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A FiddleHed named John wrote to me asking, “Can you do too many double stops?”

I would answer with another question. Do you like the way it sounds with lots of double stops? If you love it, then keep […]

How To Overcome Stage Fright? A FiddleHed named Sue wrote me asking about how to overcome stage fright. Like anything else, this is something you can practice. Even if you think you’ll never perform, I […]

When you’re a beginning music student, it’s hard enough to learn the instrument, let alone play with other people.

I remember when my first violin teacher would play piano accompaniment to whatever beginner […]

In this post, I’ll show you how to alternate between tone-building with looping. This to make your practice fun and productive.

Say you’re working on the first quarter of any tune. I’ll use Blackest Crow in […]

Somebody recently wrote to me asking, “Are scales necessary to learn if all you play is old-time music?”

The short answer is no
…but scales will help you tremendously. And you might be surprised by […]