FiddleHed | crowbar47 | Activity https://staging.fiddlehed.com/members/crowbar47/activity/ Activity feed for crowbar47. Wed, 06 May 2026 23:24:19 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 bfc1af735f1d1566a32e6ca21fce6591 crowbar47 posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/22685/#acomment-22697 Sat, 27 Jul 2024 02:09:30 -0700 Always good to come back to basics. It helps to clear some of the fog accumulated along the fiddle journey and get a fresh start.

In reply to - yurie wrote a new post How To Get An Awesome Sound On The Violin | Proven Techniques and Tips Introduction One of the biggest problems that I hear about from students is that they don’t like the way they sound. I […] ]]> 0a5c9f0d72f81b9b564fdd70e2cceaba crowbar47 replied to the topic How Do You Practice Scales?? in the forum Share Your Practice https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/how-do-you-practice-scales/#post-73039 Fri, 05 Apr 2024 17:25:29 -0700 I’m a scaleaholic!! I play scales before
anything else is played.
When learning a song I play a line or two then play the related scale with rhythm and different bowing. I practice major, minor and love pentatonics and the blues scale!!!
I also play triads G up to E and back. I have not worked as much as I should with modes but that is a goal

]]> 4c95b3aab24141250851a7be1a9b6949 crowbar47 posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/22170/#acomment-22171 Fri, 08 Mar 2024 21:59:50 -0800 Good lesson!!!! I’ve struggled with improvisation for the longest time. This blows away a lot of the fog !!!🎶🎶

In reply to - jason kleinberg wrote a new post Call-and-response Improvisation With Mary Hey there fiddler, Join me for a short guided improvisation. We’ll play around with Mary Had A Little Lamb, the pentatonic scale, […] ]]> 29a18c51d08639b4a5182ae5d79a69ca crowbar47 replied to the topic Self-Recording With A Reference Track in the forum Share Your Practice https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/self-recording-with-a-reference-track/#post-71722 Sun, 04 Feb 2024 14:36:19 -0800 Correction ….. “ if I record on my I phone it will play thru my hearing aids!!!

]]> 21503e20aa6e392ac3dd2ea6053d6ce0 crowbar47 replied to the topic Self-Recording With A Reference Track in the forum Share Your Practice https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/self-recording-with-a-reference-track/#post-71721 Sun, 04 Feb 2024 14:32:41 -0800 I have hearing aids which are blue tooth connected to my I phone. If u record on my phone it plays thru my hearing aids

]]> da9666c9308941af444b8da97e985d9e crowbar47 replied to the topic Self-Recording With A Reference Track in the forum Share Your Practice https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/self-recording-with-a-reference-track/#post-69841 Fri, 01 Dec 2023 21:48:33 -0800 My goal is to record something using a recorded track good enough to post. A bit lame on the tech side but I keep trying.
Thanks to Jason for the encouragement and this latest post with suggestions!!!
Mike

]]> 9dc1b30fdf5d382fa0e2a0753cc74ec5 crowbar47 replied to the topic Faded Love in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/faded-love-2/#post-69558 Fri, 17 Nov 2023 18:28:46 -0800 Great job!!!! Back up is very nice too!!

]]> 7e6a93fb71108413e6827154f1000f8e crowbar47 posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/21213/#acomment-21223 Fri, 15 Sep 2023 18:00:15 -0700 Over all the most helpful has been practice strategy. IE-play scale, play tune, different rhythm patterns, looping, chunking and really important—- record practice!!!!
Practice difficult parts instead of parts you do well.

In reply to - jason kleinberg wrote a new post What's helped you the most on your fiddle journey? When I was college orchestra I sat in the last row of the viola section. I met with a student teacher who patiently helped me […] ]]> df562ad52dfe39d4079144857f515f5c crowbar47 posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/21169/#acomment-21174 Fri, 08 Sep 2023 17:38:38 -0700 Great material Jason.
Just diggin in today!!!!!

In reply to - jason kleinberg wrote a new post The Three S's of Violin Practice: Song, Scale, Skill Think of this 25-minute practice journey as your daily bread and butter. Utilize the Practice Pipeline to pinpoint areas for […] ]]> f61e96208b6dac0dea027902f4a4f8db crowbar47 posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/21012/#acomment-21070 Mon, 14 Aug 2023 14:42:27 -0700 Nice work !!! Dulcimer backing is great

    In reply to - Debbie Hill started the topic Planxty Irwin dulcimer backup in the forum Student Videos https://youtu.be/V6Yx8Fa0th8 ]]>         425c629fa4a1c5f83c98016e50e12e31 crowbar47 posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/21035/#acomment-21050 Fri, 11 Aug 2023 19:37:12 -0700 I believe optimism can be turned on.I think it is a decision one makes inside their own spirit, mindset or what ever you choose to call it. It may only last an hour or few but it can be restarted. After enough restarts it becomes a pattern or habit.
    I have been in some dark places and determined to get out, I climbed an imaginary rope ladder…[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 […] ]]>         4efe746a7fe492864afb3ec233417d26 crowbar47 posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/13049/#acomment-20959 Fri, 21 Jul 2023 18:12:56 -0700 Congrats on the 40k milestone. Proud to be part of the Fiddlehed community

      In reply to - crowbar47 posted an update Really enjoyed the Angelina Baker session. Lot of room for improv, variation and ornamentation . ]]>             4ebe27184b0590f052a439c6d9278ac3 crowbar47 posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/17483/#acomment-17486 Fri, 11 Nov 2022 21:51:50 -0800 Outstanding article and very informative. Thank you !!!!

