Hi Fiddle Jammers! The Rock Your Strings online event starts TOMORROW! Jan 17-20, 2022. If you’d like to have access to this event, you’ll need to sign up at: www.rockyourstrings.site There is also a free Facebook Group associated with this event: Rock Your Strings Facebook Group Access is FREE to
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Fiddle Jam 101 Course has been updated!
By fiddlejamman on May 31, 2021 in Beyond the Book, Bulletin Board, By Ear, By Feeling, By Knowledge, By Sight, Course, Fiddle Jam, Fiddle Jam 101, Fiddle Jam Club Newsletter, Fiddle Jamming, Fiddle Tunes, Founder’s Blog, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Learning Methods, New Jam lessons
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
E minor Tabla Jam
By fiddlejamman on April 22, 2016 in Beyond the Book, Blues Scale, By Ear, By Feeling, By Key, By Knowledge, By Scale, By Sight, E minor, Fiddle Jam, Jamming 101, Lesson List, Minor Pentatonic Scale, New Jam Lessons, Pop, Teacher Training
Here’s a new one I created in GarageBand for a student’s Call & Answer session recently. It worked very well for her! This particular student is a super-smart teen who is going to college early and has a very developed left/logical side of her brain… so much so that she
MM101-Moon Diggin’
By fiddlejamman on April 11, 2015 in Beyond the Book, Blues, Cornerstone Styles, Country, Fiddle Jam, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Rock, Style Studies
MOON DIGGIN’ It’s music to strip mine too! Jam Stuff: Cut 24 from Fiddle Jam Book/CD Example: Cut 25 from Fiddle Jam Book/CD (see video above) No Violin Backing Track:[ca_audio url_mp3=”http://fiddlejaminstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/FJBk25-MoonDiggin-NoVln.mp3″ url_ogg=”” download=”true” skin=”regular” align=”none”] The Blast Off: Fun, pop rock, medium tempo. Scale: G Blues Key: G minor Notes: any,
MM101-Blue Suit in a ROADHOUSE BAR of 12
By fiddlejamman on April 11, 2015 in A minor, Beyond the Book, Blues, Blues Scale, By Key, By Scale, Cornerstone Styles, Fiddle Jam, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Jazz, Lesson List, Rock, Style Studies
BLUE SUIT in a ROADHOUSE BAR of 12 Standing out with the rough crowd. Jam Stuff: Cut 28 from the Fiddle Jam Book/CD Jam Example: Cut 29 from the Fiddle Jam Book/CD (see video above) No Violin Backing Track: The Jump Start: Cool, blue, straight forward and easy.
MM101-Fiddle Jam Blues
By fiddlejamman on April 11, 2015 in “Tater”, Beyond the Book, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Fiddle Jam, Fiddle Tunes, Jamming 101
THE FIDDLE JAM BLUES OK, lets put it ALL together now. In Tune: Three in one. A simple melody, jamming, and Boogie Woogie example. Scale: D Blues Key: D universal (major notes in chords and minor notes in the scale). Jamming Notes: any, D, F, G,
New-Bee Jammer – Learning Path
By fiddlejamman on January 29, 2015 in A-toodz, A-toodz Level 1, Beyond the Book, Blues, By Ear, By Feeling, Cornerstone Styles, Country, Fiddle Jam, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Learning Methods, Lesson List, Rock, Section/Title Pages, Staff Notation, Style Studies
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