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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)
cbFidHed2020 replied to the topic Jackie Tar -Deb S. in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 4 months ago

Way to go, Deb!

Cheers,
Carolyn B.
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. […]
cbFidHed2020 replied to the topic Hobart's Transformation 6th Jan. 2022. in the forum Share Your Practice 4 years, 4 months ago

Marg, you sound wonderful!! Very smooth bowing and a lot of life to your performance. I’ve been playing this tune myself a lot lately, and I appreciate what you’ve done with it.
MaryReid replied to the topic Liberty with Strum Machine help in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 4 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, 4 months ago

Welcome back, Welcome back, welcome back…
MaryReid replied to the topic Kerfunken jig first try in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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.
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]
MaryReid started the topic Away in a Manger in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 5 months ago

Christmas carol played for our church worship service on Jan. 2, 2022. My first public offering of my fiddle music.
jason kleinberg replied to the topic Working on a Winterwonderland in the forum Share Your Practice 4 years, 5 months ago

Sounds like you’re enjoying the electric fiddle 😀
jason kleinberg replied to the topic Working on a Winterwonderland in the forum Share Your Practice 4 years, 5 months ago

You’ve written a new lyric for the song

Working in a winter wonderland…
jason kleinberg replied to the topic Remote jam attempt in the forum Share Your Practice 4 years, 5 months ago

CoooooL.

I just checked out wikiloops. Is this something you take part in a lot?
jason kleinberg replied to the topic Plans in the forum Share Your Practice 4 years, 5 months ago

Yes. A plan is there to get you moving. But something else might arise that needs your attention…
jason kleinberg replied to the topic Practice in the forum Share Your Practice 4 years, 5 months ago

awwwsumm. glad you’re playing perpetual motion. I want to do a new lesson on that…
jason kleinberg replied to the topic Today's Practice with the FiddleHed Group! in the forum Share Your Practice 4 years, 5 months ago

Awwwwwsumm. Love that you guys are sharing your practice with each other 👍
cbFidHed2020 replied to the topic Practice session Dec. 7, 2021 in the forum Share Your Practice 4 years, 6 months ago

– Warmed up with C major scales and variations, also D major and A major.
– Practiced Jason’s Smiling Bows.
– Worked on vibrato exercises with metronome for a significant time.
– Played White Christmas with vibrato.
– Will sleep in compression gloves. Really helps with muscle recovery after vibrato and bowing exercises.
– Glad I attended this p…[Read more]
jason kleinberg started the topic What I Practiced on Dec. 7 in the forum Share Your Practice 4 years, 6 months ago

Here’s what I practiced at the Open Practice session. Thanks to all who came! It helps me to play with you guys. It gets me to practice earlier (before 11pm!)

I copied it from my note-taking app (Roam), so there’s square brackets around things…
– [[Yah Man]] review [[December 14th, 2021]]
– [[[[Chaining]] [[Review]]]]
– [[Big-Eyed Rabbit]]…[Read more]
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