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Hector The Hero (Playalong) Getting Faster
In this video you can practice playing along with Hector The Hero in D major. As always the tune is played through several times, each time a little faster. In this case, the tune is played four times at the following tempos; 76bpm 84bpm 92bpm & 100bpm.
Although primarily designed with fiddle playing in mind, these playalongs can be used with any instrument. The fiddlers way is a channel designed to help you learn the sorts of tunes that get played at sessions, and practice building them up to session speed.
If you enjoyed this video, please like, comment, subscribe or share, as this will really help this project out. You can also join fiddlers way on Patreon to get access to the full catalogue of playalong videos and downloadable sheet music and backing tracks. Thank you so much for using this video, I hope you’ll be back again soon!
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Long Note exercise on the A string
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This video is an exercise which gives you practice playing long notes on the A string. The exercise gradually decreases in tempo from beginning to the end making the notes longer and harder to play. playing long notes is great practice for bow control and sound production. If you enjoyed this video, please like, comment, subscribe or share, as this will really help this project out. You can als...
Scale Practice - D major, E dorian, B minor & A mixolydian (All the same notes)
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- Introduction - 00:00 - Position of fingers on the fingerboard - 00:37 - Ex1. D major arpeggio - 01:24 - Ex2. G major arpeggio - 02:01 - Ex3. D major scale - 02:38 - Ex4. D major exercise - 03:50 - Ex5. D major bowing exercise 1 - 05:36 - Ex6. D major bowing exercise 2 - 06:23 - Ex7. D major bowing exercise 3 - 07:09 - Ex8. D major bowing exercise 4 - 08:54 - Ex9. E dorian scale - 10:19 - Ex10...
Ballydesmond Polka no3 (Playalong) Getting Faster
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In this video you can practice playing along with The Ballydesmond Polka No3 in A minor. As always the tune is played through several times, each time a little faster. Although primarily designed with fiddle playing in mind, these playalongs can be used with any instrument. The fiddlers way is a channel designed to help you learn the sorts of tunes that get played at sessions, and practice buil...
Set Of polkas: The Ballydesmond No3, The Ballydesmond No2, The Kerry Polka
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In this video you can practice playing along with a set of Irish Polkas. Although primarily designed with fiddle playing in mind, these playalongs can be used with any instrument. The fiddlers way is a channel designed to help you learn the sorts of tunes that get played at sessions, and practice building them up to session speed. Playlists for tunes in this set: The Ballydesmond No3 (UA-cam) -...
Happy New Year! Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!
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Happy New Year, Blwyddyn Newydd Dda, wishing you all a good 2024. Subscribe to the Fiddler's Way: bit.ly/2Ug174W Join the Fiddler's Way Patreon page to get access to all the sheet music, backing tracks, videos and more! bit.ly/3EIiU8K My other channel where I post my songwriting, composing & productions: bit.ly/3RY1wUx Instagram: the_fiddlers_way badgerbrownsong
8. Auld Lang Syne - Bonus Carol
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Here is a bonus playalong for you to practice your violin along with whilst maintaining the festive mood. In this eigth video of the series you can play along with Auld Lang Syne in C Major. All instruments and production by Badger Brown. The fiddlers way is a channel designed to help you learn the sorts of tunes that get played at sessions, and practice building them up to session speed. If yo...
7. Coventry Carol - 7 Playalong Carols
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Welome to my series of 7 Christmas inspired playalongs for you to practice your violin along with whilst getting into the festive mood. In this seventh video of the series you can play along with the Coventry Carol in A Minor. All instruments and production by Badger Brown. The fiddlers way is a channel designed to help you learn the sorts of tunes that get played at sessions, and practice buil...
6. Ar Gyfer Heddiw'r Bore - 7 Playalong Carols
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Download sheet music free! - Welome to my series of 7 Christmas inspired playalongs for you to practice your violin along with whilst getting into the festive mood. In this sixth video of the series you can play along with the Welsh Christmas Carol Ar Gyfer Heddiw'r Bore in G Major. All instruments and production by Badger Brown. The fiddlers way is a channel designed to help you learn the sort...
5. Noel Nouvelet - 7 Playalong Carols
