In California visiting family, went to see a show by pedigreed rock n roll soul group “Trigger Hippy” in Grass Valley that featured the drummer from the Black Crows, and singer Joan Osborn. All the players were excellent, and the band played very well together, with good dynamic contrast, and
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The Fiddle Jam Method – what’s it all about?
The Fiddle Jam Method …what’s it all about? An excellent question! …and, a fine exercise for me to plainly explain! #1, The Fiddle Jam Method is all about Fun on your Fiddle/Violin for Life! #2, This is achieved mostly by learning how to be musically creative, with the
Why FJi?
Why was the Fiddle Jam Institute created? This is one of the first videos I produced for FJi (you can see that my hair is much less gray than in later videos!). In the video I tried to address why I created the institute. The main reason is that
FJISKA – Fiddle Jam Institute Song Key Archive
The Fiddle Jam Institute Song Key Archive or FJISKA is an idea I had very early on when the Fiddle Jam book first came out (2002) but possibly who’s time had not yet come. Our new FJi website is the perfect venue for it now I think! What is FJISKA
Jam Band Style Lessons
Jam Band is a style and category of music that emerged in the 1990’s that features… you guessed it… jamming by a whole band! This is largely a live music event and is quite popular at festivals in the USA and elsewhere. These ensembles are most praised for their abilities,
Kid’s & Beginner Songs
Admittedly this category is not the main focus of the Fiddle Jam Institute, but in my opinion, a well rounded fiddler should be able to play in all kinds of situations… including entertaining toddler’s! Beginner tunes have all the same elements of other music styles: melody, harmony, and rhythm… and