Archive | Fiddle Jam

New-Bee Jammer – Learning Path

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

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Classical Cross-Over – Learning Path

Don’t let fear of the unknown stop you from having a little fun!   It’s super easy once you are coaxed to just crack open that creative door! The Classical Cross-Over– (assumes good technique, good reader, some previous theory knowledge, but little or no experience in getting away from

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0-1-3 Blues Scale Section

Chapter two from the original “Fiddle Jam, a way-cool easy way to learn how to improvise!” book/CD. <<::>> And now for the really cool stuff… I would’ve put this section first, but skipping fingers is sometimes a technical hang-up for those just starting out.  Nevertheless, I find that students quickly

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EZ-Zones – What are they?

Short answer: “EZ-Zones” are super easy two-string finger patterns that help you to jam right away with more authority and joy, even if you are a near-beginner! More… The term “EZ-Zone” first appeared in my book/CD “Fiddle Jam, a way-cool EZ way to learn how to improvise!” (Hal Leonard

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D Dorian Jam

Live D Dorian Student Jam 3-27-13: Check out this cool jam we invented on-the-spot during a private lesson.  Adult student Bill had been playing about 1 year at the time, and we were learning about the Dorian scale/mode.  I think he did a good job!  It was a cool

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