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February 23, 2018

Stand Strong – Quick Practice Tip

Stand Strong - Quick Practice Tip

Find more Quick Tips and lessons by Vi Wickam and others at https://www.myTalentForge.com. Hi I’m Vi Wickam and this is your myTalentForge.com Quick Tip of the Week! Stand strong! Stand like you mean it! Plant your feet shoulder-width apart. How do you expect to play strong if you don’t stand strong? If I’m leaning to […]

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February 9, 2018

Let Your Mind Wander – Quick Practice Tip

Let Your Mind Wander - Quick Practice Tip

Hi I’m Vi Wickam, and this is today’s [my] Talent Forge Quick Tip of the Week. I have extolled the virtues of focus to you, but have I told you the value of letting your mind wander?! It’s the truth! There is a time for letting your mind wander. There’s a time for daydreaming. There’s […]

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February 2, 2018

Achieve Old Time Nirvana – Quick Practice Tip

Achieve Old Time Nirvana - Quick Practice Tip

Hi I’m Vi Wickam, and this is another myTalentForge.com Quick Tip of the Week! How many of you really, really own a tune? I don’t mean, can you play a tune?… Do you own that tune? Have you marinated in that tune to such a degree that you don’t even have to think about it […]

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January 19, 2018

Host a Jam Session – Quick Practice Tip

Host a Jam Session - Quick Practice Tip

Hi I’m Vi Wickam and this is your myTalentForge.com Quick Tip of the Week! Some of you would like to know how to have more music friends, to spend more time playing music, have encouragement, and relationships around music. One of the best ways I can think of to do that is to host a […]

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November 24, 2017

Looking For Inspiration? – Quick Practice Tip

Looking For Inspiration - Quick Practice Tip

Find more Quick Tips and lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at http://www.myTalentForge.com. Hi I’m Vi Wickam and this is another Quick Tip from myTalentForge.com. What do you do when you lack inspiration? Well, one thing you can do, is you can sight read. Now, this is just one of your options- it’s not […]

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November 17, 2017

Where Does The Magic Live? – Quick Practice Tip

Where Does the Magic Live? - 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, and this is another myTalentForge.com Quick Tip of the Week! Where does the magic live?! We all want to become better musicians. Regardless of what instrument we’re playing, we want to become a master of that instrument. […]

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