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Brett Ridgeway's Learning For Life
United States
Приєднався 11 січ 2008
Brett Ridgeway's Learning For Life "teaches music through the back door" offering an easy and simplified approach to learning to play an instrument and understand musical concepts! We offer FREE Lessons on various instruments, as well as general lessons-of-life, advice, and more. More information can be found at brettridgewaymusic.com.
"Wayfaring Stranger" Mountain Dulcimer Workshop!
Coming Soon: www.virtualdulcimerfest.com/
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New Fort Salem Dulcimer Festival
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Worth wathching! fortnewsalemdulcimer/ fortnewsalemfoundation.org/dulcimer-festival/ fortnewsalemfoundation.org/
"This is My Father's World" Mountain Dulcimer Workshop Preview
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I will be teaching this Workshop at the upcoming Quarantune Summerfest! This is just one of many ways you will learn to play this hymn. We will be using the 'contemplative method of learning' ua-cam.com/video/EHjU6vOzZmQ/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared. This style of learning is fun, freeing, and will change the way you play and even see the hammered dulcimer!.
"This is My Father's World" Hammered Dulcimer Workshop Preview
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I will be teaching this 2-Hour Masterclass Workshop at the upcoming Quarantune Summerfest! This is just one of many ways you will learn to play this hymn. We will be using the 'contemplative method of learning' ua-cam.com/video/EHjU6vOzZmQ/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared. This style of learning is fun, freeing, and will change the way you play and even see the hammered dulcimer!.
What Is Your Learning Style? COMING SOON!
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I guess I could have picked from a variety of animals, but this is what I chose to illustrate and talk about each learning style and which one is the best! Coming soon!
What IS Contemplative Playing?
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I will be teaching these workshops in upcoming meetings and festivals. Fun, relaxing and FREEING!
Meet Russell Cook! - End of Monthly Ko-fi Gathering!
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Twice a month, my Ko-fi supporters and I meet twice a month. In this Gathering, we were honored and blessed to have Russell Cook to share with us about Masterworks Hammered Dulcimers, show us his workshop, talk about his life and work, his founding of the Virtual Dulcimer Festival, share historical knowledge of the instrument and a whole lot more! To learn more of Russell and his Instruments vi...
What Does This Have to Do with Learning an Instrument!?
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Only a couple days left to register: www.virtualdulcimerfest.com/all-other-instruments/p/12al004?rq=Bret All registrants, in attendance or not, will receive the complete pre-recorded workshop!
Quirky Chromatic Twists Workshop!
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Register here; www.virtualdulcimerfest.com/hammered-dulcimers/p/12hd069?rq=Brett This is NOT a scary workshop! lol
"You Are My Sunshine" - More Than a Strum: Quarantune 12
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This workshop focuses SOLEY on the left hand! Those registering will receive a pre-recorded follow-up video teaching the COMPLETE workshop to use and learn at their leisure. Registration for this and a variety of other workshops opens January 7th and 3 :00 P.M. www.virtualdulcimerfest.com/
McNally Strumstick Recommendation!
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To see all McNalley Strumsticks has to offer and to purchase please visit: strumstick.com/ This allows you more choices and accessories! When you order, PLEASE put L4L (Learning for Life) or BRETT in the order notes! If I can answer any questions or be of any further help, please let me know.
Why You Might Not Want to Support Brett Ridgeway's Learning for Life
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Why You Might Not Want to Support Brett Ridgeway's Learning for Life
Quarantune 12 :"Planxty Fanny Power" Mountain Dulcimer Workshop
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Quarantune 12 :"Planxty Fanny Power" Mountain Dulcimer Workshop
Quarantune 12: "Star of the County" Mountain Dulcimer Workshop
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Quarantune 12: "Star of the County" Mountain Dulcimer Workshop
Patreon Support...IMPORTANT MESSAGE!
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Patreon Support...IMPORTANT MESSAGE!
"Practice Smarter, Not Harder" Coming Soon to a Zoom Near You!
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"Practice Smarter, Not Harder" Coming Soon to a Zoom Near You!
"Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" Brett Ridgeway
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"Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" Brett Ridgeway
Brea the Brave - "Turkey in the Straw"
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Brea the Brave - "Turkey in the Straw"
"Teach Thy Fingers" Preview / Quarantune 10.0 June 3, 9:00 AM EST
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"Teach Thy Fingers" Preview / Quarantune 10.0 June 3, 9:00 AM EST
"Shoes and Stockings" Bluegrass Banjo May
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"Shoes and Stockings" Bluegrass Banjo May
Check Your Pulse Hammered Dulcimer Workshop: Quarantune 10.0
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Check Your Pulse Hammered Dulcimer Workshop: Quarantune 10.0
Wonderful video Brett!!!!
Perfect !
@BrettRidgewaysLearningForLife Have you left Patreon? I was going to support you there
Yes but you can now find me here and THANK YOU!: ko-fi.com/brettridgewayslearningforlife
I am not a musically inclined person, and have never attempted to play anything before. But I keep coming back to this instrument and find something beautiful and frightening about it. It's definitely intimidating.
This is my favorite song!
Nicely done Bret!
