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Alternative violin notation system that uses only the open string name and which finger is used on the string.

Angeline the Baker

By 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

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Fiddle Jam Blues

By on September 16, 2012 in “Tater”, Beyond the Book, Blues, Blues Scale, Boogie Woogie, By Ear, By Feeling, By Knowledge, By Sight, D major, Fiddle Jam, Fiddle Tunes, Fiddler’s Tab, Jamming 101, Lesson List, Major Pentatonic Scale, Minor Pentatonic Scale, Note Name – Finger Number, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Staff Notation

THE FIDDLE JAM BLUES OK, lets put it ALL together now. Three in one.  A simple melody, jamming, and Boogie Woogie example. Want to learn how to jam like this? Click here for more info on our free Fiddle Jam Club membership and “ALL ACCESS PASS” full Fiddle Jam Institute

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Swallowtail Jig

By on July 12, 2012 in “Tater”, Artist Level, BowTek, By Ear, Celtic-Irish-Fiddle, Cornerstone Styles, Country, Dorian Mode, E minor, Fiddle Tunes, Fiddler’s Tab, Folk Fiddle, Gigger Level, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Lesson List, Minor Scale, Note Name – Finger Number, Staff Notation, Style Studies, VioTek

Description: Great entry level tune for the Irish/Celtic inclined.  Learn it slow first, then gradually speed it up until “danceable!”  I’m always amazed at how almost everyone regardless of age or musical knowledge responds to a jig… 2 year olds can’t stay in their seats, and 92 year olds start

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Yankee Doodle

By on July 12, 2012 in Beginner Violin, By Ear, D major, Fiddle Tunes, Fiddler’s Tab, Folk Fiddle, Lesson List, Major Scale, Note Name – Finger Number, Staff Notation

Yankee Doodle Lessons The historic American “Yankee Doodle.”  Perennial favorite of young students.  Key of D major.  Knowledge of the lowered 2nd finger G natural on the E string needed. Want to learn how to play this tune? Click here for more info on our free Fiddle Jam Club membership

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Cotton Eyed Joe

By on July 12, 2012 in “Tater”, A major, Beginner Violin, Bluegrass Fiddle, By Ear, By Sight, Cajun-Zydeco, Cornerstone Styles, Country, Fiddle Tunes, Fiddler’s Tab, Folk Fiddle, Gigger Level, Isms, Skisms & Hybrids, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Jamming 102, Lesson List, Major Pentatonic Scale, MixoBluesian Scale, Mixolydian Mode, Note Name – Finger Number, Old Time Fiddle, Rock, Staff Notation, Style Studies, Swamp Fiddle, VioTek

Just to get things rolling with this lesson, here’s a half-crazy rockin’ cajun version of this tune I did for kicks with my good friend Michael Ward Bergman. Michael has played all over the world with YoYo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble and others, and we played together quite a bit

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Ms. McLeod’s Reel

By on July 11, 2012 in “Tater”, Bluegrass Fiddle, By Ear, By Sight, Celtic-Irish-Fiddle, Cornerstone Styles, Country, D major, Fiddle Tunes, Fiddler’s Tab, Folk Fiddle, Gigger Level, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Lesson List, Major Pentatonic Scale, Major Scale, Note Name – Finger Number, Staff Notation, Style Studies, Wit & Wisdom

Description: Here’s a good one that quickly became one of my personal favorites.  Pronounced: Miss Mic-Cloud’s Reel I’m told. Completely D major… nothing but.  This one’s a little more challenging, as it requires some speed to start sounding fun and more “dance-able” (a “reel” is an Irish dance, by

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You Are My Sunshine

By on July 11, 2012 in A major, Beginner Violin, By Ear, By Sight, Fiddle Tunes, Fiddler’s Tab, Folk Fiddle, Lesson List, Major Scale, Note Name – Finger Number, Staff Notation

You Are My Sunshine is good old tune that is a favorite of many.  EZ key of A notes.  Practice slowly on your own at first (but still listen to the audio tracks each time to develop and “ear” for the tune)… THEN, starting with the 72bpm (beats per minute) version,

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