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Beethoven Minuet in G

By on March 1, 2013 in Artist Level, Blues, Blues Scale, By Ear, By Key, By Scale, By Sight, Cajun-Zydeco, Cornerstone Styles, FItz-Hu-Ki, G major, Gigger Level, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Jamming 102, jamming 103, Lesson List, Major Scale, Music History, Music Mechanics, Music Philosophy, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Rock, Staff Notation, Style Studies

One of the most BLUESY melodies Beethoven ever composed!  It always sounds half drunken to me with all those 1/2 step wobbles… so, I decided it might be cool to give it a bluesy back-up, in this example, a cajun/zydeco effected accordion, played by my friend Michael Ward-Bergman and some

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I – IV – V Chord Number System

By on February 24, 2013 in By Ear, By Feeling, By Knowledge, Gigger Level, Jamming 101, Jamming 102, Lesson List, Major Scale, Music Mechanics, One-Room-School-House ORSH

The three strongest and most important chords within a key, sometimes called “tonic” sub-dominant” & “dominant” (in Classical Music).  These chords within a key are the basis for 90% of ALL music, from Classical to Heavy metal and beyond! Want to learn more about this? Click here for more info

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Note Number System

By on February 22, 2013 in By Ear, By Feeling, By Knowledge, By Sight, Gigger Level, Ionian Mode, Jamming 102, Lesson List, Major Scale, Music Mechanics, One-Room-School-House ORSH

Sometimes called the “interval” system, the Note Number System is way of explaining how music notes relate to each other within a key or scale and is quite universal in the “gigging” world.  <<:Want to learn about this? Click here for more info on our free Fiddle Jam Club membership

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Amazing Grace

By on February 20, 2013 in “Tater”, A major, Beginner Violin, By Ear, By Key, By Knowledge, By Scale, By Sight, Cornerstone Styles, Country, Fiddle Tunes, Folk Fiddle, G major, Gigger Level, Jammer Level, Lesson List, Major Pentatonic Scale, Major Scale, Note Name – Finger Number, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Staff Notation, Style Studies

Description: This very popular Christian spiritual tune* has crossed many style boundaries.  Countless students have requested it from me over the years.  I’ll include it here.  I’ve included it here in two separate but popular and fiddle-friendly keys: G & A.  The G version is lower and sweeter sounding, and

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Acadian Two-Step

By on February 18, 2013 in A major, Artist Level, Bluegrass Fiddle, Blues, By Ear, By Feeling, By Key, By Knowledge, By Scale, By Sight, Cajun-Zydeco, Cornerstone Styles, Country, Fiddle Tunes, Fiddler’s Tab, Folk Fiddle, Gigger Level, Jam-Along Tracks, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Jamming 102, jamming 103, Lesson List, Mandolin for the violinist, Mixolydian Mode, Music Mechanics, Note Name – Finger Number, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Staff Notation, Style Studies, Wit & Wisdom

Description: This one’s a bit more challenging, but well worth the effort.  I personally love the whole Cajun “thang” (see Side Notes below).  I honestly do NOT hear this tune much at Pickin’ Parties and jams, but it is pretty cool, and the chords are easy enough to teach others

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Sugarfoot Rag

By on February 18, 2013 in “Tater”, A major, Bluegrass Fiddle, Blues Scale, By Ear, By Feeling, By Key, By Knowledge, By Sight, Cornerstone Styles, Country, Fiddle Tunes, Fiddler’s Tab, Folk Fiddle, Gigger Level, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Jamming 102, Lesson List, Major Pentatonic Scale, Mixolydian Mode, Note Name – Finger Number, Old Time Fiddle, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Staff Notation, Style Studies

Fiddle Tune Topics: Melody, A Mixolydian, A Blues, A Major Pentatonic, slides, intermediate technical challenges, creating backup parts, improvisation. Description: I like this one.  It is decently simple and fairly repetitive.  It was taught to me by a friend the old fashioned way… by ear, one note at a time

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Angeline the Baker

By on February 18, 2013 in Artist Level, Bluegrass Fiddle, Blues, By Ear, By Key, By Scale, By Sight, C major, Cajun-Zydeco, Cornerstone Styles, Country, D major, Fiddle Tunes, Fiddler’s Tab, Folk Fiddle, Gigger Level, Isms, Skisms & Hybrids, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Jamming 102, Lesson List, Major Pentatonic Scale, Memphis Country Blues, Music Philosophy, Note Name – Finger Number, Old Time Fiddle, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Rock, Roots Rock, Staff Notation, Style Studies, Swamp Fiddle, Teacher Training

Hey!  That’s not Bluegrass!… yes, that is true… you tell ME what style it is! …a good tune is a good tune, and can be re-interpreted in any number of ways.  That’s my good friend Michael Ward Bergman on accordion… we are calling this group “Viordion”!?! Description: One of my

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