Guided Practice Sessions

Take these “Practice Journeys” at any time to learn tunes or level up a particular skill. They contain a detailed outline, video and practice content (audio, sheet music, tabs).

🎻 Free Workshop

Morrison’s Jig Workshop
Learn this lively Irish tune through call-and-response.
Pick up powerful practice skills like Chunking, Chaining, and Looping.

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Memorize A Tune | 5-Minute-Win

Fix Your Violin Intonation | 5-Minute-Win

Build Beautiful Violin Tone | 5-Minute Win

These are shorter 20–30 minute play-along sessions. Perfect for daily practice.

Includes:

• Warm-up exercises

• Real-time skill drills

• Play-along tunes

• A fun final challenge 🎯

They’re like musical workouts—get in, get better, feel great.

Guided Fiddle Practice: Accenting

Guided Fiddle Practice: String Crossing And Coordination

Guided Fiddle Practice: Chords And Melody On Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Use these flexible routines to practice things you’re learning now.

Bread & Butter Practice Routine 🍞

This 25-minute routine is a simple way to bring structure and focus to your daily fiddle practice.

Learn A Song 🌱

Break a new tune into bite-sized parts and build it up gradually. A go-to routine for learning any song from scratch.

Improve A Skill 📈

Pick a technique (like tone, slurs, or intonation) and give it some love. This journey helps you zoom in and level up.

Improv Playground 🛝

Explore, experiment, and express yourself. A judgment-free zone to try new musical ideas and find your voice.

Music Meditation 🧘

Slow down and connect with your sound. Use long tones, drones, and repetition to calm the mind and deepen awareness.

Timing Meditation 🕰️

Sharpen your internal rhythm using a metronome and structured timing drills. Simple, steady, and satisfying.

10-minute Timing Routine ⏰

1. Spend 3 minutes practicing rhythms on an open string, using a metronome.
2. Allocate another 3 minutes to work on rhythms within a scale, also with a metronome.
3. Finally, use 4 minutes to practice a tune phrase, keeping time with a metronome.

Dronopoly Review 

Review tunes that share the same drone note. So tunes in D Major, D Dorian or D Klezmer can all be practiced with a D drone. Play the relevant scale before each tune you review. This is a fun and refreshing way to review tunes.

Use the Tunes Listed By Root Note page as your guide.

Simple Review Routine 👁️

Simply review the last 5-10 tunes you’ve learned in a twenty-minute session. Play the relevant scale before each tune you review. Practice the Mental Triggers to help with later recall.

These are full-length guided workshops (50+ minutes), originally taught live on Zoom and now upgraded with added content.

Think of them like musical adventures—some long, some short, some you can customize.

We have four types of sessions:

• Workshops (50m)
• 5-Minute Wins
• Guided Practice Session (20-25m)
• Plug-in-Play Routines (templates)

Each session is a focused journey into a theme—like backing up chords, adding embellishments, or learning a tune by ear.

They’re designed to help you connect the dots between skills, strategies, and songs.

You’ll get:

• A play-along video

• Practice outline

• Sheet music & audio tracks

• Tips, reflections, and challenges

Each workshop has a module number to give you a rough idea of the skill level.

Just hit play and practice with me for fifty focused minutes. 🤓

Perfect anytime you want to go deep and level up.