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July 15, 2020

49 Cats in a Rainbarrel – Free Fiddle Lesson – iFiddle Mag

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The Summer 2020 edition of iFiddleMag is out now!  Buy Now           Transcription:    Hi everybody! Welcome! Vi Wickam here for iFiddle Magazine and mytalentforge.com. This is a free fiddle lesson for you. It’s a tune that I’ve been playing around with and really having lots of fun. I think you’ll […]

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January 15, 2019

How to Tune Your Violin

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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 […]

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January 15, 2019

Lady Be Good – Free Fiddle Lesson

Lady-Be-Good

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 […]

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January 15, 2019

Devil Went Down to Georgia – Free Fiddle Lesson

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Whether you liked his music or not, it’s undeniable that Charlie Daniels had a huge influence on bringing fiddle music into pop culture with his smash hit, “Devil Went Down to Georgia.” Even if the main theme was borrowed from Vassar Clements’  “Lonesome Fiddle Blues,” “Devil Went Down to Georgia” is more than just that […]

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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 27, 2018

Back to the Basics – Quick Practice Tip

Back to the Basics - Quick Practice Tip

Oh, hi there! Vi Wickam here, with a myTalentForge.com Quick Tip of the Week! Today’s tip is go back to the basics! Do those things that you did when you first started the instrument. Or maybe the things you should have done when you first started playing the instrument, but you never spent the time, […]

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April 18, 2018

Irish Washerwoman – Fiddle Lesson

Irish Washerwoman

Get sheet music to this tune here Check out my Fiddle Tune a Day recording of Irish Washerwoman here   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! […]

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April 13, 2018

Start Your Day with Music – Quick Practice Tip

Start Your Day with Music - Quick Practice Tip

Find more Quick Tips and lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at http://www.myTalentForge.com. [The song I play at the beginning of this video is called “Redwing”. You can find it on my album Not My Monkey.] Hey everybody! Vi Wickam here, with today’s [my] Talent Forge Quick Tip of the Week! Start your day […]

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April 11, 2018

Ashokan Farewell (Harmony) – Fiddle Lesson

Ashokan Farewell Harmony

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 […]

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April 4, 2018

Ashokan Farewell – Fiddle Lesson

Ashokan Farewell

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. […]

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