The Note Names & Finger Number System (NN/F#). By far the most common way to learn a song for the non-reader. This system is simply the letter name of the note with the 1st position finger usually associated with it. Here is a chart of all the first position
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Reading standard “staff” notation
By fiddlejamman on November 4, 2013 in By Sight, Fiddler’s Tab, Lesson List, Music Essentials, Music Mechanics, Note Name – Finger Number, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Staff Notation
Reading standard “staff” notation, or “music” as it is often called, may seem daunting if you do not know how yet, but it is much much less to learn than say… a new language!… and is the best and most complete system we have to date. *See our “non-readers”
Rhythm Reading
By fiddlejamman on November 4, 2013 in By Knowledge, Lesson List, Music Essentials, Music Mechanics, Staff Notation
Rhythm is King! You can play the wrong notes at the right times, and people can still usually know what song it is! I’ve tested this concept with hundreds of people now and have yet to find anyone who does not agree! Check out a fun story about this
Event Calendar
**Get the most up-to-date info on these things in our Fiddle Jam Club Newsletter. Events to watch for: Live call-in sessions, coming soon: weekly open office hour! Fiddle Jam Clinics, live in at your school or organization Tour dates Release dates for new products Deadlines for contests
Rock Section
By fiddlejamman on November 2, 2013 in Grunge, Heavy Metal, Jam Band, Lesson List, List, Punk Rock, Rock, Roots Rock, Section/Title Pages
Rock Music! …on the violin? You bet ya! Every style is an option for us violinists now with the advent of pick-up technology. It is true that there are not very many of us playing this powerful style on violins as of yet, but it is NOT unheard of. Mark
Violinist – Mover’s & Shakers
Who are the living & late alt-violin note-ables? I’ll include brief info and vids where available on each so you can check out their work and maybe be inspired! Many of these people have inspired me. Interviews with living violinists are on my to-do list. Jean Luc Ponty – the
Country Music Lesson Section
By fiddlejamman on November 2, 2013 in Bluegrass Fiddle, By Knowledge, Cajun-Zydeco, Celtic-Irish-Fiddle, Cornerstone Styles, Country, Folk Fiddle, Isms, Skisms & Hybrids, Jazz, Lesson List, List, Memphis Country Blues, MixoBluesian Scale, Old Time Fiddle, Section/Title Pages, Style Studies, Swamp Fiddle
The term “Country Music” is a VERY wide subject today! Today’s popular Country music is really just Rock & Pop music with a few different instruments added into the mix like fiddle, pedal steel guitar, and mandolin. Lyrically, in general, it tends to be more about relationships, home, and family.