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September 29, 2017

Left Hand Freedom Through the Bow

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Hi I’m Vi Wickam and this is another [my] Talent Forge Quick Tip of the Week! Now, we’ve talked about how our right hand and left hand are connected in the past. This is just a little corollary to that idea. It applies specifically to bowed-stringed instruments, but it also applies to pickers, as well. […]

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May 19, 2017

Your Left Hand Knows Your Right

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Hi I’m Vi Wickam, and this is a [my] Talent Forge Quick Tip of the Week for your playing and your practicing! So, the concept here is that your left hand and right hand are not independent. They are interconnected. This doesn’t matter whether you’re playing violin, viola, banjo, guitar, mandolin, or piano. Your left […]

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January 26, 2017

Four Fingers = One Pattern – Left Hand Tip

Left Hand Fingering Patterns

Hi there, I’m Dr. David Wallace, with myTalentForge.com‘s Quick Tip of the Week! Today’s Quick Tip is to think in terms of 4 finger patterns. So, when I’m playing, I don’t think note to note, I don’t think in terms of half-step, whole-step, half-step, whole-step, whole-step, whole-step, or things like that… But I think in […]

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January 20, 2017

When to use your 4th Finger

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Find more lessons at http://www.myTalentForge.com. Hi I’m Vi Wickam, and this is another Quick Tip! This tip is especially for violinists and fiddlers. A lot of times people don’t know when to use their 4th finger and when to not use their 4th finger. So this Quick Tip is the general rules for when you […]

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May 23, 2012

Sally Growler Hornpipe – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 143

Sally Growler is just plain hard to play. On it’s face, it doesn’t sound that tricky, but it sure feels that way to my fingers, especially the B part. Sally Growler is another hornpipe that I learned during my infamous week at Dale Morris‘ house. That week, he gave me a bunch of hornpipes to […]

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