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jason kleinberg wrote a new post 4 years, 3 months ago

Playing on the open strings is your magical amulet for more fun and productive sessions. Do this at the start, middle and end of a practice period. It’s a way for the mind and body to relax and reset.

This […]
kate.kakadu replied to the topic Leave Her Johnny Leave Her in the forum Share Your Practice 4 years, 4 months ago

That sounded beautiful, Joanne! Lovely slides and double stops – a pleasure to listen to. Hope you enjoyed your gig too!
jason kleinberg started the topic Here’s what I worked on last week: in the forum Share Your Practice 4 years, 4 months ago

Here’s what I worked on this week:

Scales & left-hand
A, C Aeolian
B, C Dorian scale
Melodic Variation 1-2-3-1
16-note scale
Transitions from first to second finger while shifting
Sliding intervals 4ths
B Minor Pentatonic Scale
Bowing
Separate 1-Slur 3, Offset
Slur 4
Practice strategy
Forwards and Backwards Chaining
Tempo s…[Read more]
jason kleinberg wrote a new post 4 years, 4 months ago

Here’s a question I hear all the time: “How do I play faster?”

It may take time to ramp up your speed, but you can do it. Go into this with the right mindset: work at your edge. Don’t worry if you can’t […]
- Rosalie Werback replied 1 year, 9 months ago
  
  J,
  Thank you–I never could get “up to speed” but I’m going to follow your approach, and I appreciate it your suggestions. I got to start using my metronome. I also got to start writing my progress down.
  Rosalie (werbose)
Debbie Hill posted an update 4 years, 4 months ago

Where can I find a variation lesson for okeefes slide on the site? Thanks!
jason kleinberg wrote a new post 4 years, 4 months ago

A good rule of thumb is to play everything at a medium speed, then a slow speed, then your fastest speed and then ending on a medium speed.

An easy way to remember this is that you make a Tempo Sandwich. […]
kate.kakadu replied to the topic Working on sound in the forum Share Your Practice 4 years, 4 months ago

Thanks Marg and Joanne for your feedback. Always so much to improve on, bowing continues to be a big one for me, so really working on it. For some reason my comments never get posted so hopefully this gets through!
kate.kakadu replied to the topic Jackie Tar -Deb S. in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 4 months ago

You might have to repost because the video link is unavailable. Look forward to seeing it!
kate.kakadu replied to the topic Hobart's Transformation 6th Jan. 2022. in the forum Share Your Practice 4 years, 4 months ago

That was a great version of Hobart’s Transformation, Marg. Love your lilt and slides! Thanks for posting!
kate.kakadu started the topic Working on sound in the forum Share Your Practice 4 years, 4 months ago

I’ve been trying to improve my tone. I felt that my left hand has been very muddy, so wanted to some how make it sing. I’ve been doing a lot of vibrato practice, looking at a range of YouTube techniques, mainly arm vibrato. Jason’s songs are always so tuneful, so I’ve been listening a lot to how he does his notes a…[Read more]
MaryReid replied to the topic Liberty with Strum Machine help in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 5 months ago

Strum Machine has a subscription cost but it’s not much I don’t think. Plays background to lots and lots of tune.
jason kleinberg replied to the topic Back at it in the forum Share Your Practice 4 years, 5 months ago

Welcome back, Welcome back, welcome back…
kate.kakadu replied to the topic Kerfunken jig first try in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 5 months ago

Great work, Great improvement on your tone and playing the notes fully. That’s what I love about videos everyone posts after a focus on practising. It’s inspiring. Thanks for posting.
MaryReid replied to the topic Kerfunken jig first try in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 5 months ago

Great job. Love your determination.
MaryReid replied to the topic My shaky attempt at Swallowtail Jig in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 5 months ago

Keep up the good work. This tune can be an earworn.
MaryReid started the topic Liberty with Strum Machine help in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 5 months ago

Working on Liberty as one in my Heritage Set (tunes my great-grandfather played in the hills of Kentucky). Got to memorize it next.
kate.kakadu replied to the topic Back at it in the forum Share Your Practice 4 years, 5 months ago

Glad you’re able to pick up the fiddle again! Sounds like you have a good plan. Double stops are doing my head in!
MaryReid started the topic Back at it in the forum Share Your Practice 4 years, 5 months ago

After being away recouping from surgery and physical restriction –

Reviewed tunes I had learned earlier – Rd to Lisdonverna, Sweet Beulah Land, Swallowtail Jig, Southwind, Soldier’s Joy – Level 2.
Enjoyed flipping through Jason’s Fiddlehed Tune Book and just playing again.

Want to establish a practice routine (which will be fun) to include new…[Read more]
kate.kakadu replied to the topic Away in a Manger in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 5 months ago

Well done, Mary! That was a great effort and I reckon you’ve improved so much from when you first posted. I get terrified by public performances and shake so much that I couldn’t do a solo like that.
kate.kakadu replied to the topic Old Joe Clark 1-2-22 in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 5 months ago

Great version and awesome double stops going on there! I’m so struggling with double stops :! But they sound really good, well done!
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