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March 2, 2010

10 Lessons to Live By (Plus 1) – Wisdom I Believe

Anything worth doing is worth doing well. Or, in other words: Do everything you do as if unto the glory of God. Don’t let the urgent keep you from the important. Good ideas are a dime a dozen. Execution is everything. Opportunities are all around you. If your eyes are open, you will see them. […]

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February 27, 2010

Wiimote-Controlled Robot Drum Circle Rivals Deep Blue

“A musician has harnessed the power of two Nintendo Wiimotes to become a cyborg percussionist with the robo-band Jazari. His playing of one drum machine can evoke an automated response from another, so that he can go around the drum circle in a beautiful display of human-robot improvisation.” I see this invention as a brilliant […]

Filed Under: Music Tagged With: chess, chess player, Controlled, drum band, human ingenuity, human robot, invention, Robot, wickam, Wiimote

February 19, 2010

$5 Fiddle Workshop – Twin Fiddling

Announcing a new Meetup for Fort Collins Traditional Music! Please send this on to anyone who you think would enjoy attending. Topic: Twin Fiddling Fun — Learn to play harmony fiddle. Participation is encouraged, but not required. When: Friday, March 18, 2010 7:00 PM Where: Magnolia Music Studio 210 W Magnolia Street (northwest corner of […]

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January 19, 2010

$5 Fiddle Workshop – February

$5 Fiddling Workshops are held Monthly at Magnolia Music Topic: Practical Music Theory—Learn the magic behind the music.  Music theory basics and how to apply them. All musicians Welcome. Date/Time: Thursday February 18, 7:00PM Location: Magnolia Music 210 Magnolia St. Fort Collins, CO Teacher: Vi Wickam – Champion Fiddler—970-430-6381 Admission is $5 All proceeds after […]

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January 16, 2010

Can you hear music before it happens?

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 […]

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January 8, 2010

New Meetup Group – Fort Collins Traditional Music

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 […]

Filed Under: Fiddling, Music, Workshops Tagged With: community, Fort Collins, group, harp and flute, jam sessions, meetup, meetup group, Music, traditional, traditional music, traditional musician, vi wickam, wickam, workshop

December 31, 2009

Fort Collins String Quartet at Loveland Bridal Festival

The Fort Collins String Quartet will be performing wedding music selections from 2:00-3:00PM, January 10th at the Loveland Bridal Festival.  The Bridal Festival is located at The Ranch, near Centerra off of I-25 at Exit 259. Who: The Fort Collins String Quartet What: Performing Beautiful Wedding Music When: January 10, from 2:00 – 3:00PM Where: […]

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December 23, 2009

Orange Blossom Special – Youtube

This is my latest recording of Orange Blossom Special. The audio quality is much better than the previous one I posted. I hope you enjoy this video of me (Vi Wickam) on Fiddle with Richard Kelley on Guitar. Posted via email from Vi Wickam’s posterous

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December 14, 2009

Fort Collins Fiddle Workshop

http://www.fortcollinsstrings.com/fort-collins-fiddling-workshop/  Announcing: 5 Dollar Fiddle Workshops  Date/Time: Thursday January 14, 7:00PM  Location: Magnolia Music 210 Magnolia St. Fort Collins, CO   Topic: Fiddling for Violinists – The basics of fiddling will be covered, including how to start playing by ear, how to start improvising, and how to use sheet music as the recipe for a […]

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December 3, 2009

Little Rhino – Fiddle Hoedown – Vi Wickam

This is Little Rhino, a fiddle hoedown that I wrote for my son, Ryan. I hope you enjoy it.   I have also posted sheet music for it at: http://www.wickam.net/latest/little-rhino.html   Posted via email from Vi Wickam’s posterous

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