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Download sheet music - bit.ly/3RTXg8I Welome to my series of 7 Christmas inspired playalongs for you to practice your violin along with whilst getting into the festive mood. In this fifth video of the series you can play along with the French Christmas Carol Noel Nouvelet in A Minor. All instruments and production by Badger Brown. The fiddlers way is a channel designed to help you learn the sor...
4. Oikan Ayns Bethlehem - 7 Playalong Carols
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Download sheet music free! - bit.ly/3RSNrru Welome to my series of 7 Christmas inspired playalongs for you to practice your violin along with whilst getting into the festive mood. In this fourth video of the series you can play along with the Manx Christmas Carol Oikan Ayns Bethlehem in A Minor. All instruments and production by Badger Brown. The fiddlers way is a channel designed to help you l...
3. In The Bleak Midwinter - 7 Playalong Carols
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Download sheet music free! - bit.ly/484Onij Welome to my series of 7 christmas inspired playalongs for you to practice your violin along with whilst getting into the festive mood. In this third video of the series you can play along with the well known Christmas Carol In The Bleak Midwinter in G Major. All instruments and production by Badger Brown. The fiddlers way is a channel designed to hel...
2. Don Oíche Úd i mBeithil - 7 Playalong Carols
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Download sheet music free! - bit.ly/484RZ3C Welome to my series of 7 christmas inspired playalongs for you to practice your violin along with whilst getting into the festive mood. In this second video of the series you can play along with this Irish Christmas Carol Don Oíche Úd i mBeithil in A Minor. All instruments and production by Badger Brown. The fiddlers way is a channel designed to hel...
1. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - 7 Playalong Carols
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Download sheet music free! - bit.ly/3GSO8ux Welome to my series of 7 christmas inspired playalongs for you to practice your violin along with whilst getting into the festive mood. In this first video of the series you can play along with the well known Christmas Carol God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen in E Minor. All instruments and production by Badger Brown. The fiddlers way is a channel designed t...
A Fig For A Kiss (Playalong) Getting Faster
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In this video you can practice playing along with the Slipjig A Fig For A Kiss in E minor. As always the tune is played through several times, each time a little faster. Although primarily designed with fiddle playing in mind, these playalongs can be used with any instrument. The fiddlers way is a channel designed to help you learn the sorts of tunes that get played at sessions, and practice bu...
Set Of Slipjigs: A Fig For A Kiss, Dever The Dancer, Farewell To Whalley Range
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Set Of Slipjigs: A Fig For A Kiss, Dever The Dancer, Farewell To Whalley Range
The Red Haired Boy (The Little Beggaraman) Playalong Getting Faster
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The Red Haired Boy (The Little Beggaraman) Playalong Getting Faster
Set Of Hornpipes: The Red Haired Boy, The Boys Of Bluehill, Off To California
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Set Of Hornpipes: The Red Haired Boy, The Boys Of Bluehill, Off To California
The Lilting Banshee (Playalong) Getting Faster
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The Lilting Banshee (Playalong) Getting Faster
Set of Irish Jigs: Hole in The Hedge, Billy O'Rourke Is The Buachaill, The Lilting Banshee
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Set of Irish Jigs: Hole in The Hedge, Billy O'Rourke Is The Buachaill, The Lilting Banshee
The Kerry Polka, Britches Full Of Stitches, Bill Sullivans (Polka Set)
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The Kerry Polka, Britches Full Of Stitches, Bill Sullivans (Polka Set)
The Kerry Polka (Playalong) Getting Faster
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The Kerry Polka (Playalong) Getting Faster
Feathers In The Wind
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Feathers In The Wind
Farewell to Uist
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Farewell to Uist
The Merry Blacksmith (Practice Playalong) Getting Faster
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The Merry Blacksmith (Practice Playalong) Getting Faster
The Harvest Home (Practice Playalong) Getting Faster
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The Harvest Home (Practice Playalong) Getting Faster
Wohlfahrt study no1 (Playalong) Getting Faster
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Wohlfahrt study no1 (Playalong) Getting Faster
The Butterfly (Practice Playalong) Getting Faster
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The Butterfly (Practice Playalong) Getting Faster
Banish Misfortune (Practice Playalong) Getting Faster Gradually
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Banish Misfortune (Practice Playalong) Getting Faster Gradually
The Irish Washerwoman Playalong (Getting Faster) Sheet Music
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The Irish Washerwoman Playalong (Getting Faster) Sheet Music

