Fiddlosophy

How to change the speed of a video

Did you know that you can change the speed of videos? Here’s how. Hover the cursor over the settings wheel. You’ll see a popup window. Click Playback speed.   You can choose a pre-set speed. I recommend starting with 0.75 for learning parts of fiddle tunes.   By clicking custom in the top right corner, … Continued

Bile ’em Down The Orange Blossom Special

Taking a practice break to mess around with adding the Orange Blossom special to an old-time tune called Bile ‘em Cabbage Down (translation: Please boil the cabbage 🥬 ). Here’s a lesson on the basic OBS pattern. You can be endlessly creative with simple melodies. Keep returning to them to learn and practice new things. They … Continued

How to send a private message to other Fiddlehed folks

We have a new feature on the site that creates a social network within Fiddlehed. I made a tutorial video on how it works. The most important thing to know is how to send a private message to other FiddleHeds. This will allow you to support each other, share videos, and form your own practice … Continued

Practice What Matters Most

It would be nice if we could make music all day long. But life gets in the way: work, chores, social obligations, health issues. Shoot, sometimes we just need to relax on the couch with Netflix. So most of us have a limited amount of time to practice music each day. The question is, how … Continued

Thanks to you, thanks for everything…

Happy thanks-give-me-more-to-eat-day. Grateful to everyone who’s part of the FiddleHed journey…   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by FiddleHed (@fiddlehed)

Mary’s on The Orange Blossom Special

I’ve been combining the Orange Blossom Special simple tunes like Mary had a little lamb. Simple melodies are a great way to practice any new technique (whatever is challenging to you). You get the added bonus of reinventing the melody in a creative way.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by … Continued