Watch Tip #1 of The Violin Hickey here. Hi I’m Vi Wickam and this is your Quick Tip of the Week, from myTalentForge.com. Last week we talked about the dreaded violin hickey. And this week I’m going to give you another tip that is a little less commonly known about how to avoid and deal […]
Transcribe It – Quick Tip
Find more Quick Tips and lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at https://www.myTalentForge.com. [The song I play at the beginning of this Quick Tip is called Durang’s Hornpipe. You can listen to it here.] Hi everybody, Vi Wickam here with another Quick Tip of the Week. This Quick Tip is a great way to […]
Playing While Balancing? – Quick Tip
[The song played at the beginning of this Quick Tip is called Fisher’s Hornpipe. You can find the lesson to it here.] Find more Quick Tips and lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at https://www.myTalentForge.com. Hi, Vi Wickam here for myTalentForge.com. And this is your Quick Tip of the Week. Something you can try… […]
But First… Yoga! – Quick Tip
Find more Quick Tips and lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at https://www.myTalentForge.com. [The song I play at the beginning of this Quick Tip is called “Sally Johnson”. Check it out here!] Hi everybody! Vi Wickam here for myTalentForge.com. Here’s your Quick Tip of the Week- give yoga a try! If you don’t like […]
Your One Body – Quick Tip
Find more Quick Tips and lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at https://www.myTalentForge.com. [The song I play at the beginning of this Quick Tip is called “Say Old Man, Can You Play the Fiddle?” Listen to it here!] Hi! Vi Wickam here for myTalentForge.com. Just a little reminder for this week’s Quick Tip… You […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ashokan Farewell (Harmony) – Fiddle Lesson
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 […]
Play it in a Different Key – Quick Practice Tip
Find more Quick Tips and lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at http://www.myTalentForge.com. [The tune at the beginning of this Quick Tip is “Arkansas Traveler”.] Hi, I’m Vi Wickam, and this is another [my] Talent Forge Quick Tip of the Week! Play it in a different key! So what I just did there was […]
Find an Expert – Quick Practice Tip
Find more Quick Tips and lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at http://www.myTalentForge.com. Hi I’m Vi Wickam and this is your [my] Talent Forge Quick Tip of the Week! Something for you to do when you’re not sure what to do on your instrument. When you’re lacking inspiration and you want to take yourself […]