FiddleHed | Don Stine | Group Activity https://staging.fiddlehed.com/members/donstine/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which Don Stine is a member. Wed, 06 May 2026 23:24:19 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 0c4a7c3c890fcb47240d8f8b23551b2a Steve "Ripton" Nordborg started the topic triple stops in the forum Advanced Beginner Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/groups/continuing-beginner-group/forum/topic/triple-stops/ Wed, 21 Aug 2024 22:37:58 -0700 yes they can be done, BUT I drown everyone else out. Can they be done without a mute?

]]> 51b21bf2e7703e319fcacf9f8d77fe75 Jocelyn Martens replied to the topic How many tunes at once in the forum Advanced Beginner Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/groups/continuing-beginner-group/forum/topic/how-many-tunes-at-once/#post-73837 Sat, 15 Jun 2024 22:38:48 -0700 Ah yes, great points Stella.

Here is the sign up page for the Play Every Day App
https://login.circle.so/sign_up?request_host=play-every-day.circle.so&user%5Binvitation_token%5D=bb2003bb5e41bcb2828f8eddd39ccae06e92312c-0e857e67-1715-404e-8e3c-dadfcab3288e#email

As for determining the skill of a song, mainly the amount of notes in a song,…[Read more]

]]> c20df65d4f3654ad961a970aa998c80c stella ashton replied to the topic How many tunes at once in the forum Advanced Beginner Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/groups/continuing-beginner-group/forum/topic/how-many-tunes-at-once/#post-73830 Fri, 14 Jun 2024 07:03:51 -0700 I haven’t heard of play every day will check it out.

How to I know the skill level of a song please how do I find the app

]]> 46f28f438062ef081c59453bb45a2865 stella ashton replied to the topic How many tunes at once in the forum Advanced Beginner Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/groups/continuing-beginner-group/forum/topic/how-many-tunes-at-once/#post-73829 Fri, 14 Jun 2024 07:00:34 -0700 I haven’t heard of play every day will check it out.

How to I know the skill level of a song please

]]> f62b35df29a2193cd82dcb5e284cd63b Jocelyn Martens replied to the topic How many tunes at once in the forum Advanced Beginner Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/groups/continuing-beginner-group/forum/topic/how-many-tunes-at-once/#post-73816 Thu, 13 Jun 2024 03:07:48 -0700 Hi Stella, great recap of your practice week, thanks for sharing this 🙂

You seem to be moving at a fairly brisk tempo through the module pages, and there are a lot of songs within each lesson! I understand it can feel like a lot to manage/focus on.
I would take note of the songs I am interested in learning, have a list of them somewhere, and note…[Read more]

]]> 709ca54e335ccfdcfa805fe41186eb4a stella ashton replied to the topic How many tunes at once in the forum Advanced Beginner Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/groups/continuing-beginner-group/forum/topic/how-many-tunes-at-once/#post-73773 Fri, 07 Jun 2024 00:46:24 -0700 Hi Jocelyn

My current practise it for example, I’m currently doing week 1 of 1.8

Mon I did low finger and reviewed bile em cabbage and joy to the world
Tues I leaned Shady grove but warmed up with Mondays lesson
We’d I did warmup including redoing lesson on low finger, slur 3 lesson shady grove
Thur I didn’t practice
Fri I did a warmup inclu…[Read more]

]]> 62589606cdddfbfd5da4bfc2cc2da342 Jocelyn Martens replied to the topic How many tunes at once in the forum Advanced Beginner Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/groups/continuing-beginner-group/forum/topic/how-many-tunes-at-once/#post-73704 Fri, 31 May 2024 04:23:33 -0700 Hi Stella, great points and topic for discussion. Glad your involving FiddleHed in with your music journey!
I suggest checking out the ‘Support’ tab, and specifically ‘Fiddle Questions’ and check out the drop down topics ‘Practice’ and ‘Learning Tunes’ sections.
Here’s the link for easy…[Read more]

]]> 30321003549bb476f3469ad320ff3628 stella ashton started the topic How many tunes at once in the forum Advanced Beginner Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/groups/continuing-beginner-group/forum/topic/how-many-tunes-at-once/ Wed, 22 May 2024 01:03:35 -0700 hi

I’m new to Fiddlehed but I’ve started at lesson 1.6 as I’ve had lessons for 3 months and it felt comfortable.

I don’t want to be practising too many tunes at once and never get good at any of them. if I’m working of the tunes in that weeks lesson is it ok to me working on something else as well? I’m currently working on Amazing Grace and have…[Read more]

]]> dfe88745f830d573ba7fc6eb6547c717 stella ashton posted an update in the group Advanced Beginner Group: Hi I recently joined Fiddlehed and am currently on the lesson […] https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/22476/ Mon, 20 May 2024 01:47:59 -0700 Hi
I recently joined Fiddlehed and am currently on the lesson on Bile em cabbage down. but i was already working on 2 other songs before I joined, Should i just focus on the lesson material? or is it ok to be working on several tunes at same time?

