Introduction to B minor A-toodz studies B 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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A-toodz – G minor
By fiddlejamman on February 14, 2013 in A-toodz, A-toodz – Level 2, A-toodz Level 1, A-toodz Level 3, Artist Level, Gigger Level, Groove Toodz, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Jamming 102, jamming 103
Introduction to G minor A-toodz studies G 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
A-toodz – A major All
By fiddlejamman on February 14, 2013 in A major, A-toodz, A-toodz – Level 2, A-toodz Level 1, A-toodz Level 3, Artist Level, By Ear, By Key, By Scale, Gigger Level, Groove Toodz, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Jamming 102, jamming 103, Lesson List, Major Pentatonic Scale, Major Scale, Staff Notation
Introduction to A major A-toodz studies A major is a very popular key in the modern styles… especially in Folk, Fiddle, 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 exercises are
A-toodz – D major
By fiddlejamman on February 14, 2013 in A-toodz, A-toodz – Level 2, A-toodz Level 1, A-toodz Level 3, Artist Level, By Ear, D major, Gigger Level, Groove Toodz, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Jamming 102, jamming 103, Lesson List, Major Pentatonic Scale, Major Scale, Staff Notation, Uncategorized
Introduction to D major A-toodz studies D major is a very popular key in the modern styles… especially in Folk, Fiddle, 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 exercises
THE MAJOR SCALE SECTION
By fiddlejamman on February 11, 2013 in Beyond the Book, Blues, Cornerstone Styles, Country, Fiddle Jam, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Jazz, Rock, Section/Title Pages, Style Studies, Wit & Wisdom
THE MAJOR SCALE SECTION Most beginning violin students already know a major scale or two. It’s one of the first things we learn after Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Hot Cross Buns, and Mary Had a Little Lamb, or other such songs. Major scales are very wholesome and familiar sounding. You’ve
THE A BLUES COMBINATION “EZ-ZONE” SECTION
By fiddlejamman on February 11, 2013 in Beyond the Book, Blues, Celtic-Irish-Fiddle, Cornerstone Styles, Fiddle Jam, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Jazz, Rock, Section/Title Pages, Style Studies, Wit & Wisdom
THE A BLUES COMBINATION “EZ-ZONE” SECTION Check it out! The A Blues scale has two, yes count ‘em, two (2) EZ-Zones on the violin! 0, 1, 3, on the G and D strings, and, 0, L2, 3, on the A and E strings. Of course, this is
The 0, L2, 3 SECTION
By fiddlejamman on February 11, 2013 in Beyond the Book, Blues, Cornerstone Styles, Fiddle Jam, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Jazz, Music Philosophy, Rock, Section/Title Pages, Style Studies, Wit & Wisdom
The 0, L2, 3 SECTION Some think this EZ-Zone is even easier than Major and the 0, 1, 3 blues scale examples. After getting used to skipping the first finger (admittedly an odd sensation at first), it feels very fundamentally “grounded” to put the tonic note on an open string