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When You Should Tune Your Violin – Quick Tip

Find more Quick Tips and lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at https://www.myTalentForge.com. Hey everybody! Vi Wickam with myTalentForge.com, and this is a random Quick Tip for you. It’s answering a question that I’m frequently asked by beginning fiddlers and violinists who are new to the instrument. The question is, “how frequently do I […]

Become Your Own Teacher – 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 Angeline the Baker from my Fiddle Tune a Day Series.] Hi everybody! Vi Wickam here, one last time, for your [my] Talent Forge Quick Tip of the Week! […]

How To Read Sheet Music – Lesson 2 – Quick Tip

[The song I play at the beginning of this Quick Tip is called Randall’s Hornpipe. from my Fiddle Tune a Day Series.] Hi, I’m Vi Wickam here, with another myTalentForge.com Quick Tip of the Week! This Quick Tip is about sheet music, as the last one was. And one of the new series we are […]

How To Read Sheet Music – Quick Practice Tip

  [The song I play at the beginning of this Quick Tip is called Nymrod Hornpipe from my Fiddle Tune a Day Series.] Hi I’m Vi Wickam. And this is another Quick Tip. We’re starting at the end of the Quick Tip world! I’ve got Quick Tips for you today though! This Quick Tip is […]

Play at a Nursing Home – 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 Darktown Strutter’s Ball, which was one my grandma’s favorite tunes]. Hey everybody, Vi Wickam here with another Quick Tip of the Week. This week I want to encourage […]

The Pesky Violin Hickey Tip #2 – Quick Tip

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 […]

The Low Hanging Fruit – Quick Tip

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, […]

Encourage – Quick Tip

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, this is Steve Eulberg, here with another Habit for your Healthy Music Habitat. I’m thinking about courage… Courage is that thing […]

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 […]