I woke up with this in my head. I got right up and typed it out for you. I think it came out fairly well. I hope you benefit! I definitely is one of my favorite subjects to teach! Enjoy! Geoff See: Taking Musical Dictation – our highest art form
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Taking Musical Dictation – our highest art form
By fiddlejamman on November 16, 2013 in Artist Level, By Ear, By Feeling, Gigger Level, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Jamming 102, jamming 103, Lesson List, Music Essentials, Music Philosophy, Wit & Wisdom
“As improvisers, our highest art form is to be simply taking dictation from the muses.” Concept: Where our musical ideas come from, no one knows for sure. There are many theories. It could be that we are tapping into the collective consciousness of all musical ideas ever thought, or maybe
Cheater’s instant back-up tater-ing – how to
By fiddlejamman on November 14, 2013 in “Tater”, By Ear, By Feeling, By Knowledge, By Sight, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Lesson List, Music Essentials, Music Mechanics, Music Mechanics – “Bass” Lines, Music Philosophy, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Wit & Wisdom
Story: You show up at your first Pot Luck Pickin’ Party with your fiddle in hand, maybe you’ve practiced a few tunes and are eager to try them out with some other real life, flesh and blood musicians. You’ve even brought a nice plate of your best brownies in hopes
Non-Readers Info Page
By fiddlejamman on November 4, 2013 in By Ear, By Feeling, By Knowledge, By Sight, Fiddler’s Tab, Lesson List, Music Essentials, Music Mechanics, Note Name – Finger Number, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Staff Notation
Don’t know how to read standard “Staff” music notation as of yet? Not sure you are even interested in such a thing? Heard, and fear, that learning to read can “suck the soul out of your playing”?… then the info and links below are just for you! <<::>> Reading Sucks
Note Names & Finger Number System
By fiddlejamman on November 4, 2013 in By Knowledge, By Sight, Lesson List, Music Essentials, Note Name – Finger Number
The Note Names & Finger Number System (NN/F#). By far the most common way to learn a song for the non-reader. This system is simply the letter name of the note with the 1st position finger usually associated with it. Here is a chart of all the first position
Reading standard “staff” notation
By fiddlejamman on November 4, 2013 in By Sight, Fiddler’s Tab, Lesson List, Music Essentials, Music Mechanics, Note Name – Finger Number, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Staff Notation
Reading standard “staff” notation, or “music” as it is often called, may seem daunting if you do not know how yet, but it is much much less to learn than say… a new language!… and is the best and most complete system we have to date. *See our “non-readers”
Rhythm Reading
By fiddlejamman on November 4, 2013 in By Knowledge, Lesson List, Music Essentials, Music Mechanics, Staff Notation
Rhythm is King! You can play the wrong notes at the right times, and people can still usually know what song it is! I’ve tested this concept with hundreds of people now and have yet to find anyone who does not agree! Check out a fun story about this