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Jun 19, 2008

Musical Humor! Great Musical/Pun/Spelling Images! (New Pictures! 7/5/08)

Posted by Thom in All, Blog, Featured 22 comments

I came across a series of music joke images over time- I was unable to find the originals so I remade the ones I could remember. If you enjoy puns or play on words/music, you’ll get a kick out of these! I’ll post more as I find them!


Mar 5, 2008

Blog: My Trip to Nashville for Secret Chiefs 3

Posted by Thom in All, Blog, Videos No comments

Found on http://www.stringsavvy.com
On Sunday I drove with one of my friends [from Chicago] to Nashville, Tennessee to catch a performance by Secret Chiefs 3 on Monday. Secret Chiefs 3 has been around for quite a few years now, as I have grown up listening to them. The group consists of musicians from all over [...]


Mar 1, 2008

Free Video Violin Lesson 6

Posted by Thom in All, Lessons 11 comments

Review Questions

Can you place your finger on and name each note on the D and A strings?
Are you playing all of your notes with the correct finger, or are you getting lazy and moving your fingers around? Pay attention to [...]


Feb 18, 2008

Free Video Violin Lesson 5

Posted by Thom in All, Lessons 2 comments

Before you begin!

Review Questions
1. Can you place your finger on and name each note on the D and A strings?
2. Are you playing all of your notes with the correct finger, or are you getting lazy and moving your fingers [...]


Feb 12, 2008

Free Video Violin Lesson 4

Posted by Thom in All, Lessons 6 comments

Before you begin!

Review Questions
1. What is a scale?
2. What does pizz. mean?
3. Can you place your finger on and name each note on the D string?
4. Are you playing all of your notes with the correct finger, or are you getting lazy and moving your fingers around? Pay attention to where you fingers go!
5. What [...]


Jan 27, 2008

Free Video Violin Lesson 3

Posted by Thom in All, Lessons 23 comments

Hello and welcome to Stringsavvy.com Violin Lesson #3! In the last lesson we went over holding the instrument, how to pluck, and learning our string names. Today we will be learning the notes on the D string as well as how to hold the bow!


Jan 24, 2008

10 + 1 More Ways to Improve Your Playing

Posted by Thom in All, Mastery, Wisdom 1 comment

In the beginning of the month I wrote a post called “10 Ways to Improve Your Playing.” It was so popular that I decided to write about 10 + 1 more ways! This list I feel in some ways dives a little bit deeper than the last, though that doesn’t mean the first list isn’t [...]


Jan 20, 2008

Free Video Violin Lesson 2

Posted by Thom in All, Lessons 9 comments

Hello and welcome to Stringsavvy.com Violin Lesson #2! Today we will covering some basic theory and then moving on to actually playing our instrument! In our last lesson we talked about clapping and counting to four. When we clapped and counted, each NUMBER was a beat. So 1 2 3 4 was really 4 beats [...]


Jan 16, 2008

My Grammy Moment Audition for the Foo Fighters!

Posted by Thom in All, Videos No comments

Wish me luck as I try out to be a part of the Foo Fighters special event at the Grammys!


Jan 10, 2008

10 Ways to Improve Your Playing

Posted by Thom in All, Mastery, Wisdom 2 comments

No matter what your instrument, the keys to success stay consistent. Here are 10 simple ways to improve your playing!