]]> 1 0d162367870ada632374ddb96e450e48 stella ashton joined the group Advanced Beginner Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/22474/ Mon, 20 May 2024 01:39:36 -0700 0 1df42f0ab6032aa6bf8a76cc69ba4789 Kathi Borgmann posted an update in the group Advanced Beginner Group: I would love to see the slur patterns people use for this […] https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/22314/ Tue, 02 Apr 2024 23:33:07 -0700 I would love to see the slur patterns people use for this song. I know it’s personal preference but as a beginner it really helps me to see it. I am a note reader by the way. I tried some slur patterns but I think it could be improved. I also like to have bowing marked as it helps me learn the tune too.

]]> 1 8395c0c5f199169a659356d4023c2b5a Kathi Borgmann joined the group Advanced Beginner Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/22313/ Tue, 02 Apr 2024 23:31:54 -0700 0 091be0b00823aa695fe4d97c1ec0fb69 Caren joined the group Advanced Beginner Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/22224/ Tue, 19 Mar 2024 20:46:34 -0700 0 479526e3894e6eee84904f06ccec0600 Jocelyn Martens replied to the topic G string double stops (or C string for vla). in the forum Advanced Beginner Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/groups/continuing-beginner-group/forum/topic/g-string-double-stops-or-c-string-for-vla/#post-71153 Sun, 31 Dec 2023 20:22:34 -0800 Hey Steve, great inquiry. Have you figured anything more out in the last week with this? I’d be interested to see you show a specific example of this.
I feel as though we can add double stops to anything we want, with any adjacent string, permitting it makes sense for us in terms of notes sounding good together, and that the technical aspect of…[Read more]

]]> f30d256b95520f1c18f69ae907da01c9 Don Stine joined the group GarageBand Creations https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/21797/ Sun, 31 Dec 2023 01:41:39 -0800 0 af65cc256cbf32a339e9f3f5b2cc4615 Don Stine joined the group Advanced Beginner Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/21795/ Sun, 31 Dec 2023 01:31:58 -0800 2 73cb02a46014eb430b83b29cb4c86950 yolanda joined the group Advanced Beginner Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/21758/ Tue, 26 Dec 2023 18:48:40 -0800 0 9a2a5fb5b86440366f72a44fcaf400c4 Steve "Ripton" Nordborg started the topic G string double stops (or C string for vla). in the forum Advanced Beginner Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/groups/continuing-beginner-group/forum/topic/g-string-double-stops-or-c-string-for-vla/ Sat, 23 Dec 2023 16:56:00 -0800 Curious if I want to (or should I?) Add double stops to notes I play on the G string can I use the open A (or open G on Vla) or do I need to add fingering to that higher string? Thanks

]]> 5ba88b476ac3d9e6fb04373c197adc8f Steve "Ripton" Nordborg joined the group Advanced Beginner Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/21730/ Fri, 15 Dec 2023 18:03:25 -0800 0 2db256ce136e9862e6ab3fc228d26634 Gabi joined the group Advanced Beginner Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/21663/ Wed, 06 Dec 2023 07:38:09 -0800 0 fb66237b8ab71f28a4896cfc2cb17811 Joanne Iles posted an update in the group GarageBand Creations: Ive been playing around with some improvisation with drones & […] https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/21540/ Sun, 12 Nov 2023 13:49:30 -0800 Ive been playing around with some improvisation with drones & different tunes lately & came up with this recording of Spanish Ladies & Swallowtail Jig set to the E drone

]]> 0 9f29275d75adb6f0c7a50bad0e1971a6 Jocelyn Martens commented on a Music in the group GarageBand Creations https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/21186/ Sun, 10 Sep 2023 15:53:06 -0700 Thank you for sharing Joanne. I really enjoy shetlan tunes… I have some Scottish heritage in my family. You play this song beautifully, nice effects too. Really appreciate the background information aswell 🙂🎶🌈

]]> 0 c96f02269f848f115d3d7996780ffb3f Joanne Iles posted an update in the group GarageBand Creations: sorry to bombard....but I don’t think I ever shared this o […] https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/21165/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 18:43:37 -0700 sorry to bombard….but I don’t think I ever shared this one!
Me and my husband Richard did a version of this on GarageBand and iMovie to make this fun little vid! You may recognise the Fiddlehed rhythm section!

]]> 0 6dd691531b1d76ba7af5c7ddb1f8e4a3 Joanne Iles posted an update in the group GarageBand Creations https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/21164/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 18:29:35 -0700 Another atmospheric tune I’m working on after Jason’s lesson is the Dawning of the Day again, a lot of reverb and echo on this creation…..

