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Michael G replied to the topic Hobart's Transformation 6th Jan. 2022. in the forum Share Your Practice 4 years, 5 months ago

That was excellent, Marg! I thought your intonation was quite good – that’s one of my biggest struggles. I also think that we tend to think our own intonation is worse than it really is. Although I’m pretty sure mine’s pretty bad…

That looks like a nice mandolin too – do you play mandolin as well?

MaryReid replied to the topic Liberty with Strum Machine help in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 5 months ago

Strum Machine has a subscription cost but it’s not much I don’t think. Plays background to lots and lots of tune.

Keith Calhoun replied to the topic Hobart's Transformation 6th Jan. 2022. in the forum Share Your Practice 4 years, 5 months ago

Really great job, Marg! Extremely well done! Thanks for posting it!

Keith Calhoun replied to the topic Liberty with Strum Machine help in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 5 months ago

Great job Mary! You got it! I love that tune and am also working on it.

Keith Calhoun replied to the topic Old Joe Clark 1-2-22 in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 5 months ago

Thanks Michael and Kate! Yes, sometimes in the middle of a tune I’ll start thinking about everything that’s going on and when that happens, I fall off the train!! Starting at age 7 would have been great, I just wish I had started before age 68! As it is, I’ve only been fiddling for about 7 months now.

jason kleinberg replied to the topic Back at it in the forum Share Your Practice 4 years, 5 months ago

Welcome back, Welcome back, welcome back…

kate.kakadu replied to the topic Kerfunken jig first try in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 5 months ago

Great work, Great improvement on your tone and playing the notes fully. That’s what I love about videos everyone posts after a focus on practising. It’s inspiring. Thanks for posting.

Marg Sherringham replied to the topic Back at it in the forum Share Your Practice 4 years, 5 months ago

Good on you Mary, that sounds like quite a list. Looking forward to hearing those tunes if you post them. Enjoy your fiddle again and I hope you are feeling much better.

MaryReid replied to the topic Kerfunken jig first try in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 5 months ago

Great job. Love your determination.

MaryReid replied to the topic My shaky attempt at Swallowtail Jig in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 5 months ago

Keep up the good work. This tune can be an earworn.

MaryReid started the topic Liberty with Strum Machine help in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 5 months ago

Working on Liberty as one in my Heritage Set (tunes my great-grandfather played in the hills of Kentucky). Got to memorize it next.

Marg Sherringham started the topic Hobart's Transformation 6th Jan. 2022. in the forum Share Your Practice 4 years, 5 months ago

This is my 1st attempt at filming myself for Fiddlehed. Inspired by others, I felt I should contribute too, and become more connected to this warm community of supportive fiddlers. My intonation needs more work especially sliding up to A, and I need to get some help with the camera focus, but it was fun to do once I mustered up the courage. I hope…[Read more]

Juliamary replied to the topic Wildwood flower first attempt in the forum Share Your Practice 4 years, 5 months ago

Really good for first attempt😊

Michael G replied to the topic Wildwood flower first attempt in the forum Share Your Practice 4 years, 5 months ago

Very nice recording and playing, Mary. I’m impressed with your intonation – mine falls apart so quickly when I try new tunes. Thanks for posting!

Mary Clarke started the topic Wildwood flower first attempt in the forum Share Your Practice 4 years, 5 months ago

I’m experimenting with posting as well as recording. Hope this works

kate.kakadu replied to the topic Back at it in the forum Share Your Practice 4 years, 5 months ago

Glad you’re able to pick up the fiddle again! Sounds like you have a good plan. Double stops are doing my head in!

MaryReid started the topic Back at it in the forum Share Your Practice 4 years, 5 months ago

After being away recouping from surgery and physical restriction –

Reviewed tunes I had learned earlier – Rd to Lisdonverna, Sweet Beulah Land, Swallowtail Jig, Southwind, Soldier’s Joy – Level 2.
Enjoyed flipping through Jason’s Fiddlehed Tune Book and just playing again.

Want to establish a practice routine (which will be fun) to include new…[Read more]

Michael G replied to the topic Old Joe Clark 1-2-22 in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 5 months ago

Nice job Keith – love those slides and double stops. Great rhythm too. I know what you mean about so many things to remember. When I try to focus on double stops, it seems like everything else falls apart. I wish I’d started playing when I was 7. Oh well, better late than never!

kate.kakadu replied to the topic Away in a Manger in the forum Student Videos 4 years, 5 months ago

Well done, Mary! That was a great effort and I reckon you’ve improved so much from when you first posted. I get terrified by public performances and shake so much that I couldn’t do a solo like that.