FiddleHed | Amy | Activity https://staging.fiddlehed.com/members/amus/activity/ Activity feed for Amy. Wed, 06 May 2026 23:24:19 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 2576f71ee01dfa0c46fe58a21fdd8125 Amy posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/21035/#acomment-21040 Fri, 11 Aug 2023 17:36:08 -0700 As a late bloomer, picked up a fiddle at 62, is to first be honest with yourself, brutally if needed. It is just a fact that I will not live long enough to be great. So I had to ask myself what was I hoping to achieve. I’ve arthritis, 2 kinds, my knuckles & fingers appear mutilated. I find optimism remembering the awe I feel when I start to…[Read more]

In reply to - jason kleinberg wrote a new post Optimism I’ve been talking to a lot of students recently. The ones who make it have one thing in common… My mission is to teach you good p […] ]]> 32002a4be5222efbb492936cb107dc04 Amy replied to the topic What's challenging you now? in the forum Share Your Practice https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/whats-challenging-you-now/#post-63390 Wed, 22 Feb 2023 19:38:00 -0800 First, I found a tune on the fiddle quick You Tube channel that I will play for my grandkids one day even if it’s on my death bed. It’s called “Who Shit In Grandpa’s Hat?” It’s as danceable as “Maggots In The Sheep Hides” or “Hog Eye And A Tater”.

My string crossing is giving me fits. The sound is so bothersome I can’t think. I keep my fiddle…[Read more]

]]> b99801c3370ca8f149cb5ad6a2ce7c67 Amy posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/16958/#acomment-16959 Tue, 23 Aug 2022 02:57:08 -0700 Every practice isn’t going to be great or even good. However, you are actually learning. It comes as little surprises for me. Holding the bow; I struggled just trying to hold it properly to rosin. The struggle to hold it properly and also be able to move it sort of to my will lasted about 4 days. Then, half way dreading the struggle, I started to…[Read more]

In reply to - jason kleinberg wrote a new post Why do you practice the fiddle? What do you hope to achieve? Do you want to be able to play a certain tune? Or do you want to be able to play with people? Do you see a vision of […] ]]> 2aff86e0ba6b402c85a0f66ab80ce66d Amy's profile was updated https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/16750/ Sat, 16 Jul 2022 18:33:40 -0700 0 5c240a135e3ba6253c365f3d6b697d55 Amy joined the group Beginner Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/16684/ Wed, 06 Jul 2022 16:28:29 -0700 0