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THE A BLUES COMBINATION “EZ-ZONE” SECTION

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

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The 0, L2, 3 SECTION

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

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The 0 1 3 Blues Scale Section

and now for the really cool stuff… The 0 – 1 – 3 (fingering) Blues Scale Section I would’ve put this chapter first, but skipping fingers is sometimes a technical hang-up for those just starting out.  Nevertheless,  I find that students quickly acclimate to skipping the second finger with a

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About My performances on the Book’s CD… (jam-along-with-Geoff)

About My performances on the Fiddle Jam Book tracks… I had a tough task.  Here I am, promoting a non-thinking creative approach to improvising, yet found myself in the position of having to think!  It is something I’ve become rather unaccustomed to — thankfully, but I thought it important

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LOW 2 BOOGIE WOOGIE PATTERNS

THE “LOW 2” BOOGIE WOOGIE PATTERNS OK, now here’s a twist that will add a little spice to your boogie!  This one adds… you guessed it: the lowered second finger to the mix. The Low 2 Boogie Woogie Pattern starts out just like the original Boogie Woogie Pattern, but

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