About My performances on the Fiddle Jam Book tracks… I had a tough task. Here I am, promoting a non-thinking creative approach to improvising, yet found myself in the position of having to think! It is something I’ve become rather unaccustomed to — thankfully, but I thought it important
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Closing in On the path to Nirvana
“Closing in On the path to Nirvana” (no, not the band, I mean the place of bliss within your own soul!): (excerpted from the final page in the Fiddle Jam Book)… Well, I hope that I’ve helped you to get started on the road to rock n roll improvising!
LOW 2 BOOGIE WOOGIE PATTERNS
By fiddlejamman on February 7, 2013 in “Tater”, Beyond the Book, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Cajun-Zydeco, Cornerstone Styles, Country, D major, Fiddle Jam, Gigger Level, Isms, Skisms & Hybrids, Jam Band, Jammer Level, Jamming 102, Jazz, Lesson List, Memphis Country Blues, Note Name – Finger Number, Old Time Fiddle, Rock, Roots Rock, Staff Notation, Style Studies, Swamp Fiddle
THE “LOW 2” BOOGIE WOOGIE PATTERNS OK, now here’s a twist that will add a little spice to your boogie! This one adds… you guessed it: the lowered second finger to the mix. The Low 2 Boogie Woogie Pattern starts out just like the original Boogie Woogie Pattern, but
The Perils of the Classical-only Music Education
By fiddlejamman on February 6, 2013 in Artist Level, Beginner Violin, Beyond the Book, Bluegrass Fiddle, Blues, Cajun-Zydeco, Celtic-Irish-Fiddle, Cornerstone Styles, Country, Fiddle Jam, Folk Fiddle, Fusion, Gigger Level, Grunge, Gypsy Jazz Violin, Heavy Metal, HipHop, Interviews, Isms, Skisms & Hybrids, Jam Band, Jamming 101, Jamming 102, jamming 103, Jamming 104, Jazz, Latin, Lesson List, Memphis Country Blues, Music History, Music Philosophy, Musician’s Health, Old Time Fiddle, Punk Rock, Reggae violin, Rock, Roots Rock, Style Studies, Swamp Fiddle, Teacher Training, The Fiddle Jam Club, Wit & Wisdom
Article by Geoffrey Fitzhugh Perry published on EzineArticles.com The Perils of the Classical-only Music Education The Classical Dead End The “Classical-only” music education model, as good as it is as a technical foundation, can be, and sadly, usually is, a dead end for performance opportunity. If you are a talented
Fancy Boogie Woogie Blues – Shuffle
By fiddlejamman on February 6, 2013 in “Tater”, Beyond the Book, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Cajun-Zydeco, Cornerstone Styles, Country, Fiddle Jam, Fusion, Gigger Level, Heavy Metal, HipHop, Isms, Skisms & Hybrids, Jam Band, Jammer Level, Jamming 102, Jazz, Lesson List, Memphis Country Blues, Old Time Fiddle, Rock, Roots Rock, Style Studies, Swamp Fiddle
Fancy B.W. Blues – Shuffle OK, now that we have experienced what shuffle rhythm is… lets use it! Simply return to the “Fancy” Boogie Woogie progression and notations (or see below), but this time reinterpret the written rhythm to shuffle as you play along with Cut 36 (instead of
FANCY B.W. BLUES
By fiddlejamman on February 5, 2013 in “Tater”, Beyond the Book, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Cajun-Zydeco, Cornerstone Styles, Country, D major, Fiddle Jam, Gigger Level, Isms, Skisms & Hybrids, Jammer Level, Jamming 102, Jazz, Lesson List, Memphis Country Blues, Old Time Fiddle, Rock, Roots Rock, Style Studies, Swamp Fiddle
THE “FANCY” B.W. BLUES This one seems longer and more difficult at first, but most folks find it actually easier once they get the hang of it. It is twice as long as the Basic B.W. Blues, but you are probably getting better and better each time you play the
BASIC B.W. BLUES
By fiddlejamman on February 5, 2013 in “Tater”, Beyond the Book, Blues, Boogie Woogie, By Knowledge, Cajun-Zydeco, Cornerstone Styles, Country, D major, Fiddle Jam, Gigger Level, Isms, Skisms & Hybrids, Jammer Level, Jamming 102, Jazz, Lesson List, Memphis Country Blues, Note Name – Finger Number, Old Time Fiddle, Rock, Roots Rock, Staff Notation, Style Studies, Swamp Fiddle
THE BASIC B.W. BLUES Apply the Boogie Woogie patterns in this order to make it into a blues song. Want to learn how to play this? Click here for more info on our free Fiddle Jam Club membership and “ALL ACCESS PASS” full Fiddle Jam Institute enrollment! “Fiddle Jam