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. […]
Your Left Hand Knows Your Right
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 […]
Four Fingers = One Pattern – Left Hand Tip
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 […]
When to use your 4th Finger
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 […]
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 […]