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February 14, 2019

How To Read Sheet Music – Lesson 2 – Quick Tip

How to Read Sheet Music - Lesson 2 - Quick Practice 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 […]

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February 7, 2019

How To Read Sheet Music – Quick Practice Tip

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 […]

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September 27, 2018

Keep Your Clippers Handy – Quick Tip

Keep Your Clippers Handy - Quick Tip

Find more Quick Tips and lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at https://www.myTalentForge.com. Hi everybody! Vi Wickam here for myTalentForge.com, and this is your Quick Tip of the Week. Now this one is especially important for you violinists, violists, cellos out there… But also applies to guitarists, mandolin players, and other string players. It […]

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January 5, 2018

The Fingerboard is Your Friend – Quick Practice Tip

The Fingerboard is Your Friend - 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 myTalentForge.com Quick Tip of the Week! Keep your fingers close to the fingerboard. This is for all you violinists, violists, cellos, fiddlers, etc. String players out there- bassists, guitarists, mandolinists, and banjoists too! […]

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December 22, 2017

Play For A Dance – Quick Practice Tip

Play For a Dance - Quick Practice Tip

Find more Quick Tips and lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at https://myTalentForge.com. [The song I play at the beginning of this Quick Tip is called St. Anne’s Reel. Find the fiddle lesson to that tune here, and find it on my album, Old School Old Time.] I’m Vi Wickam, and here’s a Quick […]

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December 1, 2017

Cross-Tune Your Fiddle – Quick Practice Tip

Alternate Tunings - Quick Practice Tip

[The tune I play at the beginning of this Quick Tip is called Bonaparte’s Retreat. I recorded it on my album Long Time Comin’ as a medley with Midnight on the Water.] Hi I’m Vi Wickam and this is another myTalentForge.com Quick Tip of the Week! In your playing, there is nothing more liberating than […]

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