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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 […] -
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] -
jason kleinberg wrote a new post 3 years, 1 month ago
How To Enjoy Practicing Violin
Overview Practice does not have to suck. Shift your mindset. Give yourself permission to enjoy it. What can you change so that it’s fun? What […]-
This is great to hear Pete. I talk a lot about Deliberate Practice, but there’s a lot of value in balancing DropBox with exploration and fun 💃🏻
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Glad to hear this resonated with you. It’s something I’ve also been working on. Finding a good balance between focus and wandering.
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Yes! “You’re a musician if you play every day.” I say it a lot…but it’s useful.
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jason kleinberg replied to the topic Beat and Drone Central together in the forum Share Your Practice 3 years, 1 month ago
Nice! You made your own homemade practice machine…
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jason kleinberg started the topic How's it going with chord backup? in the forum Share Your Practice 3 years, 1 month ago
What’s challenging? What’s going well?
If you’re serious about learning chord backup, then be sure to take the last Chord Backup Workshop I gave. In it I suggested you learn just three chords and then practice chord backup on 10-20 songs. Doing that prepares you to understand theory.
Next month we’ll do another workshop on chord backup on April…[Read more]
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jason kleinberg replied to the topic Are there any bad habits you want to break? in the forum Share Your Practice 3 years, 1 month ago
You’re on the right track, just by being aware of it.
And that analytical part of you is good. Just tell it to take a step back once in awhile so you can play. Then allow it to step forward and help you improve.
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jason kleinberg replied to the topic Are there any bad habits you want to break? in the forum Share Your Practice 3 years, 1 month ago
That’s great. You just reminded me to breathe too…thanks
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jason kleinberg replied to the topic Are there any bad habits you want to break? in the forum Share Your Practice 3 years, 1 month ago
Sounds like a similar issue to Patty above…
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jason kleinberg replied to the topic Are there any bad habits you want to break? in the forum Share Your Practice 3 years, 1 month ago
Good goals. It’s something I still work on too.
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jason kleinberg started the topic Are there any bad habits you want to break? in the forum Share Your Practice 3 years, 1 month ago
I’ve had this bad habit of raising my first finger in the air when I play fourth finger (pinky). I had a good teacher as a kid named Mrs. Osborn who tried to break the habit without breaking my love of music. I still do this. I don’t think it held me back too much. But now I want to try to re-train my hand. Let’s see if this old dog can learn a…[Read more]
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jason kleinberg replied to the topic Me and Sam Hain in the forum Student Videos 3 years, 1 month ago
That’s a nice scene 🎻
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jason kleinberg replied to the topic Lindesfarne by Matt Seattle in the forum Student Videos 3 years, 1 month ago
So great that you did this. I also want to know how. I’m sure lots of other people want to do the same thing!
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jason kleinberg wrote a new post 3 years, 1 month ago
Fiddling With Micro-Motions
Overview By putting movement at the forefront of your practice, you’ll unlock new levels of understanding, and your music will truly come to […]-
This lesson was long overdue for FiddleHed. Simply learning to focus on individual motions can 10x your playing quickly. It also can be fun and physically enjoyable.
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Great! I’ve been learning tunes by playing them over and over again trying to build up “speed” and wondering why I’m getting worn out and frustrated—I will take heed with what you stated here. Thanks, r.
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jason kleinberg wrote a new post 3 years, 2 months ago
Practice Fiddling Without A Fiddle
Did you know that you can practice fiddling without a fiddle? Practicing without an instrument is a great way to strengthen your mental models of […] -
jason kleinberg posted an update 3 years, 2 months ago
Singing to baby Veda. She’s got another 1-2 weeks before she comes home. In case you didn’t hear, we are adopting her. She was born addicted to opiates (methadone). She’s fighting the good fight, slowly weaning off of morphine which keeps her body stable, allowing her to eat and breathe normally.
The song is called “This Is The Day” off of one of…[Read more]-
This is great, Jason. Thanks for sharing your journey with the world! Making room for what matters, in any instance, and everyone benefits 🙂
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jason kleinberg posted an update 3 years, 2 months ago
Singing to baby Veda. She’s got another 1-2 weeks before she comes home. In case you didn’t hear, we are adopting her. She was born addicted to opiates (methadone). She’s fighting the good fight, slowly weaning off of morphine which keeps her body stable, allowing her to eat and breathe normally.
The song is called “This Is The Day” off of one of…[Read more] -
jason kleinberg posted an update 3 years, 2 months ago
@fiddl3hed Here’s a cool Irish reel called The Girl Who Broke My Heart. Gearing up for St. Paddy’s day ☘️. I love how the B part goes between G and F major. I played it with a G drone. With a lot of folk music, you can use a single drone as backup for the whole song. You can also use drones to practice. TIP: to play faster use less bow, less energy. PS: I teach this tune in the FiddleHed course (the fun way to learn fiddle online 🎻) . . . #fiddletok #violintok #firesidefiddle #learnfiddle #learnviolin #fiddle #violin #oldtime #oldtimefiddle #appalachianmusic #appalachianfiddle #irishfiddle #irishmusic #celticmusic #fiddlelesson #fiddlelessons #violinlesson #violinlessons #bluegrass #Irish #folk #folkmusic #mandolin #diegosumbrella
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Here’s a cool Irish reel called The Girl Who Broke My Heart. Gearing up for St. Paddy’s day ☘️. I love how the B part goes between G and F major. I played it with a G drone. With a lot of folk music, you can use a single drone as backup for the whole song. You can also use drones to practice. TIP: to play faster use less bow, less ene…
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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: