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 […]
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 […]
Lady Be Good – Free Fiddle Lesson
Hi I’m Vi Wickam and here’s a swing tine fiddle lesson for myTalentForge.com! This is one my favorite, old, swing tunes. It’s one called Lady Be Good, or Lady Be Good To Me. When I perform it, I generally will sing it, as well as fiddling it. I’ll put the words in there- maybe I’ll […]
Devil Went Down to Georgia – Free Fiddle Lesson
Hi, I’m Vi Wickam, and this is a free lesson, brought to you by myTalentForge.com. I’m going to teach you how to play the different pieces of Devil Went Down to Georgia. Now, Devil Went Down to Georgia is one of those fiddle tunes that is probably the most requested, actually there’s no question! This […]
Faded Love – Free Fiddle Lesson
Find more tune lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at https://www.myTalentForge.com. Hi I’m Vi Wickam here with another lesson for myTalentForge.com. This tune is called is Faded Love. It is a classic two-step dance fiddle tune that was made popular by Bob Wills. The melody from this tune was appropriated from the melody from […]
Irish Washerwoman – Fiddle Lesson
Hi, Vi Wickam here for myTalentForge.com. This a free fiddle lesson for one of my favorite fiddle tunes. It’s a jig called Irish Washerwoman. Lots of fun! There’s a lot you can do with it! And it’s a tune just about everyone will recognize. I’m going to play it for you first, at kind of […]
Ashokan Farewell (Harmony) – Fiddle Lesson
Hi I’m Vi Wickam, here with another free lesson from myTalentForge.com. This is Ashokan Farewell, and this is the lesson on the harmony. Ashokan Farewell is a beautiful waltz tune in the key of D written by Jay Unger, who is a fantastic fiddler and song writer, up in the North East- in upstate New […]
Redwing – Free Fiddle Lesson – Montana State Old-Time Fiddlers
I had the pleasure of making some free fiddle lessons for the Montana State Old-Time Fiddlers Association. This is a great tune called Redwing. Enjoy! Find more lessons and music at: https://www.montanastateoldtimefiddlers.org/ https://www.myTalentForge.com https://www.vithefiddler.com Hi I’m Vi Wickam, and this is a myTalentForge.com lesson for the Montana State Old-Time Fiddlers Association book. A pleasure to […]
Ashokan Farewell – Fiddle Lesson
Hi I’m Vi Wickam and this is a free fiddle lesson for myTalentForge.com. This is a song that’s one of my favorites to play. It was also one of my grandma’s favorite tunes, and I used to play it for her when she was in the nursing home. This lesson will be pretty straight forward. […]
How to Play Orange Blossom Special – Free Fiddle Lesson
Here’s a free fiddle lesson on Orange Blossom Special – brought to you by my Talent Forge. Sheet Music to Orange Blossom Special, and hundreds of other fiddle lessons are available at my Talent Forge! Shuffle Bowing Lessons are available here: http://www.mytalentforge.com/series/shuffle-bowing/ Simple Double Stop Scales are available here: Key of A: http://www.mytalentforge.com/lessons/simple-double-stop-scale-key-level-2-scale-lesson/ Key of […]