Here’s a lesson provided for iFiddleMag.com about understanding chord basics and ways to implement them on your fiddle without having to think about them too hard. Enjoy! Want to see the full lesson? Find out about our membership options by clicking here. Here’s a lesson provided for iFiddleMag.com about
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New Dust in the Wind Violin Solo post
I recently posted a chart of the violin solo from the song “Dust in the Wind” by the Progressive Rock band Kansas for our All Access Pass members. Free Club members can also view the official Kansas video from 1978 if you are not familiar with this iconic
Dust in the Wind – Kansas
By fiddlejamman on February 22, 2016 in A minor, Aeolian Mode, By Key, By Scale, By Sight, Fiddler’s Tab, Gigger Level, Learning Methods, Lesson List, Music History, Note Name – Finger Number, progressive rock, Rock, Staff Notation, Viola
Here’s the perennial favorite progressive rock classic from 1978 that features a famous violin solo in the middle (~ 1:30 in the original recording) by the band Kansas… who are not surprisingly, from Kansas, USA. I believe Lawrence, Kansas claims them as their own, or so people said when I
What is the New Jazz Model? – Truck Talk
Here’s another Truck Talk I recorded about looking back on music history and reviewing how it feels today ad looking forward. Enjoy and feel free to leave me some comments below! <<::>>
Your Creative Birthright – Truck Talk
I’m posting this one as-is. No edits. It is a subject I am passionate about sharing. I feel that too many people have an under-confidence in their ability to creative wonderful and beautiful things! maybe this Truck Talk can inspire? Please feel free to share your thoughts below! <<::>>
Truck Talk – Solving Problems
I thought that this one might be just a “talking to myself” kind of thing (which, I admit, I sometimes do! Ha!), but it evolved, I hope, into a subject that our members might find helpful… that of thinking more of the approach of “how can I help you?”…
Violin Scratch & Squeak How Not To
I first posted this one just on YouTube as a promotional tool, but it quickly has become my most viewed instructional video! So much so, that I am re-focusing some of my efforts to boost up FJi’s beginner section contents, as there surely seems to be a great interest in