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February 21, 2019

Become Your Own Teacher – Quick Tip

Become Your Own Teacher - Quick Practice 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 Angeline the Baker from my Fiddle Tune a Day Series.] Hi everybody! Vi Wickam here, one last time, for your [my] Talent Forge Quick Tip of the Week! […]

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January 10, 2019

Transcribe It – Quick Tip

Transcribe It - 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 Durang’s Hornpipe. You can listen to it here.] Hi everybody, Vi Wickam here with another Quick Tip of the Week. This Quick Tip is a great way to […]

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December 27, 2018

Magnesium – Quick Tip

Magnesium - Quick Practice Tip

Find more Quick Tips and lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at https://www.myTalentForge.com. [The song played at the beginning of the Quick Tip is called Pass the Grog. Find the myTalentForge fiddle lesson for it here!] Hi I’m Vi Wickam, here with another Quick Tip for your week! Now this tip applies to all […]

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November 22, 2018

Your One Body – Quick Tip

You-Only-Get-One-Body-Quick-Practice-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 “Say Old Man, Can You Play the Fiddle?” Listen to it here!] Hi! Vi Wickam here for myTalentForge.com. Just a little reminder for this week’s Quick Tip… You […]

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July 27, 2018

Try Other Instruments – Quick Practice Tip

Try Other Instruments! - Quick Practice Tip

Find more Quick Tips and lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at https://www.myTalentForge.com. Hi, I’m Vi Wickam, here for myTalentForge.com. And this is another Quick Tip of the Week! Today’s tip is to try another instrument. Spend a little time exploring outside of your realm of comfort! Now I’ve talked about your comfort zone […]

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July 6, 2018

Binaural Beats – Quick Practice Tip

Binaural Beats - Quick Practice Tip

 Related Resources:  Binaural Beats Blog Post by Vi Wickam. Gnaural App – Open Source Binaural Beats Find more Quick Tips and lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at https://www.myTalentForge.com. Binaural Beats Blog Post by Vi Wickam: https://www.vithefiddler.com/binaural-beats-music-technology-future/ Gnaural App: http://gnaural.sourceforge.net Hi everybody, Vi Wickam here. This is another Quick Tip of the Week for […]

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June 29, 2018

Playin’ the Blues – Quick Practice Tip

Playin' the Blues - Quick Practice Tip

Find more Quick Tips and lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at https://www.myTalentForge.com. [The tune played at the beginning of this Quick Tip is called “Milk Cow Blues”. Listen to my version now on Spotify!: https://open.spotify.com/track/4ABaYAqRj0X3BRTf9oBw21] Hi I’m Vi Wickam here for myTalentForge.com with your Quick Tip of the Week! This Quick Tip of […]

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May 11, 2018

Just Say No – Quick Practice Tip

Just Say No - Quick Practice Tip

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 […]

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April 20, 2018

Practice “In Time” – Quick Practice Tip

Practice In Time - Quick Practice tip

[The song played at the beginning of the lesson is an original tune I wrote called “Buttered Beans”. You can listen to it here.] Hey everybody, Vi Wickam here with another [my] Talent Forge Quick Tip of the Week! Today we are going to talk about practicing- just a little bit. We’ve talked a little […]

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March 30, 2018

Moderation – Quick Practice Tip

Moderation - Quick Practice Tip

[The tune I play at the beginning of this Quick Tip is called Dewdrop Hornpipe. You can listen to it here.] Hey everybody, Vi Wickam here with your [my] Talent Forge Quick Tip of the Week. Today I’m going to talk about moderation. This was a suggestion from one of my fiddle friends, Katie Glassman, […]

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