My friend sent me this video of me playing a blues 13 years ago. It taught me a few things about myself and progress. Firstly, I don’t love it. It was difficult to see my technique, plus hearing my sound and intonation was a tough one. But it is great to see that the many hours of practise that I have done since then have really helped. I didn’t start out from a young age with good technique, I was a terrible violin student as a child and teenager, most of my work on this has been as an adult. Small amounts of practise consistently and a “long game” approach has helped me develop a lot as a violinist. This is something I believe in so much for all learners, there is no quick route to success with any instrumental practise. Some good things… It did remind me that I’ve had a good sense of swing for a while, I grew up around my jazz musician grandfather and spent summers when I was visiting going around with him to his gigs, playing “trad” jazz. Listening to this has really helped me take stock of what I could already do from a young age which in turn has helped me really think about how I help others who might not have had this exposure to jazz early on. I have some fun plans for helping others get themselves around jazz rhythms on here. There is a new course in the works! Please be kind in the comments...

Hi all, I’ve created a simple pathway specifically for beginner jazz violinists to help you get the most out of what I do and know exactly where to start. Its attached to this post! If you’re not sure where to begin, just head to:👉 Classroom →Membership/Course Info It walks you through the pathway step-by-step and shows you what’s included at each membership level. If you’d like access to everything, you can join: 🎻 Premium – Unlock all courses and materials 🎻 VIP – All courses + weekly live classes + replays Or you can purchase most of the courses for a one time fee. As always, feel free to ask any questions. Excited for you to dig in!

I love posting in here. A few days ago I posted a video of a little etude I wrote on a blues for myself over a blues. Ok, then what? 1. @Viktor Houf posted in comments his version! 2.Because I posted about what I was going to do with the etude for myself, I actually followed through and at every given opportunity with my violin I’ve been practicing it in 4 different keys. 3. il probably use this etude in my practise club for the next few weeks on Monday and really dig into it with everyone.

This is exciting to me. I am a Fiddle player in Missouri. I was intrigued about the 46 runs in the key of G12 minor 5123 etc. how do I get that so I can start practicing

This month in the Practise Club we are looking at the tune "Coquette". Check this excerpt of my etude of the month. (Transcription available for Premium and VIP members) We will be looking at little bits of this etude, taking it apart, practising it in different ways and using it to work on our own playing. 🏆Challenge 🏆 Record a video of yourself improvising over this backing track https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lcx7nV9ntaw For the first person to post a version I will create you a personalised exercise and a PDF with some advice on how to use it to further your playing.