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iFiddle 2 – Scales, Arpeggios & Practice

By on January 31, 2015 in A minor, Ab minor, Artist Level, B minor, Bb minor, Blues, Blues Scale, Bulletin Board, By Key, By Scale, C minor, C# minor, Cajun-Zydeco, Cb minor, Cornerstone Styles, D minor, Db minor, Diminished Scale, E minor, Eb minor, F minor, F# minor, Founder’s Blog, G minor, G# minor, Gb minor, Gypsy Jazz Violin, Harmonic Minor Scale, iFiddle Magazine, Isms, Skisms & Hybrids, Jamming 102, jamming 103, Jamming 104, Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Major Pentatonic Scale, Major Scale, Master Class, MixoBluesian Scale, Music Mechanics, Style Studies, Swamp Fiddle

Here’s a nice little video, the second I’ve done for Mike Spears’ iFiddlemag.com, featuring my thoughts on scales, arpeggios and what part practice plays in improvisation.  …you may be surprised at my answer!  I’m actually rather proud of this unscripted piece.  I hope you enjoy and benefit from it!  

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0-1-3 Blues Scale Section

By on January 28, 2015 in B minor, Beyond the Book, Blues, Blues Scale, By Ear, By Feeling, By Key, By Knowledge, By Scale, By Sight, By Topic, Cornerstone Styles, E minor, Fiddle Jam, Isms, Skisms & Hybrids, Jamming 101, Learning Methods, Lesson List, Master Class, New Jam lessons, Reggae violin, Rock, Section/Title Pages, Style Studies

Chapter two from the original “Fiddle Jam, a way-cool easy way to learn how to improvise!” book/CD. <<::>> And now for the really cool stuff… I would’ve put this section first, but skipping fingers is sometimes a technical hang-up for those just starting out.  Nevertheless, I find that students quickly

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V7b9 Chord Substitution

By on January 11, 2015 in A major, A minor, Ab major, Ab minor, Artist Level, B major, B minor, Bb major, Bb minor, Bossa Nova, By Key, By Scale, C major, C minor, C# major, C# minor, Cb Major, Cb minor, D major, D minor, Db major, Db minor, E major, E minor, Eb major, Eb minor, F major, F minor, F# major, F# minor, G major, G minor, G# major, G# minor, Gb major, Gb minor, Gypsy Jazz Violin, Jamming 104, Jazz, Lesson List, Music Mechanics, V7b9 scale

The V7b9 (“five-seven-flat-nine” or “dominant-seven-flat-nine” or 1-3-5-b7-b9) chord is not really a full substitution of the whole chord with another, but this time, more simply just an addition to a chord, with the flatted ninth of the chord’s key added to your scale while improvising …whether that note is

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South’s Gonna Do It Again – Charlie Daniels Band

By on November 3, 2014 in A major, Blues Scale, By Key, By Scale, By Topic, Country, Country Rock, Fiddler’s Tab, Gigger Level, Jamming 102, Lesson List, Major Pentatonic Scale, Minor Pentatonic Scale, MixoBluesian Scale, Mixolydian Mode, Music History, Note Name – Finger Number, Staff Notation, Style Studies

I reported in the Fiddle Jam Club newsletter that I had played this song recently at a neighborhood party sit-in.  It was part of my repertoire back in my bar band days.  It is a classic Country Rock fiddle tune example.  Looking at it today, I can see how much

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Lessons By Key

By on September 5, 2014 in By Key, Section/Title Pages

Lessons By Key.  As you will see below, some keys are much more popular and common than others… especially in the fiddling world where open drone strings rule.  All 15 keys are represented here: up to 7 sharps and 7 flats plus all natural notes (C).  Those versed

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Kookaburra: The Cool Version – Violin and Cello Trio

By on August 4, 2014 in Beginner Violin, BowTek, Bulletin Board, By Key, By Scale, By Topic, D major, Folk Fiddle, Major Scale, The Chop, VioTek

Here’s a cool version of the Australian children’s song Kookaburra that happened on the spot in a private lesson with Simone (violin age 7) and Sandore (cello age 5) …with a little added background piano courtesy of their little brother (age 1)!  They were playing the song in the key

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