Cajun/Zydeco. These two styles go hand in hand in the New Orleans, Louisiana, USA area… a place with an extremely deep cultural heritage, that is considered the birthplace of Jazz, and today is most famous for it’s food and music… especially at Mardi Gras time! <<::>> Boozoo – traditional
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I’ll See You In My Dreams
By fiddlejamman on April 5, 2013 in Artist Level, Blues Scale, By Knowledge, Cornerstone Styles, Dorian Mode, F major, Gigger Level, Gypsy Jazz Violin, Jamming 102, jamming 103, Jazz, Lesson List, List, Major Scale, Master Class, Mixolydian Mode, Music Mechanics, Staff Notation, Style Studies
This simple melody is often done in the gypsy jazz style. Mechanics: Note that the chord progression starts on the IV chord (Bb) and not the actual overall tonic (F). I personally follow the chord changes pretty closely on this one. There are not a lot of short-cuts you can
Babik
By fiddlejamman on April 4, 2013 in Artist Level, Blues Scale, By Ear, By Feeling, By Key, By Knowledge, By Scale, Cornerstone Styles, F major, Gigger Level, Gypsy Jazz Violin, Ionian Mode, Jamming 102, jamming 103, Jazz, Lesson List, List, Major Pentatonic Scale, Major Scale, Music History, Music Mechanics, Music Philosophy, Rhythm Changes, Staff Notation, Style Studies
Babik was Django Reinhardt’s son. I’m told the name means “little one” but I have no verification of that. Our gypsy jazz group Babik considered ourselves “sons of Django,” so adopted the name, and had to put this tune in our song list. It leans toward the BeBop vein more
Bossa Dorado
By fiddlejamman on April 4, 2013 in Artist Level, By Ear, By Key, By Knowledge, By Scale, Cornerstone Styles, D minor, Gigger Level, Gypsy Jazz Violin, Harmonic Minor Scale, Jamming 102, jamming 103, Jazz, Lesson List, List, Music Mechanics, Staff Notation, Style Studies
This well written tune, by contemporary guitarist and violinist Dorado Schmidt, has become a staple with Gypsy Jazz bands. It is usually played with a Latin music-based Bossa Nova feel (with eighth notes will be straight and not swung). The chords to the intro/outro sound much like James Bond movie
Music Mechanics & Theory
By fiddlejamman on September 3, 2012 in By Knowledge, Jamming 102, Lesson List, List, Music Mechanics, Music Philosophy, Section/Title Pages
>>NEWS FLASH! FJi is now offering a 4-week intensive course on these subjects! Get more information on the Course here. “Theory*” is such a scary word for some. “Mechanics” has way less fright factor… it is simply “the way things work” … musically speaking… explained in a clear and
Fiddle Tune Section
By fiddlejamman on July 25, 2012 in Bluegrass Fiddle, Cajun-Zydeco, Celtic-Irish-Fiddle, Cornerstone Styles, Country, Folk Fiddle, Isms, Skisms & Hybrids, Lesson List, List, Old Time Fiddle, Section/Title Pages, Style Studies
Yes, Fiddle Tunes! (see links below to skip directly to lessons) This section features common tunes you can learn to get introduced into the non-classical world. Great for beginners. These are the “Greatest Hits” from my Fiddle Jam Classes and private lessons and can serve as a great “bridge” into