FiddleHed | Steve | Friends Activity https://staging.fiddlehed.com/members/smstroder/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Steve's friends. Wed, 06 May 2026 23:24:19 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 47befdcaee793f1f071604cedd518aed Terri 🤓🎻 posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/22456/#acomment-22465 Fri, 17 May 2024 19:09:30 -0700 This w/e practicing for private jam I go to on Mondays. An older guy there has introduced Maple Sugar, Snow Deer, Down Yonder and Under the Double Eagle. I’m pretty strong on learning tunes, but I still need to work on faster tempos…And I learn melodies, but I feel I need to better learn the tune chords. 🤓🎻

In reply to - jason kleinberg wrote a new post What are you practicing these days? I’m currently practicing singing and playing backup on songs like Wildflowers (Tom Petty), Don’t Think Twice (Dylan) and others. I started voice […] ]]> b929e492cb4304ff7f7b1b96b44752eb Terri 🤓🎻 posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/21780/#acomment-21790 Sat, 30 Dec 2023 13:44:11 -0800 Thank-you for reminding me, time to reflect and look towards next year! Since I started Feb. 7, ’22, I’ve only missed 2 days of practice, so I will also _aim to Play Every Day in 2024_ 🙂 My _2nd goal is to Practice Wisely_. In 2023, I tried to incorporate some Brainjo Principles into my practice, mainly that of “work” for ~ 30 min and then allow…[Read more]

In reply to - jason kleinberg wrote a new post Fiddle Goals For 2024 Are you someone who benefits from having a goal? Or do goals make you anxious? I suggest three goals that I think you and all my students can […] ]]> eddec053730a63544da6e4f16b34a4cf Bridget Morton posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/21035/#acomment-21056 Fri, 11 Aug 2023 22:23:10 -0700 If hope is a virtue, then optimism is surely a choice. I’ll even go so far as to suggest optimism is a kind of practice, an essential discipline. Optimism sees that some thing or situation can be made better, & then works on that improvement. Like many others here, I picked up my fiddle late. I’m not aiming for Carnegie Hall or the Grand Ole Opr…[Read more]

In reply to - jason kleinberg wrote a new post Optimism I’ve been talking to a lot of students recently. The ones who make it have one thing in common… My mission is to teach you good p […] ]]> 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 0309ce7a62465f6f3e44efdd16c5a426 Bridget Morton posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/18097/#acomment-18189 Sun, 12 Feb 2023 17:38:15 -0800 No specific song, Elise, but you might want to be ready to play one or two in a round robin.

    In reply to - Bridget Morton posted an update in the group Advanced Beginner Group 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 […] ]]>         a921144ae114db4354f85563259f72ae Elise Davis posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/18097/#acomment-18138 Mon, 06 Feb 2023 01:10:29 -0800 Shucks – I’m sorry I missed it. Our school days were extended due to an abundance of snow days in December and it’s been busy. I can’t make the next one either 🙁 because of the school schedule. Darn! Are you all practicing a specific song?

      In reply to - Bridget Morton posted an update in the group Advanced Beginner Group 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 […] ]]>             b043cc8a77af6019033bd2c42bfd28fc Bridget Morton replied to the topic Lucy Farr’s - slow, slurred, droned in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/lucy-farrs-slow-slurred-droned/#post-62893 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 03:37:08 -0800 Lovely! Thank you!

      ]]>             67dac268e1695a54a1af5ca8a11d4b32 Bridget Morton replied to the topic Leave Her Johnny Leave Her in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/leave-her-johnny-leave-her-3/#post-62892 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 03:34:04 -0800 LOVE the smoothness of your double stops! And such a sweet sad song! Thank you!

      ]]>             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       104d85cf5cd56abb056cfe3e59949748 Bridget Morton replied to the topic Oh Susannah_take 1 in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/oh-susannah_take-1/#post-62829 Thu, 26 Jan 2023 20:45:38 -0800 Nice! Thank you so much for sharing this.

      ]]>             5a7c91de41d8b0f3ab2cef2c05934a10 Bridget Morton posted an update https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/18049/ Thu, 26 Jan 2023 20:40:48 -0800 And here are a couple of the note cards I’m making for the tunes I know. This process is really helping me ‘hear’ the tunes better. Something about writing the notes as I hum is helping me musically.

      ]]>       1       a1c056828daf44429d28cd1022b4d66c Bridget Morton posted an update https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/18048/ Thu, 26 Jan 2023 20:35:11 -0800 Here are the practice cards I made after our practice session last Monday. I have 16 so far on this little ring, which I just happened to have waiting for a great project. And I’ve used them already!