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  • @elik.1243
    @elik.1243 9 днів тому

    I loveyour playalongs, they are giving me confidence I can practise myself back to good skills after mot playing for 25 yrs.

  • @fuckbored4724
    @fuckbored4724 16 днів тому

    Thanks. This is very helpful

  • @amberosborne4112
    @amberosborne4112 Місяць тому

    I just found your page and this is so helpful. I have been playing at a session for almost a year and some of the tunes I just have a hard time jumping in full blast (or we move from slow to full blast). I was just saying the other day it would be great to find someone playing it slow and then it progressively gets faster and faster (and faster!)! This is amazing. Thank you.

  • @alexlovesvulpix3164
    @alexlovesvulpix3164 Місяць тому

    I love this song so much! I've been playing this song for months now, it's difficult and i cant speed it up, but i believe I'm getting better and faster every passing month.

  • @bube153
    @bube153 2 місяці тому

    I am currently learning the tune on the whistle. This playalong is perfect to practice and bringin it up to speed. Right now I can make it up to the 6:30 mark. Thanks a lot for the video!

  • @richardflor5643
    @richardflor5643 2 місяці тому

    Not only is this approach to instruction / learning helfpful, but the written music for this song here is a bit different from that which I've been using in "The Fiddler's Fakebook" which is based primarily on a string of six 8th notes, and THIS version is helpful to highlight what's likely a type of Irish / Jig "lilt," which is created not only by the syncopated rhythm but also the slurs that are shown. Thank you as this is VERY helpful to mastering this beautiful song!

  • @robinsashley
    @robinsashley 3 місяці тому

    THIS IS SO USEFUL - Believe it or not, I am a gigging musician (union performer) and my sight reading is terrible. I learn almost all my tunes by ear. THIS is a PERFECT way for me to get the tricks of this tune down so I have a hope of bringing it on board for the band I am in (where I can fill in for our regular whistle player if they can't make a gig. Even if just a simple basic version.) THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

  • @fabianaortiz7627
    @fabianaortiz7627 3 місяці тому

    muchas gracias! muy bueno su video !

  • @rosaliewerback6360
    @rosaliewerback6360 3 місяці тому

    I appreciate the thought that you put into your videos. I want to learn all the tunes but I have trouble getting up to the final speed and these exercises as well as the others you offer are what I need. Thank you. Ro.

  • @rosaliewerback6360
    @rosaliewerback6360 4 місяці тому

    Thanks. I need something like this. Scales over and over again. I have trouble with keeping up with the intended speed of a tune and I start forgetting about basic things like hand position, scales, structure, posture, bowing...

  • @paulinemcalpine7503
    @paulinemcalpine7503 4 місяці тому

    Would help if we knew the speed of the slow version.

    • @thefiddlersway
      @thefiddlersway 4 місяці тому

      I think the quavers are 100bpm (beats per minute), so if you set your metronome to 100 and played on every click, that’s the speed it starts at. Hope that helps :)

    • @MacHeath699
      @MacHeath699 4 місяці тому

      @@thefiddlerswayI tapped the tempo out on my metronome, and 100 is right, with every eighth note getting a click.

  • @andrewleon57
    @andrewleon57 4 місяці тому

    Brilliant, thank you. Is one of my grade 4 pieces! Excellent practice. Love the site :)🙂

    • @thefiddlersway
      @thefiddlersway 4 місяці тому

      Thanks for the comment Andrew. Ah I didn’t know it was a grade 4 piece, what board is that with?

  • @kitseaby4810
    @kitseaby4810 4 місяці тому

    Great set to play along with,thanks

    • @thefiddlersway
      @thefiddlersway 4 місяці тому

      Thanks for the comment Kit, glad you finding the video good to play along with!

  • @dennisferrell3662
    @dennisferrell3662 5 місяців тому

    Very helpful! Great practice approach. I've been learning this tune on harmonica and I can finally now do it up to proper tempo. Thank you!

    • @thefiddlersway
      @thefiddlersway 4 місяці тому

      Thanks for the comment Dennis, happy to hear you’re finding this video helpful for your harmonica playing!

  • @csil2863
    @csil2863 5 місяців тому

    What key is this in? I use these videos to learn songs on the harmonica.

    • @thefiddlersway
      @thefiddlersway 4 місяці тому

      E minor - or to be more precise, E dorian, the scale with a flattened third, a raised sixth and a flattened seventh. It’s the second mode of the D major scale so shares the exact notes with that scale, therefore you can use a D major harmonica!

  • @lis819
    @lis819 5 місяців тому

    So…what speed do you end up playing it at?

  • @richardmcsweeney5164
    @richardmcsweeney5164 5 місяців тому

    9-25pm 26th April 2024

  • @Time.Space.Heal.
    @Time.Space.Heal. 6 місяців тому

    Nice job!

    • @thefiddlersway
      @thefiddlersway 4 місяці тому

      Thanks for the compliment Time.Space.Heal!

