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The Low Hanging Fruit – Quick Tip

This Quick Tip is by teacher Steve Eulberg. This tip comes from his Habits for Your Healthy Music Habitat series on his website dulcimercrossing.com. To check out Steve’s music, click this link: https://www.patreon.com/steveeulberg. Hi, Steve Eulberg here with another Habit for Your Healthy Music Habitat. Low hanging fruit!… When I’m working on a new tune, […]

5, 5, 5 – 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 Forked Deer. You can hear it on my album, Long Time Comin’.] Hi everybody! Happy day to you! I’m Vi Wickam and this is your Quick Tip of the […]

Do I Have to Practice My Scales AGAIN? – Quick 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 a [my] Talent Forge Quick Tip of the Week! Now, it’s more of a question than it is a Quick Tip because the question is: What is all that technique practice good for? Why […]

Finding the Joy in Music – 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 Boil Them Cabbage Down. You can hear this tune on my album Old School Old Time.] Hi everybody! Vi Wickam here for myTalentForge.com. Just having a little fun! A […]

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 […]

Keep Your Clippers Handy – Quick Tip

Find more Quick Tips and lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at https://www.myTalentForge.com. Hi everybody! Vi Wickam here for myTalentForge.com, and this is your Quick Tip of the Week. Now this one is especially important for you violinists, violists, cellos out there… But also applies to guitarists, mandolin players, and other string players. It […]

A Backwards Pushup? – Quick Tip

Find more Quick Tips and lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at https://www.myTalentForge.com. Hey everybody! Vi Wickam here with your [my] Talent Forge Quick Tip of the Week. This Quick Tip a little exercise for all of us who play instruments, or use computers, and have our arms out in front of us all […]

Invest in Quality Tools – 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 Tip is called Kansas City Kitty. Listen to it here.] Hi everybody! I’m Vi Wickam, here for a myTalentForge Quick Tip of the Week! This Quick Tip is about your equipment. Now, it’s […]

Lock It In – Quick Practice Tip

Find more Quick Tips and other lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at https://www.myTalentForge.com. [The song played at the beginning of the Quick Tip is called Dew Drop Hornpipe. Take a listen to the song here on my Fiddle Tune a Day series!] Hi everybody! Vi Wickam here, from myTalentForge.com. I’ve got a Quick […]

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 […]