Here I’m getting restarted after a bit of a hiatus. I plan on this being the beginning of a series of videos where I will regularly practice live and talk about select keys and their riffs and tricks from my book “Rock n Blues Fiddle Jam A-Toodz” which
Archive | Country & Western
iFiddle Johnny Gimble Tribute Lesson
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
Bluegrass – Section
Bluegrass and Fiddling are really cousins. Fiddling has its roots in European tunes that came westward with the immigrants up to 200 or more years ago. Often these tunes were called “Mountain Music.” Bluegrass, in comparison, as stated elsewhere on the site, though it sounds just as ancient to modern
American Vista Waltz
Here a nice little waltz I wrote a while back. It has a A B C A form. Enjoy! Join us to see and hear more of this lesson! Here a nice little waltz I wrote a while back. It has a A B C A form. Enjoy! Join us now as
Country Music Lessons
Country Music. Yes, this is another one of those very wide style categories that encompasses many sub-genres, isms and schisms! You may see some of the same lessons in more than one category because of these styles overlapping so much. It is my opinion that today’s modern Country Music
Lesson Lists By Style
Cornerstone Styles: Jazz: Straight Ahead, American Standards, BeBop, Gypsy Jazz, Latin Jazz, Jazz Fusion Blues: Chicago, Memphis, Peidmont, Delta Rock: Classic, Pop, Punk, Grunge, Metal, Roots, Rock n Roll, Country Rock, Progressive Rock Country: Modern Country, Country & Western, Western Swing, Bluegrass, Fiddle Tunes, Old Time Fiddle Other style isms,
Improv Any Style – Using 3 Unique Approaches! (overview)
Find out about our 3 level overview approach to improvising in nearly any style! Join our free Fiddle Jam Club to see more of this subject and many other fiddle and Jamming subjects! Click here. Check out this video lesson for our free Fiddle Jam Club and AAP members!