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Practicing Moving Double Stops
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I'm having motivation issues... so even the thought of Sevcik, Flesch, or Mazas exercises - makes my brain shut down, right now. 

I barely ever think about double stops & my 'to do' list is getting overloaded. 😔  Know I'm missing out on a lot of potential enrichment in playing the fiddle, so I want to move forward with better double stops! 

Been trying to give myself something to get excited about.  I know that Bobby Hicks always used a lot of doublestops in different ways - thought maybe one of his tunes might help.  One did get my attention, but it's a lot to put on my plate - and wasn't a tutorial.

Jason Carter shows a unique 'moving' doublestop that Bobby Hicks has used - might help me focus.

Brittany Haas shows Sliding & Moving Between Double Stops

 

🤔... I'M STILL LACKING A SENSE OF PURPOSE!  I don't want to practice double stops, just for the sake of practicing double stops...

 

Ah, Ha!  Megan Lynch Chowning has some interesting practice videos I hadn't seen.

Practicing 1 to 4 chord with flat 7 note open string version. 

 

🤔... quite a few double stop 'progressions' practice videos! 

...a double stop 'fill' lick! 

...looks like there's practice on adding an ornament while using a double stop, too!

Was thinking I'd need to just chose a Western Swing tune that's chock-full of moving double stops, so I can force myself into action... maybe I won't have to now.  Megan has a huge playlist of little 'SYSPTW' videos ('Something you should practice this Weekend'). 

Wow, these may solve my issues... I'm not feeling like I'm forcing myself into anything - going to give it a try this week! 🤗 

 

I was wondering - anyone have a favorite way of practicing double stops you want to share?

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