I, too, just bought a McSpadden mountain dulcimer and am learning to play with this channel.
Thanks!!
Thank you. Learned about humidity from seller. You told me how to do it.
Thank you!
I wonder if you cloud successfully install a goatskin top on that thing instead of the plywood disk. Anyone?
I don't know for sure but I certainly don't see why not!
As someone who can play both styles, which do you enjoy more and why?
Definitely Clawhammer! But that's not how it started out. I started wuith Bluegrass as a kid and couldn't stand Clawhammer. But now I absolutley love it. Clawhammer is much more subtle, lends more to the melody and hard to explain, but it has a feel to it!
@BrettRidgewaysLearningForLife thank you for taking the time to respond. I appreciate your answer. I've spoken to a few players I know and most of them are saying the same thing. I think it's the direction I'm going to go as well.
Are the strings any good? Thank-you.
For tenor banjo???
Thank you. I’m enjoying your instruction, but I’m having a hard time making it sound like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Heard you playing it on another video,and it was lovely!
I have an elliptical shape dulcimer, and I find I can strum better with my finger than with a pick. Is there an email address I can send you questions to?
If you go to my website it will allow you to contact me through there!
Beautiful.
Bluegrass! Thanks for the info! x
Do you have a book out for these lessons?
I do not...Sorry
Oh man you messed me up changing the angle of the camera. It will take a few tries for me to get this. Thanks! Loving the lessons.
your'e going too fast for a beginner
Thats why I recommend the "Pause" and "Rewind" function.
I wonder why you don't tell people about using a noter in the left hand. It keeps you from getting blisters on your finger. It takes a long time to develop enough of a callus on your finger to prevent pain and blistering even under a developing callus. That really hurts and limits the time you can spend enjoying making music. As a nurse, I needed the sensitivity in my fingertips for feeling veins and foreign bodies under the skin of patients. A noter need not slow down the music either. Just, like everything else, it takes practice.I was very good and played my dulcimer with a bluegrass band.
Because a noter does not allow you to flatpick or make chords.
Very helpful for a beginner to understand finger placement and pressure
I would like to try this. Online store dulcimers have 4 strings. I only see 3 on yours. Can you tell me what to look for? Brand or type, do you remove a string untill you graduate to 4 strings? Thanks in advance!
Three or four strings is a matter of preference only. And many, many are switching to three strings unless you are just planning on strumming. Three strings make it easier and sounds "cleaner" than four strings. If you need help choosing an instrument, I would be happy to do so!
Thx Brett!!
Maybe better lighting next time.
Thank you I'm very interested in learning in your class
Thank you for this intro video. I am 70 and still love playing music. Currently, I play harp, but traveling even a harpsicle is a sometimes a problem. I worry about heat and dampness and not being able to even go into a restaurant without feeling the need to take it inside to protect it from temperature changes. Thru the years, i have played other instruments: piano, violin, 5 string banjo, and found myself selling the instruments in time of need.... I say, never sell an instrument, even if you haven't played it for years. Your Concertina sounds lovely. Banjo... i never learned anything of real artistic expression: only fun stuff. But, you just encouraged me to play an instrument that my Czech grandmother played. I long for that expression of my heritage. Thank you.
I have been playing guitar since I was 13. I am 65 now, and for the first time, I understand it perfectly. Thank you so much! You are so right about books complicating it. I have been trying to learn how to play the dulcimer for a few months now and hope to become better at it than I am on guitar. I had to stop playing guitar after injuring my shoulder. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
Thank you so much! I would like to contribute-how?
Thank you! That means the world to me and is very much appreciated! ko-fi.com/brettridgewayslearningforlife
to much background music. Can't hear his voice. Sad.
I’ve been playing clawhammer for a few months and I absolutely fell in love with it. I prefer it over scruffs both playing wise and listening, but both are beautiful!
Beautiful playing, beautiful dulcimers and beautiful stands
Thanks! I was wondering about the difference.
Would the people you are jamming with have to be playing a song in the key of d?
They come in different keys or you could use a capo, and/or even retune. Let me know if I can help further.
Thank you so very much! These lessons are fantastic!
It’s “Doug’s Tune” by Doug Dillard. Or did he borrow from someone?
Thank you
Beautiful! (view & song) Magickal vibes!
I love that song. I played it with you
All good, love the sunsets. Sounded beautiful
Is there a standard tuning?
I'm using DAD
When im hitting the fret that is being called 6.5 it doesnt sound right
I've ordered one and it should be here in a few days. Completely new to it, but I wanted something easily portable to take along to jams to do more of a background accompaniment, so I'm interested in learning that to begin with. Do any of your lessons focus on that?😄 I'm also a novice HD player but that's not easily popped in an overnight bag or taken to a bonfire setting!
Yes! I have paying for patron since you started it and have never gotten any access to the video access and sent many messages without response. Thank you!
Patron is a NIGHTMARE and my apologies!
Does anyone know the name of the song in the intro?
Wayfaring Stranger
I love this! Thank you so much!!
Why does the design of the banjo have a effect on which technique you use? Couldn't you use either technique with either type of banjo?
Yes you can play both Styles on both types of banjos.❤