How to Practice Creatively Q&A with

Ask me anything about practicing or playing fiddle/mandolin!
The main focus will be to demonstrate how I practice playing through chord changes, voicing double stops, incorporating rhythms/bowings, transposition, and microimprovisation.

These skills make up not only my own practice routine, but the central curriculum to the Bluegrass Country and Roots School:
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FIDDLE HELL magical musical place for learning, community, and fun: Nov 3-6, 2022
2) The workshops, jams, and concerts are world-class, with diverse, inspiring, and supportive instructors
3) FH's COVID precautions and requirements are described at https://fiddlehell.org/Register in the Q&A, and are meant to make FH safer for attendees
4) Pre-registration is required (you can't just show up), tickets are limited (25% fewer attendees than 2019), and vaccination & booster are required for everybody

Our schedule and instructors are posted at www.FiddleHell.org, and registration is open for Fiddle Hell, Nov 3-6, 2022, in Westford, MA. FH will have 360 workshops to learn from, 20 concerts to enjoy, and 32 jam sessions, for fiddle, mandolin, cello, guitar, banjo, and singing. Workshops and jams are designed for Beginners, Low Intermediates, High Intermediates, and Advanced players, although you can attend any sessions you like.

More than 75 instructors -- experienced & supportive teachers, and wonderful & inspiring players -- cover Bluegrass, Blues, Cajun, Cape Breton, Electric, Québécois, Irish, Jazz, Jazz Manouche, Klezmer, New Acoustic, New England, Old-Time Southern, Scottish, Swedish, Swing and other styles. Workshops include great tunes, traditional playing styles, invaluable techniques, and interesting history.

There are discounts for seniors and young musicians. A few scholarships based on financial need are still available - email [email protected] with your name, email address, and circumstances.

Here are my classes:
"But I Learned My Break in G!" What to Do When the Singer Calls a Different Key [70 Minutes]
November 6, 2022
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

"I Can't Find My Note!" Demystifying Bluegrass Harmony Vocals
November 6, 2022
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

JAM Kids & Teens: Bluegrass and Old-Time Guided Jam
November 5, 2022
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Early Birds: Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar 101 [45 Minutes]
November 5, 2022
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM

A Few Key Approaches to Backing Up on Fiddle w/ Jeremy Kittel + Austin Scelzo
November 5, 2022
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM