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Primary purpose of this group is to serve as a place to link and discuss forum content when learning to jam on the fiddle.

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Ninja secrets on improvising

My fiddling friend Rosalind made an awesome video lesson on how to jam on the fiddle, and I highly recommenced it! Check i tout on YouTube here: How to Improvise Bluegrass Fiddle
From brae 9 years ago
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3 Essential Improvisation Tools that You Need to Know

http://jazzadvice.com/3-essential-improvisation-tools-that-you-need-to-know/ The three tools are all language: Language for Chords Language for Chord Progressions Language for... Read More
From martynspeck 11 years ago
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Mandolin and Fiddle Improvisation Using The Chord Tone Scale

Topic by Dick Hauser http://www.fiddlehangout.com/topic/40048 The book at Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Mandolin-Fiddle-Improvisation-Using-Chord/dp/1469910330 "The purpose of this... Read More
From martynspeck 11 years ago
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Wayne Benson mandolin workshop - pentatonic scales

http://youtu.be/SNj0wPgyL7A On a mandolin but it applies to the fiddle. Thread about this video here. http://www.fiddlehangout.com/topic/35012
From martynspeck 13 years ago
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Relative Position of notes in pentatonic scale

http://www.fiddlehangout.com/topic/34774 alaskafiddler posted a guide to playing other keys using the first finger as a 'capo'. Has a graphic that lists where the notes in the pentatonic... Read More
From martynspeck 13 years ago
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Blog Entry: Bear Creek Hop - A Great Tune for Beginners! Linked by charlie.walden 11 years ago
Forum Post: (untitled) Linked by martynspeck 11 years ago
Forum Post: (untitled) Linked by martynspeck 11 years ago: Dick Hauser posted about a book on Ipmrovising Technique
Blog Entry: (untitled) Linked by buckhenry 12 years ago
Forum Post: (untitled) Linked by martynspeck 12 years ago: Vi WIckam posts a link to notes on improvisation.
Forum Post: (untitled) Linked by martynspeck 13 years ago: alaskafiddler posted a guide to playing other keys using the first finger as a 'capo'. Has a graphic that lists where the notes in the pentatonic scale are.
Forum Post: (untitled) Linked by martynspeck 13 years ago: PaulineFiddle's comment. "I just have my students figure out the arpeggios / chords for the most commonly used keys, write them down, find some good double stops there, practice them, and start using
Forum Post: (untitled) Linked by martynspeck 13 years ago: Good discussion on improvising
Forum Post: (untitled) Linked by martynspeck 13 years ago: ajisai has a nice tip for forming arpeggios here.
Forum Post: (untitled) Linked by martynspeck 13 years ago: http://www.fiddlehangout.com/topic/29050/2/#375675