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Swing Fiddling 101 with Justin Branum

Teacher: Vi Wickam

Justin Branum - Swing Fiddler

Swing Fiddling 101 is the first workshop of the 2014 Talent Forge Hangout Workshops series.In this workshop we discuss basic swing improvisation and dissect the essential elements of the style – additionally, some advanced Swing techniques are covered.

The teaching is based around learning to solo in a swing style on the fiddle tune “Red Wing”, and there will be a transcription of a solo over “Red Wing” that will be available as a handout to the group.

In addition to the solo, there is a notated handout with of chords, arpeggios, scales, and licks to supplement the lecture. During the Q and A section of the workshop, specific questions about swing music are addressed, and there is some discussion of improvisation as relates to swing fiddling  and fiddling in general.

Handouts Included:

  • Swing Fiddle 101 – Red Wing Solo – Justin Branum
  • Swing Fiddle 101 – Scales and Chords Handout

The Teacher:

The workshop teacher is Justin Branum. Justin makes his home in Nashville and is recognized throughout the USA as a top-notch Swing Fiddler. You can read more about Justin on his teacher bio.

The Hosts:

The workshop is hosted by [my] Talent Forge and Fiddle TV. The workshop facilitators will be Vi Wickam of [my] Talent Forge and Aarun Carter of FiddleTV.

Get the Archive Recording Now*:

* There are some issues with the audio and video at times in the recording. It is generally pretty good, but this was our first live workshop. The content is awesome, but since there are some technical issues, we have marked it down to half price.

Swing Fiddling 101 with Justin Branum - Digital Download
Swing Fiddling 101 with Justin Branum - Digital Download
Get the full download of the Justin Branum Swing Fiddling 101 Workshop. (Includes the Live Streaming workshop, and the accompanying materials.) *NOTE: This was our first live streaming workshop. The audio and video quality are not as good as we would like, so we have discounted it to $25.
Price: $50.00
Price: $25.00

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Free Sample:

Here’s a quick video featuring Justin swinging out some Little Rock Getaway with the Swing Fiddle Great, Buddy Spicher and Eli Bishop.

About 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.

Join Talent Forge to learn tunes from Vi.

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