This is the famous chord progression that is in a Rhythm Changes bridge. I will, for study purposes, stretch them out to four bars each, to give you time to “explore” various practice techniques on each chord. I provide them in all 15 keys below (all natural notes, and up
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Barefoot therapy
Running barefoot seems to be all the rage these days. My Chiropractor gave it a thumbs up. He said there is something about barefoot running that makes you use a different posture that ends up being more natural and gentle on the body… if done properly, with good technique. I
Essential Elements Book support materials
There are quite a few “method” books on the market. They all pretty much do the same thing… teach you how to read staff music notation. I have been successfully using Hal Leonard’s “Essential Elements 2000” for quite a few years to help teach violinists to read music. It is
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Fasting
An ancient concept. Simply go without eating for a while! Why? Some might try to convince you that this is actually dangerous, but scientific evidence says otherwise… Non-members: Want to learn more about this? Click here for more info on our free Fiddle Jam Club membership and “ALL ACCESS
Musician’s Health – Food Combining Principles
This one has helped me a lot personally. I’ve found that knowledge about food combining principles is fairly rare, but actually quite simple. Following these concepts, I find that my energy through out the day is much more even, and I seem to get sick less, and if I do,
Slur Exercises – Essential Elements Book 1 Pg. 29
By fiddlejamman on April 5, 2013 in Beginner Violin, BowTek, By Sight, Jammer Level, Lesson List, Music Mechanics, Staff Notation, Teacher Training, VioTek
This is a very well written page of exercises for training your muscles how to do slurs. It puts your arm “through the paces” quite well. If you’ve only fiddled so far, you might not be used to slurs, which, by the way, are simply when you keep your bow