Archive - Essays On Music & Learning Fiddle/Violin

A foundation for bringing jigs to life

Jun 25 •

Jam Session Tips 2

In-person and online

Jun 4 •

May 2025

Building Competence

It's contagious!

May 6 •

February 2025

Classical Music Got Invented with a Hard Kick from a Peasant's Foot

Or why we need less math in music theory

Published on The Honest Broker • Feb 26

Reading Rhythms Fluently

A game for your repertoire

Feb 19 •

January 2025

We've never been without music

And never will be

Jan 31 •

December 2024

All About Auld Lang Syne

The New Year's song

Dec 31, 2024 •

Edward Scott Pearlman

November 2024

Combining Space & Line Notes

Next step for reading music fluently

Nov 27, 2024 •

Why I Got Into Scottish fiddling

Hint: Not because my family's Scottish

Nov 14, 2024 •

Edward Scott Pearlman

October 2024

Moving into Line Notes

And why this is deceptively simple

Oct 23, 2024 •

Reading All the Space Notes

Patterns and chords with even-numbered fingers

Oct 9, 2024 •

September 2024

Reading Music Fluently

A different take on reading, for all levels and music teachers

Sep 25, 2024 •

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