This “Mando-4-Vio” page (as I’ve come to call it) will feature some quick lessons on how violinists can “double” on this other popular instrument. Mandolin actually has the same exact tuning as a violin, so it’s pretty easy for violinists to switch over to it without too much heavy and
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Electric Violin Pick-Up info & reviews
I will place my violin pick-up information and reviews here. For those who do not know what a “pick-up” is… it is simply a device that “picks up” the sound vibration of an instrument to make an electric signal that can then be amplified with a speaker system of
Electronic Effects info & reviews
Electronic effect information, descriptions, audio samples and reviews. Non-members: Want to learn more about this? Click here for more info on our free Fiddle Jam Club membership and “ALL ACCESS PASS” full Fiddle Jam Institute enrollment to be able to see more of Fiddle Jam Institute lessons like this! <<::>>
Oh When the Saints Go Marching In
By fiddlejamman on March 16, 2013 in Beginner Violin, By Ear, By Sight, Fiddler’s Tab, Folk Fiddle, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Lesson List, Music History, Note Name – Finger Number, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Staff Notation, Style Studies
A Spiritual typically considered to be associated with New Orleans, LA culture. The prayerful lyric of: “Oh Lord, I wanna be in that ‘number’ (dance, song), when the saints go marching in (to heaven on the Christian religion’s ‘judgement day’).” Usually associated with the early jazz music called “Dixieland.” E-Z
It Don’t Mean a Thing (if it ain’t got that swing)
By fiddlejamman on March 14, 2013 in Artist Level, Bb major, By Ear, By Feeling, By Key, By Knowledge, By Scale, Fiddler’s Tab, G minor, Gigger Level, Gypsy Jazz Violin, Harmonic Minor Scale, Jamming 102, jamming 103, Jazz, Lesson List, Major Scale, Master Class, Music Mechanics, Note Name – Finger Number, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Staff Notation, Style Studies
Famous song, written in 1931 by Duke Ellington (music) and Irving Mills (lyrics). Recorded by too many to mention here. Often played in the gypsy jazz style. Sounds fun and easy with it’s “do wop” sing-along anthem, but can actually be rather difficult to solo over. I’ll attempt, in typical
Gypsy Jazz – Section
By fiddlejamman on March 13, 2013 in Artist Level, By Knowledge, Gigger Level, Gypsy Jazz Violin, Jamming 102, jamming 103, Jazz, Lesson List, Section/Title Pages, Style Studies
Gypsy Jazz is a style of music that was first developed in the Paris, France area by gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt and his side-kick violinist Stephane Grappelli in the 1930’s and 40’s. Gypsy Jazz, sometimes called “Hot Club” music after Django & Stephane’s original group “The Quintet of the Hot
Gypsy Sound – Anatomy
By fiddlejamman on March 11, 2013 in A minor, By Ear, By Knowledge, By Sight, D minor, E minor, Fiddler’s Tab, G minor, Gigger Level, Gypsy Jazz Violin, Harmonic Minor Scale, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Jamming 102, Jazz, Lesson List, Music History, Note Name – Finger Number, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Staff Notation, Style Studies
The anatomy of the gypsy sound is characterized by the Harmonic Minor Scale. Classically trained violinists will probably already know this scale well, but if you are a fiddler, or just used to jamming to rock and blues based music, as I myself was at one time, then this