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January 15, 2019

The Low Hanging Fruit – Quick Tip

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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, […]

Filed Under: Quick Tips Tagged With: difficult passages, Free, free music lesson, learning new music, quick practice tip, quick tip, steve eulberg, the low hanging fruit

November 1, 2018

5, 5, 5 – Quick Tip

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 […]

Filed Under: Quick Tips Tagged With: 5, fiddle, forked deer, Free, free music lesson, old school old time, pick up your instrument, quick practice tip, quick tip, vi wickam

October 25, 2018

Do I Have to Practice My Scales AGAIN? – Quick Tip

Do I have to Practice my Scales Again? - 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 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 […]

Filed Under: Quick Tips Tagged With: foundation, Free, free music lesson, quick practice tip, quick tip, scales, technique, the basics, vi wickam, what is technique good for

October 18, 2018

Finding the Joy in Music – Quick Tip

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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 […]

Filed Under: Musings Tagged With: boil them cabbage down, fiddle, find the joy in music, Free, free music lesson, have fun, joy, old school old time, quick practice tip, quick tip, vi wickam

October 12, 2018

Lose Your Musical Dogma – Quick Tip

Musical Dogma - 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 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 […]

Filed Under: Musings Tagged With: all levels, any instrument, eric clapton, fiddle, Free, free music lesson, lose your musical dogma, music styles, musical dogma, quick practice tip, quick tip, sunshine of your love, vi wickam

September 27, 2018

Keep Your Clippers Handy – Quick Tip

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 […]

Filed Under: Quick Tips Tagged With: fiddle, Free, free music lesson, quick practice tip, quick tip, string instruments, vi wickam

September 20, 2018

A Backwards Pushup? – Quick Tip

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 […]

Filed Under: Quick Tips Tagged With: exercise, exercise lesson, Free, free music lesson, myTalentForge, quick practice tip, quick tip, strengthen your back, strengthen your shoulders, vi wickam

September 13, 2018

Invest in Quality Tools – Quick Tip

Invest in Quality Tools - 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 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 […]

Filed Under: Quick Tips Tagged With: fiddle, Free, free music lesson, invest in quality tools, quality instrument, quick practice tip, quick tip, vi wickam

August 10, 2018

Lock It In – Quick Practice Tip

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 […]

Filed Under: Quick Tips Tagged With: dew drop hornpipe, Free, free music lesson, quick practice tip, quick tip

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 […]

Filed Under: Quick Tips Tagged With: all instruments, any level, Free, free music lesson, piano, quick practice tip, quick tip, try another instrument, try other instruments

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