Friends – Activity – Owen

jason kleinberg wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

It would be nice if we could make music all day long. But life gets in the way: work, chores, social obligations, health issues. Shoot, sometimes we just need to relax on the couch with Netflix. So most of us have […]

jason kleinberg wrote a new post 5 years, 8 months ago

A student named Abee was taking my recent lesson on Sliding The Left-hand Fingers.

In the video, I mention how the chromatic scale can help with sliding. More on that in a minute. First, this scale contains […]

jason kleinberg wrote a new post 5 years, 8 months ago

Most people learn an instrument because they want to have fun. They want to do something enjoyable. Others may thrive on the sense of accomplishment. It’s important to constantly return to the joy and fun of […]

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 […]

Estela G replied 3 years ago

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.

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 […]

Shirin Gulledge replied 5 years, 2 months ago

Cool. I like hearing about your evolution 🙂

jason kleinberg wrote a new post 5 years, 12 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 […]

Jim Guinn replied 5 years, 3 months ago

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!
- jason kleinberg replied 5 years, 3 months ago
  
  Yay 😀
Jim Guinn replied 5 years, 3 months ago

LOL. I knew that would make you happy, Jason.

jason kleinberg wrote a new post 6 years, 2 months 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 […]

Pete Healy replied 3 years, 8 months ago

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.
Theresa Namaalwa replied 3 years, 4 months ago

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!
Rosalie Werback replied 1 year, 7 months ago

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.

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 […]

Kathy Pieprzyk replied 5 years, 3 months ago

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.

Owen

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