The New-Bee Jammer (“Jammer” level 1) – Your private violin lessons just not fun enough?  Don’t quit!  Just add Fiddle Jam!  For the student who just wants to experience the “Joy of the Jam” in the EZ-est “low impact,” fun, and un-scary way, and foster the prized “non-thinking creative mind-set” that is the hallmark of every good improviser, as early as possible in their development.  1st-year student and up**, one scale fits all approach.  Minimal thinking – maximum goosebump factor!  Especially good as an additive learning approach to whatever your personal private teacher might be doing with you.

**Suggested Studies: prerequisite – G, D & A major scales, first position, one octave… if you know those already, you’re “in the club!”

Path 1: “I Really Want to, but I’m Shy!”  If you are a gentle soul who does not want to be jolted and scared away on your first attempt at improvisation then try the sweet ballad The Rarest Rose or the more countrified Contra Dance or Cajun Waltz before moving on to more Rock n Roll oriented lessons in the Major Scale section.

1. The Rarest Rose Sweet G major ballad improvisation
2. Contra Dance EZ Folk dance in D major
3. Cajun Waltz EZ D major 3 beat style.

Further Studies:

• Major Scale section Use the same concepts on more Rock n Roll styles!

Path 2: “Let’s do this!”  If you know yourself to be the more excitable and eager type of learner, and the thought of jammin’ to a Rock n Roll tune sounds fun, by all means dive right in!  First try a couple upbeat major scale jams like LeBomb, Spiral Travels, or The Raven’s Daughter before moving on to the rougher sounding Blues scale lessons like E Funki, B Tuff,or Moon Diggin’.

1. LeBomb A major early Rock n Roll jam.
2. Spiral Travels A major jam band style.
3. The Raven’s Daughter G major pop-rock groove.

Further Studies:

• E Funki E blues scale Funk Rock!
• B Tuff B blues scale muscular jam.
• Moon Diggin’ G blues scale pop rock jam.

Both Paths: Once you’ve tried a few jams and are starting to feel comfortable with the concept of making stuff up, try expanding your lick and trick vocabulary with some of our Level 1 Rock n Blues A-toodz studies and Boogie Woogie back-up lessons.

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For a bigger picture, here’s also an auto-generated list of every FJi post in the “Jammer” category!

• Don’t beat up your improvising!
• Jamming Level 1B amendment
• Fiddle Jam 101 Course has been updated!
• Bucket List Fiddle Jam tune for members
• Groove & Feel How to make Your Playing Come Alive
• Gamalon Billy’s Saloon Footage from 1988
• iFiddle Mag Sit-In Situation Column
• Moonlight Drive Jam Track
• iFiddle Blues Scale Magic
• Three D Major Jams
• Three G Major Jams
• Three B Blues Scale Jams
• Three E Blues Scale Jams
• Three Blues Tunes – Learning Path
• MM101-Cotton Eyed Joe
• MM101-Moon Diggin’
• MM101-Blue Suit in a ROADHOUSE BAR of 12
• Open Office Hour #1
• New-Bee Jammer – Learning Path
• Classical Cross-Over – Learning Path
• Folk Music Lessons
• Lessons Listed By Learning Level
• Jammer Level Lessons
• St. Annes Reel
• D Dorian Jam
• D Major Jam
• My Path Suggested Learning Studies
• Webinar #1 March 12, 2014 Replay
• All Major Pentatonic Approach
• Improv Any Style – Using 3 Unique Approaches! (overview)
• Major to Blues scale conversion – Cool EZ fingering trick!
• All Shook Up – Elvis Presley – classic early Rock n Roll
• It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels – Kitty Wells
• Secret Trick to Creative Greatness
• Taking Musical Dictation – our highest art form
• Cheater’s instant back-up tater-ing – how to
• Fiddle Jam – preparation – what you’ll need to know
• Nice Autumn Leaves lesson additions finished!
• Autumn Leaves – Jazz Standard
• Fiddle Jam Book Tune Section
• Red Haired Boy
• Creative Ability Development (C.A.D.) book report
• Tatering Level 2 – – adding double “drone” strings
• Tatering level 1 – play the name of each chord
• Tater Section
• Simone Jamming with the A Major Scale!
• Slur Exercises – Essential Elements Book 1 Pg. 29
• Cello & Viola – fingering conversion charts
• C Major Jam
• G Jam
• Oh When the Saints Go Marching In
• Gypsy Sound – Anatomy
• Harmonic Squeal Faux Feedback Technique
• Beethoven Minuet in G
• Amazing Grace
• Shave Endings
• Potato Fiddle intros
• Acadian Two-Step
• Sugarfoot Rag
• Angeline the Baker
• A-toodz – A minor
• A-toodz – D minor
• A-toodz – G major
• A-toodz – B minor
• A-toodz – G minor
• A-toodz – A major All
• A-toodz – D major
• THE MAJOR SCALE SECTION
• THE A BLUES COMBINATION “EZ-ZONE” SECTION
• The 0, L2, 3 SECTION
• The 0 1 3 Blues Scale Section
• About My performances on the Book’s CD… (jam-along-with-Geoff)
• Closing in On the path to Nirvana
• LOW 2 BOOGIE WOOGIE BLUES
• LOW 2 BOOGIE WOOGIE PATTERNS
• Fancy Boogie Woogie Blues – Shuffle
• FANCY B.W. BLUES
• BASIC B.W. BLUES
• Shuffle Rhythm
• BOOGIE WOOGIE PATTERNS
• BOOGIE WOOGIE SECTION
• Ashokian Farewell Lessons
• A-toodz B minor Level 1
• A-toodz A minor Level 1
• A Major A-toodz level 1
• D Major A-toodz Level 1
• Ode to Joy – Beethoven
• A-toodz – E Minor
• Minor Swing
• A Sound Environment – Wit & Wisdom
• THE GOOD SOIL – Wit & Wisdom
• Le Bomb
• A-Toodz Section Contents
• Spiral Travels
• Zydeco
• Contra Dance
• Cajun Waltz
• E Funki
• B. Tuff
• G Swing
• Moon Diggin’
• Blue Suit in a ROADHOUSE BAR of 12
• Irish Seaman
• B. Gone
• A. Potter’s Wheel
• Raven’s Daughter
• Blackberry Blossom
• Music Philosophy – Wit & Wisdom
• Swallowtail Jig
• Cotton Eyed Joe
• Ms. McLeod’s Reel
• Bile Them Cabbage Down
• Old Joe Clark
• Clinch Mountain Back-Step
• Cripple Creek
• E Minor Piano Funk Jam