[The tune I play at the beginning of this Quick Tip is called Road to Lisdoonvarna. Listen to it here.] Hi everybody, Vi Wickam here with another Quick Tip of the Week. This week I want to give a shoutout to YayLife.com, who gave me this awesome Yay Fiddle t-shirt. I am totally stoked about […]
The Pesky… Violin Hickey! – Quick Tip
Find more Quick Tips and lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at https://www.myTalentForge.com. Hi, I’m Vi Wickam- here with another Quick Tip of the Week. This one is specific to violinists and violists… and it’s how you deal with, or how you avoid the dreaded… violin hickey! This is the first tip- there will […]
Make It a Game – Quick 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 this Quick Tip is called Wild John. You can listen to it here.] Hello everybody, Vi Wickam here with another Quick Tip for your week. That tune is called Wild John. I think it’s […]
Lose Your Musical Dogma – Quick 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 this Quick Tip is Sunshine of Your Love by Eric Clapton. Listen to it here.] Oh, hi! Vi Wickam here, for myTalentForge.com. This tip is a tip that will help all of us. It […]
Play it in a Different Key – Quick Practice Tip
Find more Quick Tips and lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at http://www.myTalentForge.com. [The tune at the beginning of this Quick Tip is “Arkansas Traveler”.] Hi, I’m Vi Wickam, and this is another [my] Talent Forge Quick Tip of the Week! Play it in a different key! So what I just did there was […]
The Fingerboard is Your Friend – 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 your myTalentForge.com Quick Tip of the Week! Keep your fingers close to the fingerboard. This is for all you violinists, violists, cellos, fiddlers, etc. String players out there- bassists, guitarists, mandolinists, and banjoists too! […]