Description: a “Gigger” level 102 lesson… I’ve found this one especially helpful for students who have jammed for a bit and are in need of deepening their listening skills, or developing “Big Ears” as it is sometimes called in the biz. Awareness of the overall flow and movement of the
Archive | By Feeling
Learning by the feeling it gives you.
THE lick?
By fiddlejamman on August 3, 2013 in Aeolian Mode, Artist Level, By Ear, By Feeling, By Knowledge, By Sight, Dorian Mode, Founder’s Blog, Lesson List, Minor Scale, Music Mechanics, One-Room-School-House ORSH
I thought all of you would get a kick out of this. It is not the only lick that could be considered “THE” lick, but is obviously very popular in Jazz! Enjoy. Non-members: Want to learn more about this? Click here for more info on our free Fiddle Jam Club
Stormy Monday Blues by T-Bone Walker
By fiddlejamman on July 31, 2013 in Blues, Blues Scale, By Ear, By Feeling, By Knowledge, Cornerstone Styles, Fiddler’s Tab, G major, G minor, Jamming 101, Jamming 102, Lesson List, Note Name – Finger Number, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Rock, Staff Notation, Style Studies
Stormy Monday by T-Bone Walker Here’s a classic slow blues tune, that has become a “standard” for Blues bands around the world, written by T-Bone Walker in 1947 and covered by Eric Clapton, BB King, and countless others, the most famous of which is probably the Allman Brother’s Band on
Wagon Wheel – Old Crow Medicine Show
By fiddlejamman on July 14, 2013 in A major, By Ear, By Feeling, By Knowledge, Country, Fiddler’s Tab, Folk Fiddle, Gigger Level, Lesson List, Major Pentatonic Scale, Music Mechanics, Note Name – Finger Number, Old Time Fiddle, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Staff Notation, Style Studies
Lesson description: I get a lot of requests from my private students for the fiddle intro to this popular song. Originally written and recorded by the iconic Bob Dylan, the band “Old Crow Medicine Show” has had a hit with the song, and their’s is the version we will be
Jammin’ by Bob Marley
By fiddlejamman on June 30, 2013 in B minor, Blues Scale, By Ear, By Feeling, By Knowledge, Fiddler’s Tab, Isms, Skisms & Hybrids, Jamming 101, Jamming 102, jamming 103, Lesson List, Minor Pentatonic Scale, Minor Scale, Note Name – Finger Number, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Reggae violin, Rock, Staff Notation, Style Studies
Here’s an iconic Reggae rock tune by Bob Marley. I’ve kind of consolidated the melody into an EZ repeatable version for you here. I at first tried to transcribe Marley’s exact vocal performance (which was very time consuming as, in the loose Reggae way, he did not sing a single
Technique Study Book Suggestions
By fiddlejamman on June 18, 2013 in Artist Level, Beginner Violin, BowTek, By Ear, By Feeling, Colegno, FingerTek, Gigger Level, Lesson List, Richochete, Spiccato, Staccato, Staff Notation, VioTek
Sorry! Members only on this post. Find out about our membership options here. Essential Elements 2000 (Hal Leonard Corp) – beginning staff music notation reading. If you want to learn
Tatering Level 4 – chopping technique
By fiddlejamman on June 4, 2013 in “Tater”, Artist Level, Bluegrass Fiddle, BowTek, By Ear, By Feeling, By Knowledge, By Sight, Cornerstone Styles, Country, HipHop, Jamming 104, Lesson List, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Rock, Section/Title Pages, Style Studies, The Chop, VioTek
Tatering Level 4 – chopping technique. I know, most materials at Fiddle Jam Institute are presented in a nice and simple 3 level system, but “chopping” seems to need its own level separate from the rest. Simply explained, but more difficult to do, chopping has it roots in Bluegrass (