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This is knockout stuff. No one else teaches the essential licks you want and need to know so clearly and with such style and verve. Heartfelt thanks, Chris, for improving my playing.
I’ve been wanting to learn how to “let loose” on the fiddle but felt stuck for some time now. The hardest part is that I don’t know what I need to learn. I’m so happy to have found this channel because it has given me direction. These videos are golden! I’m so excited to go try these licks 😊
Thank you Chris. Your videos are so much what fiddlers need. You get straight to the point and you know what your viewers are looking for. Best of all your approach is both eclectic and inspirational. I shall be signposting these to my pupils and colleagues!
Chris. Hi. I have you Fiddle Handbook from 10 years ago or so, and the "Exploring" Folk and Jazz books too. Great stuff and it's fun for me to see you live. Thanks for this, and for the Amazing Grace vid. Cann't wait to get back to the neighborhood jam scene. Terry - StringWizards - Chicago
Hi Terence. Good to hear from you, and nice to hear that you're enjoying the books and videos. Hopefully you'll be able to use some of these licks when you eventually get back to playing!
@@TheFiddleChannel It's a good thing, being shut in when you have a house full of string instruments. I'm beginning to try to consolidate some concepts in my head and on to my fingers if that makes sense. I am equally at home w/ a banjo or guitar, but rarely saw crossover the concepts until now and more focus on blues pentatonic stuff. Hey can I ask if you have score you put on to paper for your Amazing Grace? Or some tips or pages to focus more on in your Expor Jazz book. I admire guys like you. I can play, but I often don't know what I'm doing. I think if I had the score, I could dis-agregate melody from riffs and then try to identify your thinking in each. Anyway. Thanks, Chris. Terry
@@tmilesstringwizards2445 Hi Terrance. All the solo here was improvised, so there's no score. The best way to learn something from it is just to pick out a few licks and learn them, and try and understand how they relate to the chords or the melody. Then you can use them anywhere and everywhere. From the fiddle handbook, you need to really get to grips with the blues scales, finger patterns and licks, then solos like I did here will just come pouring out!
@@TheFiddleChannel Thanks, Chris. I'm already on it...and thanks for having all this out there. I just thought I'd check. A friend who is a doctor by day and a blue guitar player too, but me on to Transcribe! over Amazing Slow Downer. Thought I'd pass that along, if you hadn't seen it. It is a mobile ap, but just use the desktop version, it has much better control features. Best of luck to you too.
Great video. Thank you for the licks... I'm practising... Love hard hitting music for hard hit people... I want your book, I live in Toronto, Canada. Is that possible?
Hi Chris, I have watched this video many times and would like to get the music for the licks. I can't find your email anywhere, not even in the Fiddlingaround site. How can this be done? I really appreciate these lessons and this information is getting my improv together for me...
Hi. If you email me at haighchris@hotmail.com, I swill send you the pdf. All my pdf's are free on request. My patreon is for those who want to make a contribution. www.patreon.com/thefiddlechannel
Hi Daniel. Yes! Would you like to send me an email to haighchris@hotmail.com.? Also, details of all my publications are in the description below the video.
Hi Guillermo. Sadly I failed to persuade my publisher that they need a blues violin book. However, I'm working on an E-book on blues. It will take a while, but watch this space!
