Lessons
Flop Eared Mule for the Fiddle – 3 ways
In this video Mike Mitchell provides three variations of the fiddle tune “Flop Eared Mule”
Fill Licks in Every Key
All bluegrass guitar players are familiar with the popular “G-Run.” In this video Italian flatpicking guitar master Beppe Gambetta teaches a different lick in every key that can be used in the same place you might insert a G-Run when playing in the key of G.
Learning A Fiddle Tune – Part 4
This is the fourth in a series of lesson pertaining to learning and exploring fiddle tunes on any instrument. In this segment, Dan Miller discusses how to take the basic melody and explore it by moving it to other areas of the fingerboard, changing keys, and adding additional notes. He uses the A Part to…
Learning a Fiddle Tune – Part 3
This is part 3 of a series where Dan Miller teaches an approach to learning fiddle tunes using the tune “Liberty” as an example. Here he works through the B section and analyzes this section in 2-bar phrases and shows how to simplify the melody.
Grassy Fiddle Blues
In this video Mike Mitchell teaches Kenny Baker’s break to “Grassy Fiddle Blues.”
Learning a Fiddle Tune – Part 2
This is part two in a series of videos that discuss a method for easily learning fiddle tunes. In this segment, Dan Miller demonstrates the A part to the fiddle tune “Liberty” on the mandolin and talks about how to break the melody down into phrases and analyze the melody in a way that will…