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Steve "Ripton" Nordborg

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@ripton

Active 6 months ago
My first night at the local Spelmanslag. I’m not sure if this got posted. A tune I should know well, albeit with my own arrangement through years of playing by memory. Well the group came out of the gates like a thoroughbred racehorse, I came out like a drunken sailer after last call. https://youtu.be/t8F8bbx_AlM View
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    Jocelyn Martens posted an update in the group Group logo of Beginner GroupBeginner Group 2 years, 1 month ago

    Thanks for the nourishing gathering folks!

    David – @david123429
    Agnes – @agnesita
    Tracey – @plain-old-cat
    Cal – @cal_laz
    Caren – @fidil
    Steve – @ripton

    Some takeaways I noted from our session:

    -Recording ourself – great perspective to see where we want to focus on, helpful to look back at recordings later on too when we can be less critical,…[Read more]

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    Jocelyn Martens posted an update in the group Group logo of Beginner GroupBeginner Group 2 years, 2 months ago

    Great Beginner Group Session yesterday, thanks for everyone joining in and the great topics that arose through the group.
    Here are our group attendees, for connection reference:

    Claudia – @csoxley
    John – @lavonjohn
    Steve – @ripton
    Robin – @rbingham
    Deborah – @fixkids
    Beth – @emeraldemma
    Jocelyn – @jahcey

    Feel free to reach out directly to folks…[Read more]

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        Jocelyn Martens replied 2 years, 2 months ago
        Here’s a screenshot of the charts Deb was referring to for Fiddle Chords
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      Jocelyn Martens posted an update in the group Group logo of Beginner GroupBeginner Group 2 years, 3 months ago

      Hey good people 🎶
      @sujean put a couple posts on her profile activity recently and I’d like to share them here:
      “Let’s try and find one another to do a little fiddling with ?
      I welcome any thoughts you may have, let’s go!”

      “Would any of you beginner players like to get together and play?We could ZOOM. Just casting a line out !!! Thanks eve…[Read more]

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        Curt replied 2 years, 3 months ago
        received … if you do create a beginner’s zoom group, please add me, thanks
        @csenft
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          Susan Ribeiro replied 2 years, 3 months ago
          Hi Curt! well there are 3 of us interested now thats great!
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              Jocelyn Martens replied 2 years, 3 months ago
              Let me know if I can help connect yal further. Please direct message eachother to find out the best way to communicate. Glad to hear 🙂
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            Jocelyn Martens posted an update in the group Group logo of Beginner GroupBeginner Group 2 years, 3 months ago

            Hello FiddleHed folks 🙂
            Following up from our Feb 15 Beginner Group Zoom meet up:
            @fidil – Caren
            @dd2dd – Denise
            @JTROWBRIDGE65 – Jeffrey
            @ripton – Steve

            Topics:
            Creating more flow sound with notes/addressing choppy sound
            Getting lost/not knowing where we are in a tune
            Remembering key of song and starting notes
            Zoom audio setup

            Here are some…[Read more]

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            Jocelyn Martens posted an update in the group Group logo of No Fear Fiddle Session GroupsNo Fear Fiddle Session Groups 2 years, 3 months ago

            Very enjoyable virtual gathering today, folks. Thanks for everyone’s presence 🙏🏾
            Pete S – @pjscalzo
            Sue B – @sueb
            Dawna L – @roberta-rae
            Susie C – @susieq
            Patty P – @hikerchic
            Ann S – @ann-seye
            John R – @lavonjohn
            Robert G – @rgoodejr1
            Deborah S – @fixkids
            Steve N – @ripton
            Christie M – @christie

            Some takeaways I noted:
            Some great ongoing p…[Read more]

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              jason kleinberg replied 2 years, 3 months ago
              Nice.
              Good idea to share people’s FiddleHed handle so we can talk to each other…
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              Jocelyn Martens replied to the topic Group logo of Beginner GroupBeginner Zoom Sessions in the forum Beginner Group 2 years, 4 months ago

              Hi Good people 🙂 We had great zoom gathering last week. Here are some insights into what came up. Everyone is welcome to join. Here’s more info on the sessions

              Jan 18/24

              Tom- @tomr
              Steve- @ripton
              Caren- @fidil
              Mary- @lukidog
              Susie- @susieq
              Wayne- @tophatbanjo

              Pick up notes to start song
              number of pickup notes – odd number of notes – to make…[Read more]

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                Jocelyn Martens replied 2 years, 4 months ago
                Hey good folks, I came across this post regarding mutes yal may be interested in:
                https://fiddlehed.com/fiddle-questions/should-i-practice-with-a-mute/
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                Jocelyn Martens started the topic Group logo of No Fear Fiddle Session GroupsJan 14 2024 session in the forum No Fear Fiddle Session Groups 2 years, 4 months ago

                Hey Yal, thanks for coming out to the sharing/playing session last night. Here’s people’s usernames for potential further connections thru the site 🎶

                Sue R – @sujean
                Steve S – @steve
                Steve N – @ripton
                Jennifer – @jennywdonohue
                Sue B – @sueb
                Mary – @maryreid
                David – @david123429
                Deborah – @fixkids

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                Jocelyn Martens posted an update 2 years, 5 months ago

                @ripton Hi Steve, here’s an example of what I was mentioning in Dargason page comments. I utilized the existing sheet music and added some different octave options. Omitting going up in hand position, I switched to the lower octave instead.

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                  Steve "Ripton" Nordborg replied 2 years, 5 months ago
                  cant see your attachment, 🙁
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