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Rockin Around the Christmas Tree

A perennial holiday favorite in the US and UK. Covered by countless other artists, this version is adapted to violin with a more fiddle-friendly key (G), but is based on Brenda Lee’s original 1960 hit version (Ab).  Transcription of Boots Randolph’s sax solo included!  Join as an All Access Pass member

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Frosty The Snowman

Description: The perennial “politically correct” holiday favorite (not one mention of religion!).  Easy key of D.  Knowledge of numbered repeat endings and italian ending signs: “Da Capo al Coda” or D.C. al Coda needed.  Da = to, Capo = cap/top/beginning, al = until, Coda = ending section (in this case,

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Fiddle Jam – preparation – what you’ll need to know

OK, here’s a quick overview of what you will need to know first in order to be prepared to get the most out of the Fiddle Jam Book (and Beyond!) materials… No worries, it’s pretty simple stuff, that most students learn within the first few months (or less!) of playing!

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Autumn Leaves – Jazz Standard

Autumn Leaves has been recorded thousands of times by different artists (including Frank Sinatra & Nat King Cole) and is played by nearly every jazz and lounge band in the world.  It is considered one of the great Jazz “Standards” for sure, and is a great entry-level song for those

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Monster High!

Popular kid’s TV show theme.  Transcribed by request.  I bumped it up 1/2 step from the original (Eb minor) to the much more “fiddle-friendly” E minor.  I also manipulated the original soundtrack audio below to match the key of our chart (you’re welcome :~). Improvisation on this one… there is

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Melancholy Hill – Gorillaz

Here’s a pop tune by request of a 6 year old Simone, from the group “Gorillaz.”  I’m not personally sure what the video has to do with the tune exactly, other than a couple of lyric references, but with 13 million + views, who am I to judge! I include

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