I woke up with this in my head. I got right up and typed it out for you. I think it came out fairly well. I hope you benefit! I definitely is one of my favorite subjects to teach! Enjoy! Geoff See: Taking Musical Dictation – our highest art form
Author Archive | fiddlejamman
Taking Musical Dictation – our highest art form
By fiddlejamman on November 16, 2013 in Artist Level, By Ear, By Feeling, Gigger Level, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Jamming 102, jamming 103, Lesson List, Music Essentials, Music Philosophy, Wit & Wisdom
“As improvisers, our highest art form is to be simply taking dictation from the muses.” Concept: Where our musical ideas come from, no one knows for sure. There are many theories. It could be that we are tapping into the collective consciousness of all musical ideas ever thought, or maybe
Cheater’s instant back-up tater-ing – how to
By fiddlejamman on November 14, 2013 in “Tater”, By Ear, By Feeling, By Knowledge, By Sight, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Lesson List, Music Essentials, Music Mechanics, Music Mechanics – “Bass” Lines, Music Philosophy, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Wit & Wisdom
Story: You show up at your first Pot Luck Pickin’ Party with your fiddle in hand, maybe you’ve practiced a few tunes and are eager to try them out with some other real life, flesh and blood musicians. You’ve even brought a nice plate of your best brownies in hopes
Fiddle Jam – preparation – what you’ll need to know
By fiddlejamman on November 14, 2013 in A major, Beyond the Book, By Ear, By Feeling, By Knowledge, By Sight, D major, Fiddle Jam, Fiddler’s Tab, G major, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Lesson List, Major Scale, Music Mechanics, Note Name – Finger Number, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Staff Notation
OK, here’s a quick overview of what you will need to know first in order to be prepared to get the most out of the Fiddle Jam Book (and Beyond!) materials… No worries, it’s pretty simple stuff, that most students learn within the first few months (or less!) of playing!
Harmonica Tricks for Violin – thinking in a different key
Ask any harmonica (“harp”) player about this. Unless the “harp-ist” (not to be confused with the angelic classical instrument with all those strings & pedals) specializes in playing a “chromatic” harp (one with all the sharps and flats accessed by a button on the end), most harmonicas are
Nice Autumn Leaves lesson additions finished!
By fiddlejamman on November 5, 2013 in Blues Scale, By Ear, By Feeling, By Knowledge, Founder’s Blog, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Jazz, Lesson List, One-Room-School-House ORSH
I’ve just uploaded a couple nice video components to the “Autumn Leaves” lessons that work with incorporating blues riffs at key spots in the song to “punctuate” your solos better. That makes this a pretty thorough lesson on this famous song I think! Again, this is a great
Non-Readers Info Page
By fiddlejamman on November 4, 2013 in By Ear, By Feeling, By Knowledge, By Sight, Fiddler’s Tab, Lesson List, Music Essentials, Music Mechanics, Note Name – Finger Number, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Staff Notation
Don’t know how to read standard “Staff” music notation as of yet? Not sure you are even interested in such a thing? Heard, and fear, that learning to read can “suck the soul out of your playing”?… then the info and links below are just for you! <<::>> Reading Sucks