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Nicely done, Mary. I enjoyed that. Wished I had the dexterity in my fingers that you do.

Well done, Mary. It’s a lovely tune and got my fiddle out to play along. Have to say I love your grimaces when you play – I do them too. I try really hard not to frown or twitch, but my concentration when I play takes over my face. I need Jason to do a lesson on how to do a ‘happy fiddle face’!

LOL, Tom. I have been humming (and playing) Shenandoah for the past few days since Jason posted his lesson. I also agree, I have to really like a tune, and that makes it easier to learn and memorize.

Singing the words can be a big help in learning a tune. I learn some songs by heart and then move on. Some I learn some of and come back to. Usually, what ever I feel like doing. No rules about this. Then, there are those I forget and have to come back to!

I thought that was very nice done, Tom! Thanks for sharing that video.

First time I have stumbled across this thread. I first picked up my fiddle 2 years ago this month, but still consider myself very much a beginner, as my practicing is very sporadic because of chronic shoulder problems. I may go weeks without playing. I used to find this very discouraging and I would really get down about it until I realized that…[Read more]

Nice job, Mark. Don’t fret about the ending!

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?