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Nice to hear all these great comments on focused practice techniques. Thanks all for sharing in a nice convo thread and I’m sure other FV members will benefit as well.

As for my two cents when it comes to practice is to do 3 things per practice under the format:
1. Warm ups, Bow, Fingers and Ears.
2. Specific Technique or New Tune Practice.
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Good to hear other folks methods regarding learning tunes. I tend to bounce around a bit much going from one tune to another. One thing I have done that seems to work when it come to polishing a tune is to put it on the shelf, so to speak, for a while and when I come back to it, the tune seems to flow easier.
Thanks Zale, Oliver, and…[Read more]

Hi Zale,

Thanks, it seems to work for me. I don’t have much to compare it to but I’m happy with how it’s going anyway.

I really look forward to the point where I can start to focus more on the expressive details of a tune like you say. For the moment if I try to include double stops in a tune I usually get all sorts of whistles happening from…[Read more]

Hi Oliver:

Sounds to me like you have a great system figured out. I don’t practice for that long each day anymore. But I always try to have a new technique I’m working on, plus a review of the tunes I know. I always try to play a bit each day.

One of my main efforts these days is to learn to improvise licks while other play and sing, so I try…[Read more]

Hi Uncleted,

I did reply, but for some reason it’s not showing up on the forum, so I will try and repost it below here…

Hi Uncleted,
I Was thinking about asking a similar question. I was curious how other people go about it too. I’ve only been playing for just under 4 months so still very early days. Because of this, my finger speed and…[Read more]

I’m envious of you folks in Qualicum! Enjoy your workshop. It’s a bit too far to travel down from Smithers, or I’d be there. I love learning the notes for new tunes but I have to really push myself to work on the advanced lessons. So I tend to move on a new tune before I’ve really got a handle on the first. Not ideal, but my goal is to keep…[Read more]

I work up one tune at a time. Generally it is easy for me to learn the notes, but it takes lots of practice to get up to speed. This means I usually go over one phrase at a time and work through the piece.

By that point I don’t need further instruction and I tend to overwork my bow hand to the point of causing repetitive strain injury, so I…[Read more]

Hi FR, You bet, keep your eye on Bend there are a couple of music festivals over the early summer. Cheers, Roland

Thanks, Roland. I’m into the bluegrass scene here in PDX. Perhaps I’ll see you at a festival or other event one of these days 🙂

Donna (aka: Fiddleraven)

HI FR, Welcome to the site. I’m not from Portland but went to schools and grew up there. Great music in PDX these days. Have fun on the site. Roland

Thanks, Casey!

Awesome, Donna.

Bluegrass is a no-brainer add for the site 👍🏻

I’ll take a look at her site as I’ve not heard of her…it will likely be 2019 before I add a new instructor, but we’re lookin forward around here so thx for the suggestion!

Cheers, and thanks for joining the site!

C

Welcome, FR, from a fellow Oregonian!

Hi, Everyone: I just joined Fiddlevideo today. I’m in Portland, Oregon.

Hi, Casey: I’m new to the site and am enjoying your videos. I don’t know if she’s available or interested in teaching bluegrass fiddle on the site, but I’d recommend Annie Staninec. Her website is: http://www.anniestaninec.com She’s a phenomenal bluegrass fiddler and plays with the Kathy Kallick Band, among other groups.

Regards,
Donna (aka: Fiddleraven)

Oops! Fixed…thx!

C

Hi Casey. Could you please add looping on the basic lesson. I’m probably the only one who needs it – I’m a very slow tune learner and it helps to loop 🙂
Thanks
Andrea