  • @sallyjw6966
    @sallyjw6966 6 місяців тому

    Thank you for these. I'm finding the sets very helpful in getting my confidence up to play in front of a few people..... not quite there yet 🙂Knowing what's played together in a set helps to progress from one tune to another which is great practice!

    • @thefiddlersway
      @thefiddlersway 4 місяці тому

      Thanks for your comment Sally, glad to hear your finding these videos helpful in getting your confidence up, keep at it!

  • @jennyjarvis8305
    @jennyjarvis8305 6 місяців тому

    really helpful x

    • @thefiddlersway
      @thefiddlersway 4 місяці тому

      Thanks for your comment Jenny, I’m glad that you’re finding this video helpful!

  • @MacHeath699
    @MacHeath699 7 місяців тому

    This track is incredibly helpful. A thousand thanks for making it available!

    • @thefiddlersway
      @thefiddlersway 4 місяці тому

      My pleasure @MacHeath. Thanks for your comment.

  • @dmcmac9619
    @dmcmac9619 7 місяців тому

    This is a wonderful gift to folks like me who are always seeking ways to have fun playing and improving.

    • @thefiddlersway
      @thefiddlersway 4 місяці тому

      Thanks for the comment @dmcmac9619, I’m really happy to see that it’s helping people and hope to get more uploaded soon!

  • @PeterBeets-o2s
    @PeterBeets-o2s 7 місяців тому

    Appreciate what you've posted Badger...

    • @thefiddlersway
      @thefiddlersway 4 місяці тому

      Thank you, will try and get some more uploaded soon!

  • @jamesmccarty8988
    @jamesmccarty8988 7 місяців тому

    Sweet harmony

  • @zafarhyd5044
    @zafarhyd5044 8 місяців тому

    its so nice tune, very joyful. love it so much and I love to learn with your playalong

    • @thefiddlersway
      @thefiddlersway 4 місяці тому

      Hi Zafarhyd5044, thanks very much for your comment, glad you are enjoying the video!

  • @jamesmccarty8988
    @jamesmccarty8988 8 місяців тому

    Great practice session!!!

    • @thefiddlersway
      @thefiddlersway 4 місяці тому

      Thanks James, happy to hear you’re finding the videos useful

  • @jamesmccarty8988
    @jamesmccarty8988 8 місяців тому

    I love to pick this tune on my guitar and mandolin. This is a great practice tape!!

    • @thefiddlersway
      @thefiddlersway 8 місяців тому

      Great, good to hear you are enjoying playing along on your guitar and mandolin! :)

  • @southerncomfortuk
    @southerncomfortuk 8 місяців тому

    Fantastic video 🙏 thank you so much

    • @thefiddlersway
      @thefiddlersway 8 місяців тому

      My pleasure, glad you are enjoying this video! :)

  • @laybackeasy
    @laybackeasy 9 місяців тому

    I"m learning low whistle and this is so incredibly helpful to play along with. Thank you so much!

    • @thefiddlersway
      @thefiddlersway 8 місяців тому

      Great that you are finding this video useful for helping you with the whistle - many of the tunes on this site are friendly for the whistle :)

  • @FloydMusicSchoolOfficial
    @FloydMusicSchoolOfficial 9 місяців тому

    Great play-along!

    • @thefiddlersway
      @thefiddlersway 8 місяців тому

      Glad you are enjoying the video! :)

  • @rossmiddleton5961
    @rossmiddleton5961 9 місяців тому

    fuck yeah thats how teach with a great tool. !!!!!!!!!!

    • @thefiddlersway
      @thefiddlersway 8 місяців тому

      Thanks for your passionate compliments, glad you like the videos :)

  • @sallyjw6966
    @sallyjw6966 9 місяців тому

    Love this tune. Can't wait to learn this and play along. Many thanks!

    • @thefiddlersway
      @thefiddlersway 8 місяців тому

      My pleasure - hope you enjoy learning this polka! :)

  • @andrefernandes2302
    @andrefernandes2302 9 місяців тому

    Muito bom tocar junto...❤❤❤

  • @grahamglendinning2451
    @grahamglendinning2451 9 місяців тому

    Brilliant format. I've been struggling to get my head round the rhythms of this one, and this really helps. Thanks so much.

    • @thefiddlersway
      @thefiddlersway 8 місяців тому

      Thanks for your comment. Really good to hear that your finding these videos useful :)

  • @southerncomfortuk
    @southerncomfortuk 9 місяців тому

    Beautifully played as always ❤🙏👏👏

  • @sallyjw6966
    @sallyjw6966 9 місяців тому

    Great set! Can't wait to learn these. Thankyou!

