Lessons
Learning a Fiddle Tune
In this video Dan Miller begins a series of videos that present an approach to learning fiddle tunes on any instrument that will help you learn the tune faster and be able to eventually develop your own solos and learn how to improvise. This approach can also help you learn how to handle songs at…
Cherokee Shuffle on Banjo
In this lesson Dan Miller teaches an arrangement of the fiddle tune “Cherokee Shuffle” on the banjo.
Fundamentals Bow Grip and Stroke for the Fiddle
In this video lesson Mike Mitchell provides fiddlers with information about the gripping the fiddle and executing the bow stroke.
“Lonesome Road Blues” — Dobro
In this lesson Dan Miller demonstrates how to play “Lonesome Road Blues” on the Dobro starting with the simple melody and then using the note maps of the major pentatonic scale and the major blue scale as a basis for improvising on the tune.
Arranging a Solo on Guitar
Tyler Grant was featured in our “Learning to Play” column in the August 2023 issue. He has sent us a video lesson which discusses how to arrange your own solo on guitar using the melody to “Will The Circle Be Unbroken” as an example.
“Angeline the Baker” Alternate Chords
In this video Tim May demonstrates and talks about how to reharmonizes the chords on the B part of the song “Angeline the Baker.” Enjoy learning and implementing these new chord changes to an old standard fiddle tune to help make it more interesting for you and your audience.