Jul 27

At the Catalyst with Neargrass Junction – August 14

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Excerpt from Neargrass Junction’s Newsletter:

Vi Wickam, a.k.a. “Vi the Fiddler”, will be performing as a guest musician with the band on Aug. 14 at The Tap Room. He’s got over 1500 friends on facebook…heck, if even 10% of them show up, we’ll be breaking the fire code!
So come early, fill your glass, grab a seat (I mean a chair!) and get ready for a whole lot of fun when Vi joins Little Kenny & Neargrass Junction for an evening of great music and fun!  We’ll have our CD for sale at the show…so if you don’t hve your copy yet….come pick one up!

When:    Saturday August 14
Where:   The Tap Room @ Catalyst
3501 South Shields
Fort Collins, CO
Time:    8:00 p.m.

The Tap Room (@ Catalyst) is a unique and intimate space where enjoying expertly-crafted beer, high-quality wines and really great music is a totally relaxed, friendly, and affordable experience. Cover charge is only $5.  Choose a cozy leather sofa, a table just for two, or a companionable seat at the bar – the choice is yours, and folks of all ages are always welcome!

We hope to see you there!

Little Kenny & Neargrass Junction
 (Ken, Kimberly, Eric, Susie, Kay and Jim)

www.neargrassjunction.com

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Apr 16

Cross-Tuned Fiddling – Workshop Notes

By Vi Fiddling, Music, Workshops No Comments »

Here are my notes from the Cross-Tuned fiddle workshop. It has some recommendations for things to consider when you are wanting to cross-tune your fiddle. I also have listed some of the more common Alternate Violin Tunings. If you have additional tuning, please feel free to add them in the comments section.

I also have included sheet music to Midnight on the Water by Luke Thomasson. The music is just the basic melody. Below, you will also find a YouTube video of me playing Midnight on the water.

Cross-Tuned Fiddling Notes

Originally Posted at:

http://www.fortcollinsstrings.com/cross-tuning-workshop-notes/

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Apr 05

Music Theory Workshop Notes

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I have posted the notes that I handed out at the Practical Music Theory fiddle workshop. If you are wanting to learn a little bit about music theory, the reference sheet below has some good basic info (of course, we marked them up in the class with all sorts of other notes.)

Practical Music Theory

Originally Posted at:

http://www.fortcollinsstrings.com/practical-music-theory-workshop-notes/

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Apr 05

Music Theory Workshop Notes

By Vi Musings No Comments »

I have posted the notes that I handed out at the Practical Music Theory fiddle workshop. If you are wanting to learn a little bit about music theory, the reference sheet below has some good basic info (of course, we marked them up in the class with all sorts of other notes.)

Practical Music Theory

Originally Posted at:

http://www.fortcollinsstrings.com/practical-music-theory-workshop-notes/

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Jan 16

Can you hear music before it happens?

By Vi Health, Music, Science No Comments »
I know it sounds like time travel, but most of us can do it to some extent… 

As a musician, I am acutely aware of melody. I am always listening for good melodies, and with my musical experience, I can often predict where the melody is going to go before it goes there. Good composers use this human tendency to hear where the melody should go to lull you into a sense of melody, and then add in twists that you are not expecting, which makes the melody more interesting. Combining the expected with the unexpected, the tonic with the dissonant surprises your mind and keeps you actively listening. 

The premise of how humans do this was the topic of a new paper published in NeuroImage. “Have you ever accidentally pulled your headphone socket out while listening to music? What happens when the music stops? Psychologists believe that our brains continuously predict what is going to happen next in a piece of music. So, when the music stops, your brain may still have expectations about what should happen next.” 

Read the rest of this article:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100115204704.htm

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Jan 08

New Meetup Group – Fort Collins Traditional Music

By Vi Fiddling, Music, Workshops No Comments »

I have just created a new meetup group called Fort Collins Traditional Music.

I started this group to foster a community of people interested in oldtime music in the Fort Collins area.

We will be scheduling monthly group fiddling, harp, and flute workshops, and may also schedule periodic jam sessions.

If you are a traditional musician, or are interested in learning to play, we would love to have you join this meetup group.

The original post for this announcement is on the Fort Collins Strings Website.

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Dec 01

United Airlines Guitars Song

By Vi Music, Videos No Comments »

  
In the spring of 2008, Sons of Maxwell were traveling to Nebraska for a one-week tour and my Taylor guitar was witnessed being thrown by United Airlines baggage handlers in Chicago. I discovered later that the $3500 guitar was severely damaged.

They didnt deny the experience occurred but for nine months the various people I communicated with put the responsibility for dealing with the damage on everyone other than themselves and finally said they would do nothing to compensate me for my loss. So I promised the last person to finally say no to compensation (Ms. Irlweg) that I would write and produce three songs about my experience with United Airlines and make videos for each to be viewed online by anyone in the world.

United: Song 1 is the first of those songs. United: Song 2 has been written and video production is underway. United: Song 3 is coming. I promise. Follow Dave Carroll at http://twitter.com/DaveCarroll
Video Produced by Curve Productions of Halifax, http://www.curveproductionsinc.com.

Here’s the video… 
 

 
 
Full Story: http://www.davecarrollmusic.com/story
 
 

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