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jason kleinberg started the topic Practice journal Jan. 30 in the forum Share Your Practice 2 years, 4 months ago
👁️ Look over what you practiced last time
– Across The Universe
– Wild World
– Pink Moon
📝 What did you practice today?
– Across The Universe – learning third verse, alternating between instrumental section and singing
– Devil Went Down to Georgia – re-imagining solos.
🥳 What went well?
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jason kleinberg commented on jason kleinberg's Music 2 years, 4 months ago
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jason kleinberg posted an update 2 years, 4 months ago
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Here’s a call-and-response track I just found…
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Nice one! May be good added to this page, under variations? https://fiddlehed.com/courses/beginner-fiddle-lessons/1-3-the-d-major-scale/d-major-scale/
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jason kleinberg replied to the topic Country Waltz in the forum Student Videos 2 years, 4 months ago
Thanks Owen!
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Owen started the topic Country Waltz in the forum Student Videos 2 years, 4 months ago
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Owen replied to the topic The Arran Boat Song in the forum Student Videos 2 years, 5 months ago
I really love this tune, Joanne; beautiful playing!
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Owen replied to the topic Little Liza Jane in the forum Student Videos 2 years, 5 months ago
Good job getting “Lisa” out there, Steve.It is certainly one of the hardest, yet beneficial, parts of the practice routine. Hope you’re enjoying playing your fiddle.
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Owen started the topic Coleraine Jig in the forum Student Videos 2 years, 5 months ago
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Nicely played Owen! This is such a lovely tune. I love Jason’s version of this tune too along with the jig bodhran on the Beat Central page.
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jason kleinberg started the topic Get Feedback On Your Playing in the forum Student Videos 2 years, 5 months ago
Go to the Video Feedback page: https://fiddlehed.com/support/video-feedback-lessons/
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jason kleinberg posted an update 2 years, 5 months ago
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jason kleinberg wrote a new post 2 years, 5 months ago
Fiddle Goals For 2024
Are you someone who benefits from having a goal? Or do goals make you anxious? I suggest three goals that I think you and all my students can […]-
Good goals & incentives. Makes me feel like I can do this
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Thanks for this feedback Christie, helps to hear your perspective! 🙂
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Thank-you for reminding me, time to reflect and look towards next year! Since I started Feb. 7, ’22, I’ve only missed 2 days of practice, so I will also _aim to Play Every Day in 2024_ 🙂 My _2nd goal is to Practice Wisely_. In 2023, I tried to incorporate some Brainjo Principles into my practice, mainly that of “work” for ~ 30 min and then allow your brain to catch-up for ~4 hrs (so 3 mini sessions per day). I like to practice 1 – 2 hrs per day total, but for me, this seems to work better in 2 sessions of an hour-ish, so I’m going to work along those lines. For me, practice is some combo of Scales, Scales, Scales, Bowing, Bowing, Bowing (right hand rhythm development), finger independence exercises, playing 2 notes at the same time exercise, learning new techniques, reviewing songs that I know (this is fun time to me, especially with waltzes). I’m continuing to work towards playing at faster tempos (using an Atomic Habits approach). In 2024, I really need to work at learning by ear (I’m able to do this in your workshops because your pace suits me, but I need to do it quicker during jams). I will improve this area by committing to learning 1 song per week by ear. Happy New Year to you and your family Jason (thank-you for all that you do for us), and Happy New Year to all of you FiddleHeds 🙂🎻
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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 […]-
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
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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 🙂 🎵
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Owen replied to the topic Swallowtail Blues in the forum Student Videos 2 years, 5 months ago
Yeah, you had fun with that Joanne‼️ It sounded very good, and very smooth.
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jason kleinberg wrote a new post 2 years, 5 months ago
Practice Blocks
Pick a song and a skill, and then practice in 25-minute blocks with intention. Strategy Pick a strategy to guide your session. Use this card for a […]-
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!
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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.
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Thank you!!!!!
Excited to get my new violin delivered from Fiddleshop.
Gonna. Be. Epic.
Sue
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Awesome Sue!! Your excitement is contagious 🥳 Thanks for fiddling with us
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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
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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 🎶
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Owen started the topic Kerfunken Jig in the forum Student Videos 2 years, 5 months ago
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Owen replied to the topic The Reconciliation in the forum Student Videos 2 years, 6 months ago
Lots of notes is right! I love watching your posts. Always something new! Hope to hear you play this one again; fine playing, Patty.
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jason kleinberg replied to the topic The Reconciliation in the forum Student Videos 2 years, 6 months ago
Sounds good! It would be fun to see another progress video of the same song in 2-4 weeks…
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crowbar47 replied to the topic Self-Recording With A Reference Track in the forum Share Your Practice 2 years, 6 months ago
My goal is to record something using a recorded track good enough to post. A bit lame on the tech side but I keep trying.
Thanks to Jason for the encouragement and this latest post with suggestions!!!
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jason kleinberg started the topic Self-Recording With A Reference Track in the forum Share Your Practice 2 years, 6 months ago
I know a lot of you record yourself with audio or video. This a great way to get immediate feedback on your playing.
I want to briefly suggest a way to up the ante.
Record yourself playing with a play-along track or metronome.
There’s a lot of options for doing this. But here’s a super simple way two get started: the Two-Device Method.
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Tom replied to the topic Faded Love in the forum Student Videos 2 years, 6 months ago
Great Job! Our group of 3 has talked about a video collaboration in the past, but it never happened. Maybe this is the prod that we need to get going.
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