Jim Guinn

Nice @tszalay. I was going to teach the lower octave but got side-tracked with Irish embellishment.

The video looks great. What camera did you use?

Hey Tom,

Way to jump right in! Playing in the lower octave G Scale is not easy; lots of third finger stretching. Very well done!

No Nick, I was kind of wired, as I remember!

O

Thank you, Mark. Brilliant would be the last word I’d ever use to describe my playing….but, I would call my desire to play quite high. A couple of years ago, with very limited talent, or bravery, I walked into a brewery where a fiddle jam was proceeding and managed to have a good time playing some simply back-up chords to some bluegrass tunes…[Read more]

Hey Barbara,

Yeah, this course is touted more as a journey, than as a book “to get thru.” Probably a good way to look at it. Sometimes everyone needs a journey to keep one “lively.” I took lessons for three months over 30 yrs. ago and dropped it as other things replaced that. Four years ago I saw the need, picked up my daughter’s violin and found…[Read more]

Thank you NettieLynn. I do like Irish music. How long have you played the violin? And what kind of music do you favor?

Well thanks Wendy. My arthritic fingers don’t always behave well, but I try, and I enjoy it. I hope you have fun playing and look forward to hearing you play too. I’m already in my fourth year of playing with Fiddlehed as my main training.

Hey thanks, Nick! I missed Sunday’s session as I had to work. Did you make and, if so, what was it like.

Good job, Mary! Yeah, that is a long one, bravo! Particularly liked your fourth finger placement. Wish I had that kind of dexterity.

Owen