Hey there Fiddle Jammers! I heard from one of our students that they could not view a bunch of the videos in the Fiddle Jam 101 Course materials. Thanks for the heads-up Artisto! Should be all fixed now. What happens sometimes is, host platforms, in this case YouTube, change their
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MM101-Why Major Scales are “MAJOR”
So, what’s up with this major and minor (& other) thing, you may ask?… Those who have studied modes a bit know that “Major” is not really the real name for this scale anyways (it is “Ionian”)… So why is it deserving of the title: “MAJOR“???… is
Relative major of minor pentatonic
By fiddlejamman on June 24, 2014 in A major, A minor, Ab major, Ab minor, B major, B minor, Bb major, Bb minor, Blues Scale, By Key, By Scale, By Topic, C major, C minor, C# major, C# minor, Course, D major, D minor, Db major, Db minor, E major, E minor, Eb major, Eb minor, F major, F minor, F# major, F# minor, G major, G minor, G# major, G# minor, Gb major, Gb minor, Jamming 102, Major Pentatonic Scale, Minor Pentatonic Scale, Music Mechanics
Here’s a cool trick for you… Many musician’s already know or have heard of “relative’ major and minor scales. “Relative” simply means that the two scales share the same notes… BUT NOT THE SAME TONIC! Just like you share DNA with your sister Suzie, but were born at different times,
Blues Scale Anatomy
By fiddlejamman on June 23, 2014 in Blues, Blues Scale, By Ear, By Feeling, By Key, By Knowledge, By Scale, By Sight, Course, Lesson List, Minor Pentatonic Scale, Music Mechanics, Style Studies
Ok, so how do you figure out what notes give us that cool blues-y sound in any key? …it’s simple if you have the secret formula! …and know a bit about the note number system. Just a quick review if the note number system is something you are not
D Major Jam
By fiddlejamman on June 11, 2014 in Beyond the Book, By Key, By Scale, By Topic, Course, D major, Fiddle Jam, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Lesson List, Major Scale, New Jam Lessons, New Jam lessons
This is a pretty cool “beyond the book” jam that I had forgotten about until I stumbled across it on a playlist on my iPhone recently. It would also be a good “first” jam I think, as it’s all D major, has a quick but light feeling, and a more
Music Mechanics 101 Course Homework Student Blog
OK! Here’s your homework submissions! Keep up the good work! Leave comments on your fellow students performances as so inspired. You can do this right on YouTube below their vid, or here. Any thoughts on what will work best for this? I’m thinking here in one central place will be
FJi Courses
By fiddlejamman on May 27, 2014 in Beyond the Book, Course, Fiddle Jam, Music Mechanics, Section/Title Pages, Webinar
June 2015 update! Fiddle Jam 101 & Music Mechanics 101 re-released in Version 2.0! See links below. The FJi Courses are going through a complete overhaul in 2015! The new format will not have an end date! Purchase of these new courses from our School Store will include lifetime access