      ]]>       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]

      ]]>             88cb789984d89d8bd4f5f2f2495d1e6e Bridget Morton and Mary Carignan are now friends https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/18011/ Tue, 24 Jan 2023 01:41:45 -0800 0 179d51cc213a08bcc38e603322c21615 Terri 🤓🎻 posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/17087/#acomment-18009 Tue, 24 Jan 2023 00:37:14 -0800 Glad that you found it helpful!

        In reply to - Terri 🤓🎻 posted an update Hi All! This is my first attempt to post! In Feb ’22, I started fiddle at age 58. While I don’t have serious physical problems, I played sports A LOT when I was younger, and I’ve broke […] ]]>                 d335fbbae0a82a68a4367ab0d475e62b Elise Davis posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/17917/#acomment-17996 Sun, 22 Jan 2023 23:44:28 -0800 I have I’ll Fly Away up on my wall and am going to add Sunny Side and Tennessee Waltz. My poor family really has to suffer through whenever I attempt a new song! I do love that I can put my earbuds in and play along with Jason though I suspect I think I sound better than I actually do. 😉

        I think my favorite tune to work on these days is S…[Read more]

        In reply to - Elise Davis posted an update in the group Old-time & Bluegrass Group What are some songs people are working on? ]]>                 f045146a0b3963c76a903f29309fddc0 Elise Davis posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/17917/#acomment-17995 Sun, 22 Jan 2023 23:38:58 -0800 I just printed off the sheet music for Cumberland Gap and listened to it. It’s fast! Smiling – too fast for me, but I’m gonna pick away at it and become more familiar.

          In reply to - Elise Davis posted an update in the group Old-time & Bluegrass Group What are some songs people are working on? ]]>                     031c2fd41b1e0669aa010ca05ac9c2d4 Elise Davis posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/17963/#acomment-17994 Sun, 22 Jan 2023 23:22:20 -0800 I have to admit that I don’t really know the difference! I just googled so now I have a dictionary definition, but I sure couldn’t listen to a tune and know which one it is. Would you mind sharing a couple good Old Time tunes that you like?

            In reply to - Keith Calhoun posted an update in the group Old-time & Bluegrass Group How many here are interested in old time? ]]>                         279cdb553a34b3918d31fb28cbdfd56e Elise Davis posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/17969/#acomment-17993 Sun, 22 Jan 2023 23:17:49 -0800 Great! Thanks for setting this up.

              In reply to - Bridget Morton started the topic Zoom Hangout! in the forum Advanced Beginner Group 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 p […] ]]>                             bb784a8b4a41b0ed4d4ca960a34bcde8 Bridget Morton and Elise Davis are now friends https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/17991/ Sun, 22 Jan 2023 23:13:17 -0800 0 a875a6ff6508741802a6c3b370de782f Bridget Morton and Chris Czainski are now friends https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/17987/ Sun, 22 Jan 2023 22:08:45 -0800 0 233d0002b1850af6b43c8715763371a4 Bridget Morton and Beverly Weber are now friends https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/17985/ Sun, 22 Jan 2023 16:00:02 -0800 0 583b511095f8e7b77ce681c01b980b49 Bridget Morton posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/17087/#acomment-17981 Sun, 22 Jan 2023 03:37:37 -0800 This is great, Terri! My left forearm/wrist often get tense and tired when I play longer than 30 minutes so I’ll be trying some of these out.

                In reply to - Terri 🤓🎻 posted an update Hi All! This is my first attempt to post! In Feb ’22, I started fiddle at age 58. While I don’t have serious physical problems, I played sports A LOT when I was younger, and I’ve broke […] ]]>                                 bef47662947374e087c4676f666b1388 Terri 🤓🎻's profile was updated https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/17978/ Sat, 21 Jan 2023 23:34:33 -0800 0 54fe7a69616cfb24284927181291336e Terri 🤓🎻 changed their profile picture https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/17977/ Sat, 21 Jan 2023 23:30:24 -0800 0 3493bce8b4df4173f84141e7292c0b91 Bridget Morton and Terri 🤓🎻 are now friends https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/17976/ Sat, 21 Jan 2023 23:25:36 -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.

                ]]>                                 ae7682ef19d7ffe0537371f648e95f33 Bridget Morton and lbiehl are now friends https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/17970/ Sat, 21 Jan 2023 21:19:42 -0800 0 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]

                ]]>                                 291afaf4f4f7d645afae7eb7136d974a Bridget Morton and Steve are now friends https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/17968/ Sat, 21 Jan 2023 21:18:28 -0800 0 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!

                ]]>                 0                 643f6d573f0108a91f06d470346158cf Bridget Morton posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/17882/#acomment-17966 Sat, 21 Jan 2023 21:13:29 -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…[Read more]

                In reply to - Bridget Morton joined the group Advanced Beginner Group ]]>                                 15ba8e39a28ce2072bd31711c4e36c65 Elise Davis posted an update in the group Old-time & Bluegrass Group: What are some songs people are working on? https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/17917/ Wed, 18 Jan 2023 03:14:03 -0800 What are some songs people are working on?

