Tri-Tone Substitutions… huh? What are they? Sounds like pretty geek-y stuff! …maybe it is a little bit, but it is not as hard or complicated as it sounds… and can make your chord progressions hipper!… Non-members: Want to learn more about this? Click here for more info on our free
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Bone Bossa by G. F. Perry
By fiddlejamman on August 30, 2013 in Artist Level, Blues Scale, By Ear, By Feeling, By Key, By Knowledge, By Scale, C major, Cornerstone Styles, Gigger Level, jamming 103, Jamming 104, Jazz, Lesson List, Major Scale, Music Mechanics, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Staff Notation, Style Studies
Here’s a tune in the Bossa Nova style that Babik played live for a short time. I was thinking of Trombone in the intro when I wrote it… hence the title. Play the intro double stops near the frog with a down up up bowing pattern. Improv: There are not
It’s Time to Go jazz tune by G. F. Perry
By fiddlejamman on August 30, 2013 in A major, Artist Level, By Ear, By Knowledge, Cornerstone Styles, Dorian Mode, Ionian Mode, jamming 103, Jamming 104, Jazz, Lesson List, Major Scale, Mixolydian Mode, Music Mechanics, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Staff Notation, Style Studies
In the Jazz style. Alternates from straight 8th Latin/Bossa-based feel in the A sections to swing in the B section. Ensemble-oriented intro can have improv over it (see my demo below). The melody is fairly simple, but improv will be more advanced on this one, as there is no one
Boozoo – traditional cajun/zydeco tune
By fiddlejamman on August 24, 2013 in “Tater”, Blues Scale, By Ear, By Key, By Knowledge, By Scale, Cajun-Zydeco, G major, Gigger Level, Isms, Skisms & Hybrids, Jamming 102, Lesson List, MixoBluesian Scale, Mixolydian Mode, Music Mechanics, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Staff Notation, Style Studies
Boozoo – traditional cajun/zydeco tune. Key of G. Presented in three separate parts here. Melody, Back-up tater-ing, and bass line. The bass line would normally be played by an actual bass instrument, but I include it for your study here. Find two other friends to play the other parts for
12 Bar Blues Phrasing Lessons
By fiddlejamman on August 5, 2013 in Blues, Blues Scale, By Ear, By Feeling, By Knowledge, E minor, Fiddle Jam, Gigger Level, Jamming 102, Lesson List, Minor Pentatonic Scale, New Jam lessons, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Style Studies
Description: a “Gigger” level 102 lesson… I’ve found this one especially helpful for students who have jammed for a bit and are in need of deepening their listening skills, or developing “Big Ears” as it is sometimes called in the biz. Awareness of the overall flow and movement of the
Geoff’s New Science Inspirations page
By fiddlejamman on April 27, 2013 in Founder’s Blog, Lesson List, Musician’s Health, Newsflash, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Wit & Wisdom
Though the primary goal of the Fiddle Jam Institute is to help anyone have fun while they become a masterful and creative improviser on the violin and its related family of instruments, and I personally believe this to be almost more of a spiritual quest than anything else, it may
Hybrids vs. Hitler
By fiddlejamman on March 18, 2013 in Lesson List, Master Class, Music History, Music Philosophy, Wit & Wisdom
Hybrids vs. Hitler by Geoffrey F. Perry Text excerpt from “Rock ‘n’ Blues Fiddle A-toodz” educational method book for violinists. Copyright 2005 Also published at ezinearticles.com 9/5/10 <<::>> Hybrids vs. Hitler Whenever someone tries to tell you that a style has to be played in a particular way or else