Champion Fiddler, Inspired Performer
[The song played at the beginning of this Quick Tip is called “Smith’s Reel”.] Hi there, Vi Wickam here with your (myTalentForge.com) Quick Tip of the Week! This tip is specifically a fiddle bowing technique tip. And it relates to one of the most common problems that beginning violinists and fiddlers have- which is initiating […]
It’s so exciting to see a project that I’ve been a part of getting some recognition. Thank you to everyone who has been a part of making this album a reality, and the hard work that it takes to get this album on the radio. And, of course, THANK YOU! to all of the DJs […]
Oh! Hi! Vi Wickam here with another Quick Tip of the Week. Today’s Quick Tip of the Week is really about what’s keeping us from being with our music. Put your phone down… That’s really it! It’s simple. We live in a world that’s full of distractions. We have 100 different things pulling on us. […]
[The song I play at the beginning of this Quick Tip is called “Miller’s Reel”.] Hi, Vi Wickam here, with another Quick Tip of the Week. Now, you’re playing the fiddle, and you think, “Hey! I should play in a band!” Because what’s more fun than making music with your friends?! Or maybe you’ve been […]
[The song played at the beginning of the Quick Tip is a tune called Cuckoo’s Nest. Hear it on my newly-released album, Armadillo on a Hot Tin Roof AND learn it for yourself on this fiddle tune lesson.] Hi! I’m Vi Wickam and this is your Quick Tip of the Week! What you focus on […]
Find more Quick Tips and lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at http://www.myTalentForge.com. Oh, hi! I’m Vi Wickam. I’m here with your myTalentForge.com Quick Tip of the Week. Today we’re going to talk about putting things back together when we’re practicing. So an important strategy while practicing is breaking things apart. And that’s one […]
Each time I put out an album, It is important to me that I push the envelope a little bit. That I grow outside of my comfort zone. That I up my game in some way. When Justin Branum and I created Armadillo on a Hot Tin Roof, we did this in a number of […]
Hi I’m Vi Wickam and this is your myTalentForge.com Quick Tip of the Week. Learn to say no! Now this is the third Quick Tip that I’m sharing some of my weaknesses with you. I’m not very good at saying no. But I’m getting better! There’s so many opportunities and so much fun out there […]
Hi I’m Vi Wickam, and this is another myTalentForge.com Quick Tip. Enjoy the silence. This is another Quick Tip that is in my realm of discomfort. I have a tendency to be listening to things all the time. I listen to music. I listen to podcasts. I listen to more music. I play music. I’m […]
Oh, hi there! Vi Wickam here, with a myTalentForge.com Quick Tip of the Week! Today’s tip is go back to the basics! Do those things that you did when you first started the instrument. Or maybe the things you should have done when you first started playing the instrument, but you never spent the time, […]
