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Immobilize Your Shoulder – Quick Practice Tip

[The song played at the beginning of this Quick Tip is called “Smith’s Reel”.] Hi there, Vi Wickam here with your (myTalentForge.com) Quick Tip of the Week! This tip is specifically a fiddle bowing technique tip. And it relates to one of the most common problems that beginning violinists and fiddlers have- which is initiating […]

Where’s Your Phone? – Quick Practice Tip

Oh! Hi! Vi Wickam here with another Quick Tip of the Week. Today’s Quick Tip of the Week is really about what’s keeping us from being with our music. Put your phone down… That’s really it! It’s simple. We live in a world that’s full of distractions. We have 100 different things pulling on us. […]

Playing in a Band – Quick Practice Tip

[The song I play at the beginning of this Quick Tip is called “Miller’s Reel”.] Hi, Vi Wickam here, with another Quick Tip of the Week. Now, you’re playing the fiddle, and you think, “Hey! I should play in a band!” Because what’s more fun than making music with your friends?! Or maybe you’ve been […]

Interleaving Parts – Quick Practice Tip

Find more Quick Tips and lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at http://www.myTalentForge.com. Oh, hi! I’m Vi Wickam. I’m here with your myTalentForge.com Quick Tip of the Week. Today we’re going to talk about putting things back together when we’re practicing. So an important strategy while practicing is breaking things apart. And that’s one […]

Just Say No – Quick Practice Tip

Hi I’m Vi Wickam and this is your myTalentForge.com Quick Tip of the Week. Learn to say no! Now this is the third Quick Tip that I’m sharing some of my weaknesses with you. I’m not very good at saying no. But I’m getting better! There’s so many opportunities and so much fun out there […]

Back to the Basics – Quick Practice Tip

Oh, hi there! Vi Wickam here, with a myTalentForge.com Quick Tip of the Week! Today’s tip is go back to the basics! Do those things that you did when you first started the instrument. Or maybe the things you should have done when you first started playing the instrument, but you never spent the time, […]

Practice “In Time” – Quick Practice Tip

[The song played at the beginning of the lesson is an original tune I wrote called “Buttered Beans“]. Hey everybody, Vi Wickam here with another [my] Talent Forge Quick Tip of the Week! Today we are going to talk about practicing- just a little bit. We’ve talked a little bit about the difference between practicing […]

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”.] Hey everybody! Vi Wickam here, with today’s [my] Talent Forge Quick Tip of the Week! Start your day with music. This may seem like an obvious thing for […]