Fiddle Jam Institute founder, Geoffrey Fitzhugh Perry: “On this website, I speak and write in the English language, and sometimes use American slang phrases. Other than the universal language of music, it’s the only language I currently know well enough to intelligently teach with! Trust me, you do not want to
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Truck Talks
“A great time to do some thinking out-loud!” My life is such that I spend quite a bit of time driving. I often get inspired and get out my voice recorder in an effort to share my thoughts, stories, and bits of wisdom… sometimes as I work them out on
PVC violin project
A very interesting, and possibly fun project I stumbled across on YouTube recently. PVC is an interesting material, readily available and inexpensive, moldable with minimal heat, and you can even brown it to look much like wood or stone. I’ll have to give one of these a try soon. Note:
A humility lesson worth repeating
I’ve told this story hundreds of times now, to my private students, and have slipped mention of it in a few videos here at FJi too. It represented a watershed moment in my musical development. One of those “ah-ha” moments, that we also immediately follow with a forehead slapping “I
Don’t Fret fingerboard sticker
I have had recent contact with my acquaintance Dr. Phil Coonce, inventor of the “Don’t Fret” fingerboard, finger position stickers that I’ve reviewed here on FJi. He was pleased enough with my review that he re-posted the FJi video on his site! Kinda neat! I see that he now has
iFiddle 2 – Scales, Arpeggios & Practice
By fiddlejamman on January 31, 2015 in A minor, Ab minor, Artist Level, B minor, Bb minor, Blues, Blues Scale, Bulletin Board, By Key, By Scale, C minor, C# minor, Cajun-Zydeco, Cb minor, Cornerstone Styles, D minor, Db minor, Diminished Scale, E minor, Eb minor, F minor, F# minor, Founder’s Blog, G minor, G# minor, Gb minor, Gypsy Jazz Violin, Harmonic Minor Scale, iFiddle Magazine, Isms, Skisms & Hybrids, Jamming 102, jamming 103, Jamming 104, Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Major Pentatonic Scale, Major Scale, Master Class, MixoBluesian Scale, Music Mechanics, Style Studies, Swamp Fiddle
Here’s a nice little video, the second I’ve done for Mike Spears’ iFiddlemag.com, featuring my thoughts on scales, arpeggios and what part practice plays in improvisation. …you may be surprised at my answer! I’m actually rather proud of this unscripted piece. I hope you enjoy and benefit from it!
Music Mechanics – Learning Path
By fiddlejamman on January 29, 2015 in Blues, By Knowledge, By Scale, Cornerstone Styles, Country, Harmonic Minor Scale, Ionian Mode, Jamming 102, jamming 103, Jazz, Learning Methods, Lesson List, Major Pentatonic Scale, Major Scale, Music Mechanics, Path Page, Rock, Style Studies
Music Mechanics/Music Theory – “Oh, I get it!” Help for the “Ah Ha” challenged. Want to know how music works? The Fiddle Jam Method explains it all in a no-nonsense, easy to apply way, not just on paper but with instrument in hand, so you will be left with