Videos 3 months, 1 week ago
Owen replied to the topic Billy In The Lowground in the forum Student Videos 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Thanks for posting this one, Patty; I’d never heard it, and well played. Plenty of string crossings!
jason kleinberg wrote a new post 4 months ago

Mini-Scale Fiddle Warmups Overview Scales don’t have to be torture. In fact, a lot of my students devote whole practice sessions to scales because they know how to have fun with […]
jason kleinberg wrote a new post 4 months ago

Fiddling With Transposition Overview Do you wonder, “What can I do to prepare for jam sessions?” The ability to transpose songs from one key to another is a superpower for playing […]
- lbiehl replied 4 months ago
  
  This was really interesting and helpful. Once I identify what note to start on, things fall together much more easily, especially on known songs. Could you comment sometime on clues to identifying what key a song is when sheet music is not available – in other words, just from listening to the song? Thanks
  - Jocelyn Martens replied 3 months, 4 weeks 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 on identifying what notes are in the song (even just in the first section or so), and I write down all the different notes I locate (ex: Let’s stay together by Al Green: A, B flat, C, E, F, D, G).
    -Once I have a decent range of notes written, I go to my ‘Circle of Fifths’ chart and see what key, in relation to those notes (specifically the sharp/flat notes within those notes I wrote) and narrow down the potential key signatures (ex: F major or D minor).
    -From there, I would try to guess the feeling of the song, whether major or minor (also recognizing the key could change throughout song) (Ex: mostly major).
    -One thing to note when identifying the notes in a song, there could be some notes added which are not related to the key that the song is in, so I’d also try to keep that in mind and if i think that has happened, I will write that note down outside of the main range of notes I am writing from the song (ex: D flat)
    -I’ll also try playing the associated scale with what I have narrowed down and see if the scale ‘matches’ the sound of the tune.
    
    This is a great topic to go further into. Thanks for mentioning it.
    - Jocelyn Martens replied 3 months, 4 weeks ago
      
      Also, here’s a page that supports learning tunes from recordings:
      
      How To Learn Tunes From Recordings
jason kleinberg replied to the topic Tetris Theme with Dubstep Remix in the forum Student Videos 4 months ago

Fun!!
My band Diego’s Umbrella used to play this tune at gigs…
jason kleinberg replied to the topic Billy In The Lowground in the forum Student Videos 4 months ago

This is good!
This would be a good lesson for FiddleHed.
What source did you use to learn it?
Owen started the topic Rolling Hills in the forum Student Videos 4 months, 1 week ago
jason kleinberg wrote a new post 4 months, 1 week ago

Games and Routines for Group Practice Are you struggling to practice every day? Do you feel like emotional challenges of doubt or frustration are getting in the way of a productive […]
jason kleinberg wrote a new post 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Transforming Major Melodies Into Minor Keys Overview You can reinvent major key songs like “Oh Susanna” by playing them in a minor key. This is a fun way to improve your mental map of scales, mel […]
- Ellen replied 3 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  I do feel my brain growing! So fun, thanks!
  - Jocelyn Martens replied 3 months, 3 weeks ago
    
    Yes 🙂 🧠 🎶 💗
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