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How To Read Sheet Music – Lesson 2 – Quick Tip

[The song I play at the beginning of this Quick Tip is called Randall’s Hornpipe. from my Fiddle Tune a Day Series.] Hi, I’m Vi Wickam here, with another myTalentForge.com Quick Tip of the Week! This Quick Tip is about sheet music, as the last one was. And one of the new series we are […]

How To Read Sheet Music – Quick Practice Tip

  [The song I play at the beginning of this Quick Tip is called Nymrod Hornpipe from my Fiddle Tune a Day Series.] Hi I’m Vi Wickam. And this is another Quick Tip. We’re starting at the end of the Quick Tip world! I’ve got Quick Tips for you today though! This Quick Tip is […]

Be Dynamic – Quick Tip

Find more Quick Tips and lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at https://www.myTalentForge.com. [The song I play at the beginning of this Quick Tip is called Lover’s Waltz from my Fiddle Tune a Day Series]. Hi everybody, Vi Wickam here with another myTalentForge Quick Tip of the Week. This Quick Tip is Be Dynamic! […]

Play at a Nursing Home – Quick Tip

Find more Quick Tips and lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at https://www.myTalentForge.com. [The song I play at the beginning of this Quick Tip is called Darktown Strutter’s Ball, which was one my grandma’s favorite tunes]. Hey everybody, Vi Wickam here with another Quick Tip of the Week. This week I want to encourage […]

The Pesky Violin Hickey Tip #2 – Quick Tip

Watch Tip #1 of The Violin Hickey here. Hi I’m Vi Wickam and this is your Quick Tip of the Week, from myTalentForge.com. Last week we talked about the dreaded violin hickey. And this week I’m going to give you another tip that is a little less commonly known about how to avoid and deal […]

Faded Love Harmony – Free Fiddle Lesson

Hi I’m Vi Wickam, here with myTalentForge.com, and this is a lesson on a twin fiddle part to Faded Love. Faded Love is a classic old-time fiddle tune. It was made popular by Bob Wills Band, and the melody was taken, at least mostly, from an old civil war tune, My Darling Nelly Gray. Here […]

The Low Hanging Fruit – Quick Tip

This Quick Tip is by teacher Steve Eulberg. This tip comes from his Habits for Your Healthy Music Habitat series on his website dulcimercrossing.com. To check out Steve’s music, click this link: https://www.patreon.com/steveeulberg. Hi, Steve Eulberg here with another Habit for Your Healthy Music Habitat. Low hanging fruit!… When I’m working on a new tune, […]

Encourage – Quick Tip

This Quick Tip is by teacher Steve Eulberg. This tip comes from his Habits for Your Healthy Music Habitat series on his website dulcimercrossing.com. To check out Steve’s music, click this link: https://www.patreon.com/steveeulberg. Hi, this is Steve Eulberg, here with another Habit for your Healthy Music Habitat. I’m thinking about courage… Courage is that thing […]

How to Tune Your Violin

Hi I’m Vi Wickam with myTalentForge.com. Here’s a lesson for you on how to tune your violin or your fiddle- depending on what you call it! Same instrument! Here’s my violin and you can hear that it’s in tune. Learning to tune your instrument is one of those beginning things that is very important. It’s […]