”Po-tato, Po-tato, Po-tato, Po-tato”… Common count in for fiddle tunes. Usually done by the “lead” musician in an ensemble (most often the fiddler… you?). This is the fiddling equivalent of a rock drummer clicking his/her sticks while counting the band in: “one – two – three – four!…”
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Acadian Two-Step
By fiddlejamman 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
Sugarfoot Rag
By fiddlejamman 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
Angeline the Baker
By fiddlejamman 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
A-toodz – A minor
By fiddlejamman on February 14, 2013 in A minor, A-toodz, A-toodz – Level 2, A-toodz Level 1, A-toodz Level 3, Artist Level, Blues, Blues Scale, By Ear, By Key, By Scale, By Sight, Cornerstone Styles, Country, Dorian Mode, Gigger Level, Groove Toodz, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Jamming 102, jamming 103, Jazz, Lesson List, Minor Pentatonic Scale, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Rock, Staff Notation, Style Studies
Introduction to A minor A-toodz studies A minor is a very popular key in the modern styles… especially in guitar dominated Rock and Blues music! These studies can help you build up a vocabulary of ideas, licks, and tricks that you can then call upon in your improvisations later. The
A-toodz – D minor
By fiddlejamman on February 14, 2013 in A-toodz, A-toodz – Level 2, A-toodz Level 1, A-toodz Level 3, Artist Level, Blues Scale, By Ear, By Sight, D minor, Dorian Mode, Gigger Level, Groove Toodz, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Jamming 102, jamming 103, Lesson List, Minor Pentatonic Scale, Staff Notation
Introduction to D minor A-toodz studies D minor is a very popular key in the modern styles… especially in guitar dominated Rock and Blues music! These studies can help you build up a vocabulary of ideas, licks, and tricks that you can then call upon in your improvisations later. The
A-toodz – G major
By fiddlejamman on February 14, 2013 in A-toodz, A-toodz – Level 2, A-toodz Level 1, A-toodz Level 3, Artist Level, By Ear, By Sight, G major, Gigger Level, Groove Toodz, Ionian Mode, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Jamming 102, jamming 103, Lesson List, Major Pentatonic Scale, Major Scale, Staff Notation
Introduction to G major A-toodz studies G major is a very popular key in the modern styles… especially in Folk, Fiddle, and Blues music! These studies can help you build up a vocabulary of ideas, licks, and tricks that you can then call upon in your improvisations later. The exercises are