      In reply to - jason kleinberg wrote a new post Written by Jim Guinn A Brief Overview of Old-Time Music Old-time music is a unique form of North American folk music with its roots tracing back to the traditional folk […] ]]>             33105ee22718e6bdf3eda7f92d7792fd crowbar47 posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/16936/#acomment-16941 Sat, 20 Aug 2022 12:22:00 -0700 Playing on songs is a high water mark in the Fiddlehed program. This is the best explanation of playing along with a song ever!!!

      In reply to - jason kleinberg wrote a new post In this video I sing “Your Song” by Elton John and play backup on the fiddle. Then after the performance I explain what I did. I’ve been learning to sing songs and play […] ]]>             ef371d4bd0d4b85c42030eb098a2a583 crowbar47 started the topic D scale & Angelina Baker in the forum Share Your Practice https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/d-scale-angelina-baker/ Fri, 08 Jul 2022 13:53:00 -0700 started this today. next up is Soldiers Joy. I can play them but have some rough spots. I am convinced practice will fix 99% of my fiddle issues.

      ]]>             acb2c7df3a694a20019627c6f93bc88c crowbar47 posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/16635/#acomment-16646 Fri, 01 Jul 2022 21:39:21 -0700 Great ideas and tips for learning!!!
      I could stay busy on this one post for a long time .
      Thanks Jason

      In reply to - jason kleinberg wrote a new post   You can approach music practice and creation as a conversation. In the conversation, you continuously alternate between areas of practice. Musical conversation generates […] ]]>             327f238afae8fa196c1e619439c7d9a2 crowbar47 replied to the topic Harvest Home in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/harvest-home/#post-56611 Sat, 23 Apr 2022 01:17:17 -0700 Good job, very good

      ]]>             6e0afde8b8099106fc607984253709f4 crowbar47 replied to the topic Breton Gavotte with Strum Machine in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/breton-gavotte-with-strum-machine/#post-56570 Thu, 21 Apr 2022 21:18:05 -0700 We’ll done !!!!!

      ]]>             2a7c5470dcc59eaf92489ce578b06831 crowbar47 replied to the topic Liza Jane 1 in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/liza-jane-1/#post-56204 Wed, 13 Apr 2022 13:54:04 -0700 Great job!!!

      ]]>             ed59b19e43e4f7cca4da8c6ef524ca17 crowbar47 replied to the topic Kerfunken Jig w/cuts in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/kerfunken-jig-w-cuts/#post-56039 Fri, 08 Apr 2022 21:08:38 -0700 Great job

      ]]>             8189b7e2179d4e5e88471266698dbe37 crowbar47 posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/13679/#acomment-13683 Wed, 16 Jun 2021 20:23:08 -0700 Way cool !!!

      In reply to - jason kleinberg wrote a new post Here’s a simple version of a classic bluegrass tune called “Lonesome Fiddle Blues”. This tune was created by one of my favorite fiddlers, Vassar Clements. I played it on “The […] ]]>             cb173a51c2393e4d00193452c4eedf3d crowbar47 posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/13460/#acomment-13493 Mon, 31 May 2021 01:55:06 -0700 Farrrrrr our!!!!!!! Great job,,,, I guess I just dated myself😎

      In reply to - yurie wrote a new post Here’s a fiddle raga version of Lucy Farr’s. I made some brief liner notes about what I did in each section of the performance. Fiddle raga is my term for an improvisational interpretation […] ]]>             411c9b1a45c916c1eaac5aeea97d544b crowbar47 posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/13313/#acomment-13314 Wed, 05 May 2021 23:15:17 -0700 Good exercise!!! Good for intonation practice too.

      In reply to - jason kleinberg wrote a new post Here’s something fun you can do on the fiddle.  Alternate between a constant note and other changing notes, always alternating back to open D. This is called a “pedal pa […] ]]>             52f94b897368630e27d690131b3735e4 crowbar47 posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/13155/#acomment-13275 Sat, 01 May 2021 14:21:26 -0700 Good tune. I was listening to Bill when I was maybe five yrs old.

      In reply to - yurie wrote a new post Here’s a bluegrass tune by Bill Monroe called “Jenny Lynn.” I just made a lesson for this along with the Round Peak variation.   ]]>             4b58091bc9ca2043dae8d0c13bce66aa crowbar47 posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/13048/#acomment-13050 Fri, 09 Apr 2021 13:22:01 -0700
      Just ordered this book. Looking forward to a good read.

          In reply to - jason kleinberg wrote a new post I’ve been reading The War of Art, which is about overcoming resistance in creative work. Though I’ve been making things my whole life, I still have to do battle with […] ]]>                     33be4eebcaa8cdcab31151103e06cd01 crowbar47 posted an update: Really enjoyed the Angelina Baker session. Lot of room for […] https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/13049/ Fri, 09 Apr 2021 13:04:31 -0700 Really enjoyed the Angelina Baker session. Lot of room for improv, variation and ornamentation .

          ]]>           1           1b1145e2168aee74dc05e901c0c0a706 crowbar47 posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/12873/#acomment-12909 Sat, 27 Mar 2021 23:46:52 -0700 That’s way cool!! My biggest goal in fiddling us to play along with a picker/singer enviornment.

          In reply to - jason kleinberg wrote a new post Super fun to play some back up fiddle with this amazing singer named @jongmadaliday from the Philippines who I found on TikTok 😻. I’m kind of a noob at this, so still totally a […] ]]>                     028201a91819afb84fdb9b3edad2e2b5 crowbar47 replied to the topic Hector the Hero in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/hector-the-hero-3/#post-44922 Fri, 18 Dec 2020 19:56:29 -0800 Good job on a great tune !!!’

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