]]> 0 aaa3f3fc58423f6d96d1be30b2a6617a Joanne Iles commented on a Music in the group GarageBand Creations https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/21163/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 18:26:09 -0700 I’m working on this beautiful tune called Da Slockit Light. It was written by a Shetland Island fiddler Tom Anderson around the time of the death of his wife he visited his old home town on the Shetlands and was struck by the number of houses now in darkenss due to depopulation caused by death and younger folk moving to the mainland. Its a l…[Read more]

]]> 0 5c4665063667ac23b876a1a30bcd1905 Joanne Iles posted an update in the group GarageBand Creations https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/21161/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 18:21:59 -0700


  • Da Slockit LIght – 06:09:2023, 15.26

    • ]]>     2     698fffd96ecbaa0bc3961614528bd1c6 Jocelyn Martens posted an update in the group Advanced Beginner Group: Hey folks in this group. We have a nice number of folks […] https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/20453/ Thu, 15 Jun 2023 01:03:33 -0700 Hey folks in this group. We have a nice number of folks joined. What are people up to on the fiddle currently? Anything you want to get people’s feedback on, whether something your struggling with, learning, figuring out, new to, etc?
    Anyone interested in forming a group that connects via zoom or similar platform?

    ]]>     0     08da52f1f57741944f130b4273eac50b Katrina Best joined the group Advanced Beginner Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/20393/ Fri, 02 Jun 2023 00:10:37 -0700 0 9d9f255f3b960088463bab543260b0b5 Katrina Best joined the group GarageBand Creations https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/20391/ Fri, 02 Jun 2023 00:10:27 -0700 0 8158c555cb657fe212585ce5bdd4e3a5 Jocelyn Martens posted an update in the group GarageBand Creations: Here we go with another fun mix. Val's Dream by Gordon […] https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/19054/ Sat, 11 Mar 2023 00:29:03 -0800 Here we go with another fun mix. Val’s Dream by Gordon Stobbe – 3 violin parts

    https://soundcloud.com/jocelyn-martens-374027408/vals-dream?si=6ae52543290049d8876c1faf5445b3a4&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

    ]]>     7     a08fe5ca843607c409b2c12ca81ecdad Jocelyn Martens commented on a Music in the group GarageBand Creations https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/19052/ Fri, 10 Mar 2023 17:26:30 -0800 So beautiful Joanne, thanks for going back and sharing this piece you did. It sounds like a roaring fiddle orchestra 🙂

      ]]>       0       f06891696680e522be8f3bce8388f238 Joanne Iles commented on a Music in the group GarageBand Creations https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/18753/ Wed, 08 Mar 2023 15:56:00 -0800 This is a recording i did last year of Swallowtail Jig. I played the main part, a harmony variation and bass fiddle part as detailed on Jason's Duets Lessons plus I then added another 2 tracks of back up chords so there's 5 of me in total!

        ]]>         0         bd42c736f4721ac6a145c7ea5c41533b Joanne Iles posted an update in the group GarageBand Creations https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/18751/ Wed, 08 Mar 2023 15:52:13 -0800


      • swallowtail X5

        • ]]>         2         da9221fb3c42eca7031318a5556f4181 Margo Silva joined the group Advanced Beginner Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/18301/ Sun, 26 Feb 2023 00:35:21 -0800 0 66f225ce85ca7646d1d7612bcea3e896 Joanne Iles joined the group GarageBand Creations https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/18285/ Fri, 24 Feb 2023 08:56:29 -0800 0 3d2b21922fba759e3bebc6a450354890 margaret Olscamp posted an update in the group Advanced Beginner Group: Hello folks, Two days ago I joined this group. I kind of […] https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/18220/ Fri, 17 Feb 2023 15:54:18 -0800 Hello folks,
        Two days ago I joined this group. I kind of expected a “Hello and Welcome”. I know I didn’t get a greeting when I joined the beginner group and I admit I was a bit puzzled. What sort of culture is this I wondered. It used to be, during better times I guess, that when you sort of hung around a group for a bit somebody, generally…[Read more]

        ]]>         1         cf198063e883de1e32dc9aaf1bce7d0d margaret Olscamp joined the group Advanced Beginner Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/18206/ Wed, 15 Feb 2023 18:02:03 -0800 0 d05b3eee36ab3380cddde91a0525b461 Bridget Morton posted an update in the group Advanced Beginner Group: Hey, Advanced Beginners! I just wanted to check in with […] https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/18190/ Sun, 12 Feb 2023 17:42:36 -0800 Hey, Advanced Beginners! I just wanted to check in with everyone. For unknown reasons, I hit a slump in my fiddle practice in the last week. It hasn’t always felt fun, and I sounded worse to my own ear, and missed too many days too! Having said that, I’ll miss the next 3 weeks of our Monday meetings, because my husband and I leave on trip to…[Read more]

