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Fiddlermans Bile Em Cabbage Down Group Video Project is Complete

Fiddlerman members downloaded and practiced parts of 4 varying skill levels and worked hard to perfect them as well as possible. After a determined time they used a click track found on the project page to record themselves and submit … Continue reading

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Music Therapy for Individuals With Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias

Join the forum discussion on this postBy: Ronna Kaplan, M.A. A couple months ago there was a big buzz about a video circulating widely on the Internet. The video, called “Alive Inside,” showed a social worker giving an iPod filled … Continue reading

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Meet “Springer” from Fiddlerman’s “Fiddle Talk” forum

• Please begin by telling us anything you would like to about yourself. Age, place of birth, residence, etc. Well for starters I’m 60 years old now and live in a small town in central North Carolina. I have lived … Continue reading

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Meet “EJKiszenia” from Fiddlerman’s “Fiddle Talk” forum

• Please begin by telling us anything you would like to about yourself. Age, place of birth, residence, etc. Well, I was born August 12, 1980 (hard to believe I’m 31!) and was raised just south of Chicago in Northwest … Continue reading

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Music before age 9 protects brain after 60

Music before age 9 protects brain after 60 Even former musicians may benefit from the cognitive boost. “In other words, you don’t use it or lose it. Nonetheless, the study highlighted the critical importance of the timing of musical activity, … Continue reading

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Call for international boycott of recruitment auditions at the Malaysian Philharmonic

Call for international boycott of recruitment auditions at the Malaysian Philharmonic Published Monday July 30th, 2012 | Posted in Asia, International solidarity, Orchestras Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. You may have seen recent advertisements for positions in the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, to … Continue reading

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Meet “coolpinkone” from Fiddlerman’s “Fiddle Talk” forum

• Please begin by telling us anything you would like to about yourself. Age, place of birth, residence, etc. To begin my life with the beginning of my life, I record that I was born (as I have been informed … Continue reading

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Fiddlerman Interviews Emilie Autumn

Emilie Autumn is one of the most unique artists of our times. She is an American singer, author, poet, and violinist combined. Emilie performs with an all-female backing band called “The Bloody Crumpets” and labels her style of music “Victoriandustrial”. … Continue reading

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Meet “DanielB” from Fiddlerman’s “Fiddle Talk” forum

• Please begin by telling us anything you would like to about yourself. Age, place of birth, residence, etc. I turned 51 years old this year. I have an AA degree in music. Married, 4 kids, the youngest of them … Continue reading

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Meet “Fiddle4Fun” from Fiddlerman’s “Fiddle Talk” forum

• Please begin by telling us anything you would like to about yourself. Age, place of birth, residence, etc.  I’m mid-twenties and from central Texas.  I move around enough that where I am at any time can only be determined … Continue reading

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