Wit & Wisdom Oh Yeah… and don’t forget to breathe!” As odd as this sounds, you’d be surprised at how many people stop breathing unconsciously, or even hold their breath on purpose when trying to concentrate. Breathing is probably the most important and necessary thing you can do. It’s the
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Wit & Wisdom “GIG ETIQUETTE AND THE REAL WORLD”
By fiddlejamman on December 20, 2012 in Beyond the Book, By Knowledge, Elek Tek, Fiddle Jam, Jamming 101, Lesson List, Music Philosophy, Style Studies, VioTek, Wit & Wisdom
Wit & Wisdom “GIG ETIQUETTE AND THE REAL WORLD” Getting the chance to “sit in”with a band can be a real “boost in the arm” as they say, and it need not be filled with fear and loathing if you just understand a few simple things about how
Wit & Wisdom – “OBEDIENCE TO THE MASTER, GREATNESS, and SHOWING OFF”
By fiddlejamman on December 20, 2012 in Beyond the Book, By Knowledge, Fiddle Jam, Lesson List, Music Philosophy, Musician’s Health, Wit & Wisdom
Wit & Wisdom “Levitating while receiving cosmically channelled alien musical ideas, and reeling in his audience with appropriately frosted cake!” huh?….. read on. OBEDIENCE TO THE MASTER (you), GREATNESS, and SHOWING OFF The ultimate and lofty goal of an improviser (and possibly anyone in any place or discipline!), is
Violin vs. Fiddle – Wit & Wisdom
By fiddlejamman on December 20, 2012 in By Knowledge, Lesson List, Music History, Music Philosophy, Wit & Wisdom
Wit & Wisdom “Violin vs. Fiddle” “the ying and yang of tradition broken” Photo: Stradivarius copy and five string Aceto Violect ‘moderne” model by Ithaca Stringed Instruments. Image by Dan Syracuse/Big Bang Graphics “if I had a nickel for every time someone asked me…” What’s the difference between a fiddle
Wit & Wisdom “Play what you are.”
By fiddlejamman on December 20, 2012 in Beyond the Book, By Knowledge, Fiddle Jam, Lesson List, Music Philosophy, Musician’s Health, Wit & Wisdom
Wit & Wisdom “Strike of the Sword” “Play what you are.” In the “Now” One of the beauties of improvising is that it is never the same twice and can also change with our ever changing moods. Feeling angry today? Play loud and choppy. Attack each new note like the
How to use the Fiddle Jam book materials
How to use the Fiddle Jam book #1 RELAX , breathe deep (see page 32), and take your time. Hurrying, and its cousin, worrying are both counterproductive to creativity. #2 the basic idea, is to use the notes from the fingering charts to play along with the corresponding
A Sound Environment – Wit & Wisdom
By fiddlejamman on December 20, 2012 in Beyond the Book, By Knowledge, Elek Tek, Fiddle Jam, Jammer Level, Lesson List, VioTek, Wit & Wisdom
Wit & Wisdom from the Fiddle Jam Book “A Sound Environment” Rock n Roll has a reputation for being loud and obnoxious. It’s a beautiful thing in my opinion. Joyous and unafraid. Historically I believe this approach came largely from a post-World War Two overall attitude of, “we are the