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Magnesium – Quick Practice Tip

Taught by Vi Wickam

December 27, 2018

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About Magnesium – Quick Practice Tip:

[The tune I play at the beginning of this Quick Tip is called Pass the Grog. Find the fiddle lesson for this tune here!] Hi I'm Vi Wickam, here with another Quick Tip for your week! Now this tip applies to all the musicians out there. It really applies to anybody... That tip is... magnesium. Now you may ask, what does magnesium have to do with playing the fiddle? Well, the cool thing about magnesium is, magnesium is a natural muscle relaxant. So if I've played a long day of gigging or just practice a long session, I'll take a couple hundred milligrams. The serving is two pills, of 200mg each. But usually I'll just take one before bed. And not only do I wake up a little less sore in the morning, I also sleep a little heavier. So something to try out, something to consider. It's completely natural. I use Magnesium Asporotate, which is a mixture of magnesium aspartate and magnesium orotate. Give it a go! Try it out, see if you like it! Let me know below if you are a fan of magnesium as well. Just another note on magnesium- calcium is another mineral that your body needs that if you become low in calcium, you can actually get cramps in your muscles because of it. If you find you're having muscle cramps, magnesium or calcium or both might help. That's your Quick Tip for this week, I'll see you next time. Have a great week!
Vi Wickam

Vi Wickam

Vi Wickam of Loveland, CO has been performing fiddle and writing music since before he could read. Along with his brothers and dad, The Wickam Family Band performed regularly on Blinky’s Fun Club, a nationally syndicated TV program. Vi’s fiddling can be heard on numerous CD recordings, including two of his own. He’s played with many different bands throughout the United States, and even briefly in England. Among his fiddling honors, Vi has won the Colorado State Championship twice, and been a finalist four times at the Grand Masters’ Fiddler Championship. He has judged fiddle contests throughout the US, and directed regional and state level fiddle contests. Read More About Vi→

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  1. seanabrol says

    Hi Vi,

    I have a question and I wonder if you could help me in any way to resolve it. I am not a beginner on fiddle but equally I am certainly not an advanced player. Maybe somewhere around intermediate or slightly below. Anyway I heard your rendition of Ain’t Misbehaving’ and I wanted to ask you when you go off the actual melody and play those little runs off the beaten track so to speak can you give me some tips to help me know what notes to play or think about playing so that I can at least start to make tunes more interesting. Just some tips to get me from where I am which is a bit frustrated to have some idea of how to move forward so that I can turn a simple melody into something really jazzy and cool to listen to. Any pointers would be appreciated – many thanks for all your videos and explanations. Look forward to hearing from you – Sean.

    • Vi Wickam says

      Hi Sean,

      The simple answer is that you play over the chords of the song, I know that this isn’t all that helpful without the chords of the song or additional explanation. I am in Louisiana for the next week recording an album.

      I will work on putting together some more practically oriented lessons on improvising around a melody.

      In the meantime, you might find the Practical Music Theory Series helpful:

      https://www.mytalentforge.com/series/practical-music-theory/

      I will post more info soon. Thanks for your question!
      Vi

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