    • @thefiddlersway
      @thefiddlersway 8 місяців тому

      My pleasure, hope you’ve enjoyed learning these polkas :)

  • @gdanskatelewizjaobywatelsk2527
    @gdanskatelewizjaobywatelsk2527 9 місяців тому

    1:13 The Ballydesmond No. 2 Polka 2:12 The Kerry Polka

  • @sandrakerr5024
    @sandrakerr5024 9 місяців тому

    Happy Fiddling @Badger. Happy New year ,,,,,

  • @HannaTrad
    @HannaTrad 9 місяців тому

    This is profound! Love it! Looking forward to more of your tunes Badger 😊

    • @thefiddlersway
      @thefiddlersway 9 місяців тому

      Thanks Hanna, appreciate the comment, helps keep me motivated! 🙏

  • @glennwarners2396
    @glennwarners2396 9 місяців тому

    Thanks!

    • @thefiddlersway
      @thefiddlersway 9 місяців тому

      My pleasure - and thank you! 🙏

  • @randomdestructn
    @randomdestructn 9 місяців тому

    great practice aid. thank you

    • @thefiddlersway
      @thefiddlersway 9 місяців тому

      My pleasure - glad you like the video :)

  • @garibaldi9528
    @garibaldi9528 9 місяців тому

    Thankyou for your insights - appreciate what your saying... 🙂

  • @jivekitten1
    @jivekitten1 9 місяців тому

    I already love your format and have seen great improvement in my playing using your playalong sessions, they truly are a huge help. I hope I might be able to sign up for Patreon soon but for now I have to rely on the generosity of talented folk such as yourself to assist with my self teaching. At the ripe old age of 68 and only a year of playing so far, I don't have huge ambitions other than to have fun and maybe one day give a little joy to others but with channels like yours I can see that being a reality. Thank you so very much. Bright Blessings to you for 2024 and good luck with the song writing, which I very much look forward to hearing. x

    • @thefiddlersway
      @thefiddlersway 9 місяців тому

      Thanks very much for your encouraging message. I hope that you continue to find fun and enjoyment in playing and I’m really happy that these videos I produce are helping to enable that. Happy New Year :)

  • @shadowshadow2485
    @shadowshadow2485 10 місяців тому

    Great lesson , I will try it , thanks moe

    • @thefiddlersway
      @thefiddlersway 9 місяців тому

      Thank you. I hope you have found it useful? :)

  • @jivekitten1
    @jivekitten1 10 місяців тому

    Another gem, thank you.

    • @thefiddlersway
      @thefiddlersway 9 місяців тому

      My pleasure, glad you like it! :)

  • @jivekitten1
    @jivekitten1 10 місяців тому

    This is such a pretty little tune. Can you please tell me what kind of ornamentation you apply later in the video. I'm a newbie fiddle player and only just completed my first year but finding your format so helpful. Thank you. later edit: Aha, just stumbled upon another tune being played elsewhere and the ornamentation was slowed, so I now realise it's a Roll? and woohoo I'm already doing them (just not as well as you ☺ which is why I didn't recognise). Onward and upward, now off to practice.

    • @thefiddlersway
      @thefiddlersway 9 місяців тому

      Hi there, glad you’re enjoying the format and great that you’ve discovered the roll. I’m planning on doing some more detailed videos and practice videos for all of these various elements this year. Thanks for the comment; feedback like this helps keep me going with the channel :)

  • @AlanBailey-u6t
    @AlanBailey-u6t 10 місяців тому

    Thank you ever so much, it's exactly what I needed

    • @thefiddlersway
      @thefiddlersway 8 місяців тому

      Thanks for the comment, glad to hear your finding this useful

  • @garibaldi9528
    @garibaldi9528 10 місяців тому

    Totally agree with Otto's comment. Really useful vids - thank you very very much! 🙂

    • @thefiddlersway
      @thefiddlersway 9 місяців тому

      My pleasure, and thanks for the feedback; comments like these keep me going with the channel :)

  • @theresahoran4280
    @theresahoran4280 11 місяців тому

    💕💕💕💕💕💕💕👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

  • @dalevancleefsr
    @dalevancleefsr 11 місяців тому

    Thanks so much! I now have tomorrow's practice plan.

    • @thefiddlersway
      @thefiddlersway 11 місяців тому

      Nice to hear, have a good practice!