Introduction to E minor A-toodz studies E minor is a very popular key in the modern styles… especially in guitar dominated Rock and Blues music! These studies can help you build up a vocabulary of ideas, licks, and tricks that you can then call upon in your improvisations later. The
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Minor Swing
By fiddlejamman on December 22, 2012 in A minor, A-toodz, Artist Level, By Ear, By Key, By Knowledge, By Scale, Cornerstone Styles, Gigger Level, Gypsy Jazz Violin, Harmonic Minor Scale, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Jamming 102, jamming 103, Jazz, Lesson List, Music History, Staff Notation, Style Studies
Description: The Django Reinhardt/Stephan Grappelli Gypsy Jazz classic that has crossed over into many styles. I’ve heard this done by Lounge bands, Bluegrass bands, Folk groups, and even Jam Bands. This tune has been featured in many movies too (like “Chocolat”). The melody, simply an arpeggiation of the chords, is
Oh Yeah… and don’t forget to breathe! – Wit & Wisdom
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 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
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