                ]]>                 4                 02c428e42c4f22c6e76bf19024f2b667 Terri 🤓🎻 posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/17882/#acomment-17895 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 13:31:46 -0800 Hi Bridget! Mondays, Thursdays or Fridays work best. Thanks!

                  In reply to - Bridget Morton joined the group Advanced Beginner Group ]]>                                     4fd4bffba69c717c6087bbf88877c8c3 Terri 🤓🎻 joined the group Irish Fiddle ☘️ https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/17894/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 13:28:44 -0800 0 e9c902f857837fa68db61c7a12de874f Terri 🤓🎻 joined the group Advanced Beginner Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/17893/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 13:28:41 -0800 0 b086d1b1df4626d188b0c58c61e1a105 Terri 🤓🎻 joined the group Old-time & Bluegrass Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/17892/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 13:28:20 -0800 0 44fda4c6999325d52238b8912f6e6884 Elise Davis posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/17882/#acomment-17889 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 02:48:56 -0800 It was great meeting everybody! Weekends, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays are best for me.

                    In reply to - Bridget Morton joined the group Advanced Beginner Group ]]>                                         44342eb4fa2cb5dc50bb55d920dcb8c9 Elise Davis joined the group Old-time & Bluegrass Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/17888/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 02:47:38 -0800 0 84bd9a0face30dc79bb146e5ef61fe62 Elise Davis joined the group Advanced Beginner Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/17887/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 02:47:02 -0800 0 70a782e4776c86e225ea311c4c3fbe70 Bridget Morton joined the group Old-time & Bluegrass Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/17886/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 02:10:19 -0800 0 58b1e085d195eaa1d335fe79e39d8a16 Bridget Morton joined the group Irish Fiddle ☘️ https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/17885/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 02:10:15 -0800 0 0999d013f6e6f901cad4d6e9f20aecfe Bridget Morton posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/17882/#acomment-17884 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 02:08:54 -0800 Hey, y’all. I’m happy to set up a Zoom meeting as discussed on the Group Chat Sunday, 1/15. Our group agreed that 8 pm Eastern would work, but we didn’t discuss days. Please let me know the best days for you and I’ll let you know what seems like it will work best.

                      In reply to - Bridget Morton joined the group Advanced Beginner Group ]]>                                             fdd88c870fee24947da73e9526536f27 Bridget Morton joined the group Advanced Beginner Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/17882/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 02:05:26 -0800 5 129e56f0283c905c0e9f1aa215997fc4 Bridget Morton joined the group Beginner Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/17800/ Fri, 06 Jan 2023 22:27:01 -0800 0 58b2622fdd5716d59e69b803e925d80b Bridget Morton changed their profile picture https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/17183/ Wed, 28 Sep 2022 18:48:07 -0700 0 e8b49b8edc88d1803a8b344e40eabdc9 Bridget Morton changed their profile picture https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/17174/ Tue, 27 Sep 2022 22:45:04 -0700 0 d058ca4d2f15ba68ba822f719013c4e3 Bridget Morton replied to the topic Tennessee Waltz Duet in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/tennessee-waltz-duet/#post-59924 Tue, 27 Sep 2022 22:25:18 -0700 Wowowow! Y’all sound great! Thanks for sharing & encouraging the rest of us! <3 Bridget

                      ]]>                                             08f93f2f3504bc479d6edc7168d23834 Terri 🤓🎻 posted an update: Hi All! This is my first attempt to post! In Feb '22, I […] https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/17087/ Thu, 08 Sep 2022 13:31:53 -0700 Hi All! This is my first attempt to post! In Feb ’22, I started fiddle at age 58. While I don’t have serious physical problems, I played sports A LOT when I was younger, and I’ve broken a few fingers, and my right thumb was broken away from my hand. My wrists were not very flexible…So, I researched this a bit…And now, I have a series of…[Read more]

                      ]]>                       2                       14dc919bb65f90b6e740b9e5ba0a9140 Bridget Morton posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/13501/#acomment-16878 Sun, 07 Aug 2022 21:30:27 -0700 Jason — Thanks so much! This is what I’ve been looking for, and it’s working!! I WANT to enjoy each practice and I also WANT to sound better NOW. These workable ideas are already helping me improve. A gazillion bazillion thanks!

                      In reply to - jason kleinberg wrote a new post The Ultimate Beginner Pitfall 🎯 What You’ll Learn In this lesson, you’ll explore one of the most important mindset shifts for learning fiddle: going slower to go farther. Many b […] ]]>