Lessons
Two Bar Hot Licks in G, C & D for Fiddle
In the October 2023 issue of Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine, we featured fiddler Justin Branum and his fiddle instruction website. So that you can get a feel for the kind of lessons Justin provides on his site, we are providing a sample lesson where Justin teaches two-bar licks that can be played over the G, C…
Using Carter Style with a Variety of Melodies
In this video Italian flatpicker Beppe Gambetta demonstrates the utility of the Maybelle Carter style of flatpicking (melody line combined with chordal strums) over complex melodies.
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.