Here’s a copy of a video lesson I did for Mike Spears at his online iFiddle Magazine. He asked all past interviewee’s (I was on the cover for issue #8), if they would supply something during the COVID-19 pandemic for fiddle folks to learn from while they were sequestered in
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Double Stop Tutorial – iFiddle Magazine Column
By fiddlejamman on July 3, 2016 in “Tater”, By Knowledge, By Sight, Gigger Level, iFiddle Magazine, Jamming 102, Lesson List, Music Mechanics
Here’s the video from my monthly column in iFiddle Magazine for July 2016. Enjoy! Note: you can skip ahead to about the 4 minute mark if you already know how to bow on double strings and want to get to the four levels of difficulty in understanding and being able
iFiddle Mag Sit-In Situation Column
By fiddlejamman on May 27, 2016 in By Ear, By Knowledge, iFiddle Magazine, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Lesson List, Music Mechanics
May 2016 Here’s the video for my column in iFiddle Magazine for May 2016 on the in’s and out’s of sitting in with a band with your fiddle. It is intended to be a preview of materials and ideas that I will be putting into a course: “The Fiddle
Swamp Fiddle for iFiddle Magazine
By fiddlejamman on April 13, 2016 in Artist Level, Blues, Blues Scale, By Ear, By Feeling, By Knowledge, By Scale, Founder’s Blog, Gigger Level, iFiddle Magazine, Jamming 102, Lesson List, Major Pentatonic Scale, Master Class, Memphis Country Blues, Minor Pentatonic Scale, MixoBluesian Scale, Mixolydian Mode, Music Mechanics, Swamp Fiddle
Here’s my April 2016 column for iFiddle Magazine called “Swamp Fiddle.” What’s Swamp Fiddle you may ask? It’s my favorite! Watch the videos to find out! Promotional Video: Join our free Fiddle Jam Club to see the whole lesson! It’s free! Just click here.Here’s my April 2016
iFiddle Mag Chord Basics Lesson
By fiddlejamman on March 10, 2016 in A major, By Feeling, By Key, By Knowledge, By Scale, By Sight, C major, D major, G major, Gigger Level, iFiddle Magazine, Lesson List, Major Pentatonic Scale, Major Scale, Music Mechanics, One-Room-School-House ORSH
Here’s a lesson provided for iFiddleMag.com about understanding chord basics and ways to implement them on your fiddle without having to think about them too hard. Enjoy! Want to see the full lesson? Find out about our membership options by clicking here. Here’s a lesson provided for iFiddleMag.com about
iFiddle Blues Scale Magic
By fiddlejamman on January 5, 2016 in A minor, B minor, Bb major, Blues, Blues Scale, By Ear, By Feeling, By Key, By Knowledge, By Scale, By Sight, C major, Cornerstone Styles, Country, D major, D minor, E minor, F major, Fiddle Jam, G major, G minor, iFiddle Magazine, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Jazz, Lesson List, Major Pentatonic Scale, Master Class, Minor Pentatonic Scale, Rock
In partnership with iFiddle Magazine, I’ve produced this lesson on two different, two-finger, two-string fingerboard patterns (I call “EZ-Zones”) that allow you to play 10 different Pentatonic scales very easily. Pentatonics are great for getting started with anything from creatively spicing up your fiddle tunes, to outright improvisation in
iFiddle Johnny Gimble Tribute Lesson
By fiddlejamman on May 18, 2015 in By Ear, Country, Country & Western, Founder’s Blog, iFiddle Magazine, Lesson List, Master Class, Wit & Wisdom
Famed Western Swing fiddle icon Johnny Gimble passed this week. He was 88. Mike Spears of iFiddle Magazine asked me to do a little tribute piece about Johnny. I tell of my experience playing his parts at a Bob Wills Festival. I hope you enjoy! It is a fun memory