Effective Practicing – Workshop Notes

Here are my notes from my workshop on Practicing Effectively. Included are a general HowTo outline for practicing, some basic recommendation, and a couple of additional handouts with scale exercises that I use as a warm up.

How to Practice Effectively

Mastering the G Scale

Simple Double Stop Scales

COTFA May Newsletter Mention

The May edition of the Colorado Old Time Fiddlers’ Association Newsletter features another arrangement by Fort Collins Strings Member, Vi Wickam.

The May newsletter features a Twin Fiddle arrangement of “Who’s Gonna Talk to Dinah” as arranged by Vi Wickam. Vi learned this piece by listening to Junior Marriott and Alita Stoneking play the tune in the Twin Fiddle division at the American Heritage Music Festival in Grand Lake, OK. This isn’t a transcription of what they played, but is an arrangement that Vi worked up when he got back home after the contest.

COTFA Newsletter May 2010

Summer Fiddle Camp

Magnolia Music will be holding 2 – 1 week fiddle camps.

Camps will be taught by Champion Fiddlers: Vi Wickam and Cody Stadelmaier.

Classes are held in the mornings, and additional instruction is available outside of the camp in the afternoons and evenings.

Registration is limited to 15 for each camp, and the first one will be a more general/basic camp for beginners to intermediate fiddlers held July 19-23.

The second camp will be for more advanced students and will be held August …2-6.

Magnolia Music Summer Music Camps Poster 2010

Magnolia Music Summer Camps Details

Contact Cynthia Vaughn of Magnolia Music for Registration:  (970) 481 8661

Email:   MagnoliaMusic@mac.com

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Originally posted at:

http://www.fortcollinsstrings.com/northern-colorado-fiddle-camp/

How to Practice Effectively – May $5 Fiddling Workshop

Topic: Practicing Effectively—Learn how to make the most of your Practicing Time. All musicians and vocalists are welcome.

Teacher: Vi Wickam – Champion Fiddler—970-430-6381

Date/Time: Thursday May 27, 7:00PM

Location:

Magnolia Music
210 Magnolia St.
Fort Collins, CO

Admission: $5 All proceeds after covering our costs will go to COTFA (Colorado Oldtime Fiddlers Association.)Originally posted at: http://www.fortcollinsstrings.com/may-5-fiddling-workshop-practicing-effectively/

RSVP on Meetup.com: http://www.meetup.com/Fort-Collins-Traditional-Music/calendar/13519597/

COTFA April Newsletter Feature

It is an honor to be featured in the April Newsletter for the Colorado Old Time Fiddlers’ Association.

The April COTFA Newsletter featured my arrangement of Arkansas Traveler, and talked about the $5 Fiddle Workshops that I am putting on monthly at Magnolia Music.

COTFA Newsletter April 2010

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