June 2017 – Cross-Picking.com

Too Many Notes! Part 1

June 22, 2017 By charles In backward-roll, Basic Melody, cross-picking, fiddle tune, melody reduction No Comments

Too many notes! If you’ve seen the movie Amadeus then you might remember the scene where the emperor tells Mozart this, and that he should remove a few. I’m sure, like Mozart, Colonel Sanford C. ‘Sandy’ Faulkner would be asking, “Which few did you have in mind?” Mr. Faulkner would probably be aghast at the […]

This Ol’ boy……

June 21, 2017 By charles In Basic Melody, cross-picking, fiddle tune No Comments

This ol’ boy was traveling through the Ozarks with his rucksack and fiddle strapped across his back. As he stopped to catch his breath he looked across the expanse of forest and mountains. With a head full of fresh mountain air he sat down, pulled out his fiddle, tuned the strings, and composed this little […]