Debbie Hill
@debhill
Active 10 months ago-
jason kleinberg wrote a new post 2 years, 10 months ago
Learn Violin With Familiar Songs
Overview An easy, familiar song like Twinkle Little Star is not only good for beginner violinists, but it’s also a good practice tool for more advanced p […]
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jason kleinberg wrote a new post 2 years, 10 months ago
How To Play Violin – An Illustrated Beginner's Guide | FiddleHed
Introduction Have you ever thought, “I’d love to play the violin but it seems way too hard to learn.” In this guide I’ll take you to the point of not […] -
Owen replied to the topic Faded love with dulcimer backup in the forum Student Videos 2 years, 10 months ago
Great job, Debbie! I love the idea of dulcimer back-up and your playing was very nice and relaxed. Very enjoyable!!
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yurie wrote a new post 2 years, 10 months ago
Six Secrets To Violin Success
Overview In order to succeed at learning violin or any instrument, you need to establish a good mindset. There are some simple things you can do to […] -
cynhrossi posted an update in the group
Dulcimer players 2 years, 11 months agoBeeautiful, Debbie! Really nice to hear your playing the dulcimer! And with the fancy chords as well!
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Patty posted an update in the group
Dulcimer players 2 years, 11 months agoThis should be a fun group! Of course, I only have my Seagull!
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cynhrossi posted an update in the group
Dulcimer players 2 years, 11 months agoThanks, Debbie, for the invite! Hope to play more dulcimer now!
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Owen replied to the topic The Blackest Crow in Sawmill Tuning in the forum Student Videos 2 years, 11 months ago
That was very cool, Joanne! A very good choice to try sawmill. Some of those DS sounded very fine indeed. Good job!
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Owen started the topic Southwind and Foggy Dew in the forum Student Videos 2 years, 11 months ago
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Owen replied to the topic Crossing to Ireland in the forum Student Videos 3 years ago
Loved it! Thanks, Deb.
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Owen replied to the topic Sandy Boys with prerecorded backup in the forum Student Videos 3 years ago
Good job, Debbie‼️ Nicely put together and fun to listen to.
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cynhrossi replied to the topic Crossing to Ireland in the forum Student Videos 3 years ago
I love what you did with this tune, Debbie. Almost mournful darkness in that second part. I’m glad I found this!
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Owen replied to the topic What small improvement can you make right now? in the forum Share Your Practice 3 years ago
Working on two posture changes that I have been working on to relax my playing, yet work on speed. Using a different shoulder rest, I’ve brought my left elbow closer to my body, alleviating some arthritic left shoulder pain. At the same time I am working to use my wrist more to make bowing smoother and a bit quicker. I’ll practice some in fro…[Read more]
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jason kleinberg started the topic What small improvement can you make right now? in the forum Share Your Practice 3 years ago
What small improvement can you make right now to become a better musician?
It could be a posture adjustment, mastering a new technique or improving just a few notes in a tune.
Identify it, then dedicate your next practice session to this improvement. Small changes can lead to significant progress over time.I encourage you to post your…[Read more]
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jason kleinberg wrote a new post 3 years, 1 month ago
Get Good At Getting Good: Fiddle Practice Tips
Are you struggling to improve your fiddle skills? If you’re always frustrated during practice, you might be training yourself to be frustrated […]-
Great advice!
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Agreed!
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jason kleinberg started the topic Open Practice Session May 4 2023 in the forum Share Your Practice 3 years, 1 month ago
Here’s a short summary of what I practiced during the OPS:
Here’s an outline of what I practiced:
– [[Practice tip]]: Vary the volume
– Warming with something easier: old-time tunes I just learned. Still not totally memorized.
– [[Rochester Scottische]]
– working out a way to play it that…[Read more] -
Patty replied to the topic Shenandoah Falls in the forum Student Videos 3 years, 1 month ago
Owen, that is so lovely!!! Well done… makes me remember a trip we took through the Shenandoah Valley years ago. Loved it!
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cynhrossi replied to the topic Shenandoah Falls in the forum Student Videos 3 years, 1 month ago
Thanks, Owen! What a nice tune! And your fiddle sounded great! I especially liked the B part!
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Wow! This is an incredible piece of work. Wish I had seen it 5 years ago, although maybe I wouldn’t have understood it then. Still struggle with a clear tone so I need to slow down (again). Fantastic article!
Hi Ginger, Thanks for sharing your appreciation of this and what you’re honing in on improving. Coming back to slowing down is always useful 🙂
What a great, all encompassing guide, and available to all. Great work on this folks.
I have found some folks could use a bit of info on cleaning their bow hair.
Lots of youtube resources on this, here are a couple I’ve benefited from:
How to DEEP Clean Violin Bow HAIRS:
Bow Hair Cleaning: