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jason kleinberg wrote a new post 5 years, 9 months ago
Document Your Fiddle Journey
Does it seem like you’re not making any progress with the fiddle? Are you feeling frustrated? The key word here is “seem”. It may seem like you’re not […] -
jason kleinberg posted an update 5 years, 10 months ago
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jason kleinberg wrote a new post 5 years, 10 months ago
Dayved has been my student and friend for 8 years. He plays viola along with violin and loves Eastern European music.Here’s a clip from a zoom lesson with my student Dayved on strumming and bowing […]
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Cool. I like hearing about your evolution 🙂
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jason kleinberg wrote a new post 5 years, 11 months ago
Written by Jim Guinn
The Early Days
Long a popular European musical instrument and because it was small and easily portable, the fiddle found its way to America packed away in the meager possessions of the […]
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Well, it’s been a long time, but this morning I finally started working on the 2nd article in this series. It will cover Old Time Fiddle history. Stay tuned!
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Yay 😀
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LOL. I knew that would make you happy, Jason.
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Jim Guinn replied to the topic Join a practice group! in the forum kaceysmith2 6 years ago
I’m going to start to make tutorials on how to do this.
Yes! Please do. I need the tutorials on how to do this.
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jason kleinberg started the topic Join a practice group! in the forum kaceysmith2 6 years ago
This is a way for you all to support each other on your fiddle journey. Join a practice group for your specific skill level or interest. In addition to sharing posts to the forum, you can send direct messages.
You also might consider forming an online practice group with others. You can use Zoom, Skype, or Facetime to trade tunes and chat…[Read more]
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jason kleinberg wrote a new post 6 years, 1 month ago
In a practice loop, you alternate between to areas of practice to improve a specific musical technique.
Here are some examples:
Alternate between a tune and its scale
Alternate between listening […]
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Excellent lesson because small loops (or micro-practices) let me focus on better intonation and more efficient fingerings. Btw, I was going to bookmark and start using Tuning Exercises, but the link above just took me to what seems to be an unmaintained page.
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Usually, I am not a fan of looping, but I have enjoyed using your different practice sessions. Indeed once I get into a groove, I feel like I am just making music and fiddling away. Thank you for this breakdown @Jason!
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Having a great time with this. I made a list of the tunes from module 1.1 to here and I don’t remember even learning “I’ll Fly Away” in a previous lesson. Egads! There’re 40 tunes counting this module. All the best, ro.
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jason kleinberg wrote a new post 6 years, 2 months ago
How to establish a regular fiddle practice
Do you have trouble practicing on a daily basis? If so, the Two-Minute Rule may help you to establish this healthy habit.
The term was coined by author […]
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Just starting, very happy to have found your lessons. I love bagpipes with fiddle. There is a bagpipe app and I thought it was so cool. What’s even more exciting is that you offer DRONES!! I am giddy that the drones play as I tune up and practice. Such an incentive and the Two Minute Rule goes along with so many tasks adults have to drudge thru daily. Two Minute Dishwasher unload, lol.
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jason kleinberg wrote a new post 6 years, 3 months ago
The Ultimate Beginner Pitfall
A FiddleHed named Dave wrote to me because he was struggling with the advanced version of Blackest Crow. In his email, it became clear that he hadn’t been playing very […]
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Hey Kayla,
Thanks for saying that! Messages like this keep me going…
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Omg — this is ME! I love music so much that I always want to play tunes that are way beyond my ability!!! Thank you for the reminder and the encouragement. PS – It was a challenge for me play Oh Susanna that fast… but I finally got it 🙂
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Jason — Thanks so much! This is what I’ve been looking for, and it’s working!! I WANT to enjoy each practice and I also WANT to sound better NOW. These workable ideas are already helping me improve. A gazillion bazillion thanks!
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I bought my first violin about 6 0r 7years ago and watched a few of your lessons on my phone. I was still working full time then and didn’t continue. I”m now semi-retired. I only work 4 1/2 days per week so I now have time for my fiddle!. This letter has really encouraged me. “Assume you will get better” was the best thing I’ve read. But I am still struggling to organize my practice. I have become addicted to my fiddle and can get very grumpy if I don’t get me fiddle time. Thanks for all you work making learning this beautiful instrument fun; difficult but fun!
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As an intermediate beginner with 15 years of self-taught fiddling, I am working through your beginner’s series and starting to rekindle the fire. New methods of practice. I can play all these tunes if not by ear but find myself struggling with some of the adaptation (Hoe down eek). This is helping. Started a journal (a tip from your office hours yesterday). hope to keep this up. Thanks, Jason
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Thank you for sharing, Steve. It’s great to hear one another’s methods 🙂 Glad the program is working well for you.
Putting goals out there helps solidify them, way to be!
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This is great advice! I have a friend who always want me to play songs way to difficult. When I do I sound terrible and then get discouraged. This course has been wonderful for me. Thanks Jason & Jocelyn
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jason kleinberg wrote a new post 6 years, 5 months ago
Did you know that everyone who has ever played the fiddle has felt doubt at one point or another? Every person who has tried to play an instrument (or to complete a challenging project) has thought, “I have so far […]
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What a great article. Just what I needed to not sell all my violins! I will just enjoy playing fiddle tunes to my best ability, probably much slower that how others play, but at 71 (and playing for only 6 years) I am going to just enjoy the music I can make. I so enjoy fiddlehed, Jason. You make the songs fun to play.
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jason kleinberg wrote a new post 6 years, 6 months ago
How do you know the correct note in sawmill tuning?
A FiddleHed named Lizzy wrote in asking, “How do you know when you have the correct sound/note for sawmill tuning? I usually use a guitar tuner for […]
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jason kleinberg wrote a new post 6 years, 6 months ago
A FiddleHed named John wrote to me asking, “Can you do too many double stops?”
I would answer with another question. Do you like the way it sounds with lots of double stops? If you love it, then keep […]
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I have done this documentation with Piano over the years but I like the idea of creating a folder with a specific name. My videos of piano are everywhere.