        ]]>         0         92aefd584b63969196faed14857c70b7 Jocelyn Martens posted an update in the group GarageBand Creations: Hey Folks, I put together a rough track for yesterday's […] https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/18104/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 21:12:50 -0800 Hey Folks, I put together a rough track for yesterday’s hootenanny and would like to share ~
        5 parts – Melody, Chords, Upper Octave Melody, Rhythm, Flute

        https://soundcloud.com/jocelyn-martens-374027408/drunken-sailor-mixture-2023-02-01-105-pm?si=66f1c4205b7e4379b6b96a39824f3b0f&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

        ]]>         0         ad93387546ff95a3771317244bc8a59b Bridget Morton posted an update in the group Advanced Beginner Group: 4 Advanced Beginners met on Zoom on Monday evening, 1/30, at […] https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/18097/ Tue, 31 Jan 2023 03:32:04 -0800 4 Advanced Beginners met on Zoom on Monday evening, 1/30, at 8 pm EST/ (Hooray for Terri, Mary, Steve, & me!) We took turns playing, tried jamming on mute while someone else played, and talked about breakthroughs we’re having — and some of us are having some! Our next group Zoom will be Monday, February 13, 8 pm EST. All are welcome to join. Ter…[Read more]

        ]]>         2         fa911632685ccbd6890583add7f6ca36 Iona joined the group Advanced Beginner Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/18072/ Sun, 29 Jan 2023 13:01:04 -0800 0 0f653ffd2ba74c8898324f03fb25ff70 Jocelyn Martens created the group GarageBand Creations https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/18064/ Fri, 27 Jan 2023 21:41:20 -0800 0 7fd404a8de9d91cc471df17db829f737 Barb Etchieson joined the group Advanced Beginner Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/18059/ Fri, 27 Jan 2023 18:03:52 -0800 0 92a0a2fd219585174af092d0ffbf5960 Finafiddle joined the group Advanced Beginner Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/18056/ Fri, 27 Jan 2023 17:13:12 -0800 0 257b7711d94fb62116e89b8bd02ca73d Bridget Morton replied to the topic Zoom Hangout! in the forum Advanced Beginner Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/groups/continuing-beginner-group/forum/topic/zoom-hangout/#post-62726 Tue, 24 Jan 2023 01:53:39 -0800 Many thanks to the six advanced beginners who met on Zoom on Monday, January 23rd. We introduced ourselves, discussed our practice habits & tools we use like Strum machine, Amazing Slowdowner, and Smart Metronome. We hope to make this a recurring meeting on Monday evenings at 8 pm EST, every other week. Terri Marsico agreed to set these up as…[Read more]

        ]]>                 0e32559af075b8c66006f8a8adcc4ae8 Mary Carignan joined the group Advanced Beginner Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/18010/ Tue, 24 Jan 2023 00:48:33 -0800 0 4a8c7fbb47dd5eacd8e7268a522a30f6 Bridget Morton replied to the topic Zoom Hangout! in the forum Advanced Beginner Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/groups/continuing-beginner-group/forum/topic/zoom-hangout/#post-62673 Sat, 21 Jan 2023 21:32:15 -0800 Lovely! Thanks, Steve.

        ]]>                 4317c0dac4e7c071db54cb7cec48fd43 Steve replied to the topic Zoom Hangout! in the forum Advanced Beginner Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/groups/continuing-beginner-group/forum/topic/zoom-hangout/#post-62671 Sat, 21 Jan 2023 21:22:21 -0800 Sounds great, Bridget. I’ll plan on it.

        ]]>                 bde9650181abfce150918bb6ac718286 Bridget Morton started the topic Zoom Hangout! in the forum Advanced Beginner Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/groups/continuing-beginner-group/forum/topic/zoom-hangout/ Sat, 21 Jan 2023 21:18:48 -0800 Hey, y’all! Based on the feedback so far, I’ve set up a Zoom Hangout for Monday evening, January 23, 8 pm EST. Since I am not a professional member of Zoom this meeting is only scheduled for 40 minutes. I’m not a particularly experienced Zoom Host, but I’ll do my best. All are welcome!
        Here’s the information! Bridget Balthrop Morton is inviting…[Read more]

        ]]>                 9755c80698d17ecbaaa05a6197753590 Bridget Morton posted an update in the group Advanced Beginner Group: Zoom Hangouts! https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/17967/ Sat, 21 Jan 2023 21:17:59 -0800 Zoom Hangouts!

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