Primary purpose of this group is to serve as a place to link and discuss forum content when learning to jam on the fiddle.
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Ninja secrets on improvising
My fiddling friend Rosalind made an awesome video lesson on how to jam on the fiddle, and I highly recommenced it! Check i tout on YouTube here:
How to Improvise Bluegrass Fiddle
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3 Essential Improvisation Tools that You Need to Know
http://jazzadvice.com/3-essential-improvisation-tools-that-you-need-to-know/
The three tools are all language:
Language for Chords
Language for Chord Progressions
Language for... Read More |
Mandolin and Fiddle Improvisation Using The Chord Tone Scale
Topic by Dick Hauser
http://www.fiddlehangout.com/topic/40048
The book at Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Mandolin-Fiddle-Improvisation-Using-Chord/dp/1469910330
"The purpose of this... Read More |
Wayne Benson mandolin workshop - pentatonic scales
http://youtu.be/SNj0wPgyL7A
On a mandolin but it applies to the fiddle. Thread about this video here. http://www.fiddlehangout.com/topic/35012
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Relative Position of notes in pentatonic scale
http://www.fiddlehangout.com/topic/34774
alaskafiddler posted a guide to playing other keys using the first finger as a 'capo'. Has a graphic that lists where the notes in the pentatonic... Read More |
