Description: A Geoff Perry original that first appeared on Babik’s “American Gypsy” CD. The melody features tremolo and some 3rd position notes in the bridge. Learning to improvise to this one is more advanced (see below) Jamming: Changing scales with each passing chord is possible but can be a rather
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Sweet Sustenance – Gypsy Tune
By fiddlejamman on March 26, 2013 in Artist Level, By Ear, By Feeling, By Key, By Knowledge, By Scale, By Sight, Cornerstone Styles, G minor, Gypsy Jazz Violin, Harmonic Minor Scale, jamming 103, Jamming 104, Jazz, Lesson List, Major Scale, Music Mechanics, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Staff Notation, Style Studies, V7b9 scale
Description: A Geoff Perry original ballad that first appeared on Babik’s American Gypsy CD. This tune is one of those that seemed to write itself. Improvising over this one is more advanced (see below). Jamming: Over all this song uses the G harmonic minor scale with a few
Fully Diminished 7th Studies
By fiddlejamman on March 24, 2013 in Artist Level, By Knowledge, By Scale, Cornerstone Styles, Diminished Scale, Gypsy Jazz Violin, jamming 103, Jazz, Lesson List, Music Mechanics, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Style Studies
The fully diminished 7th chord is an oddity in music. It sort of sounds like an oddity too. Made completely out of minor 3rd intervals (1 & 1/2 steps), it exactly divides the octave into four equal parts, so that any one of the notes could be called and used
Sweet Georgia Brown
By fiddlejamman on March 24, 2013 in Artist Level, Blues Scale, By Ear, By Knowledge, Cornerstone Styles, Fiddler’s Tab, G major, Gigger Level, Gypsy Jazz Violin, Jamming 102, jamming 103, Jazz, Lesson List, Major Scale, Mixolydian Mode, Music History, Note Name – Finger Number, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Staff Notation, Style Studies
Classic Jazz tune from 1925 that is covered in all kinds of jazz settings from ragtime to modern jazz & lounge groups. I will especially focus on this song in the Gypsy Jazz style. Here’s the melody and chord chart to get us started. There have been many, many interpretations
Reverse Engineer Mandolin Strumming to Fiddle
By fiddlejamman on March 21, 2013 in By Sight, Lesson List, Mandolin for the violinist, Non-violin/fiddle
Learn some techniques on how to reverse engineer mandolin strumming and apply it to your fiddle for some ukelele-type sounds. Part 1: video… View more of this content! Check out our two options of becoming an officially registered FJI member! <<::>> Learn some techniques on how to reverse engineer
AC/DC – an educational homerun!
By fiddlejamman on March 21, 2013 in Blues Scale, By Key, By Scale, E minor, Heavy Metal, Lesson List, Rock, Style Studies, Teacher Training
Teachers! Check it out! how I got a troublesome student attentive and involved by teaching her this iconic Rock song!… Non-members: Want to learn more about this and other Fiddle Jammin’ topics? Click here for more info on our free Fiddle Jam Club membership and “ALL ACCESS PASS” full Fiddle
New Jam Lessons (not in original Fiddle Jam Book)
Check out these links to lessons and tunes developed after the original Fiddle Jam Book was released! “G Jam” Fun! A great starting point! “E minor Piano Funk” – New Orleans groove. D Dorian Jam – New Student jam-along C Jam – new jam-along D Major