One of the most widely used book of exercises to learn violin is the Wolfharht Op 45 Sixty Studies for the Violin. I was working through the book on my mandolin this morning when it dawned on me that it would work well with accompaniment from Strum Machine. I found that Strummi had already done that with piano. I copied the chords to Strum Machine and it works very very well. My mind is spinning on what else I can do with Strum Machine. See my version of the first etude here: Strum Machine. The reason that Strum Machine works so well is being able to change tempo, focus on sections, repeat forever.
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I can imagine revising the Wolfharht book to be more lined up with bluegrass, old time, and celtic styles. There’s opportunity for a full line of instruction materials and a big jump in skill levels.
Are the lead sheet chords in the book? I don’t recall. I have a few classical pieces in my Strums, too. There is a person playing tunes with piano backup-like Memory, Ballade pour Adeline, My Way, Memory, Tico-Tico, and Canon in D. For Easy violin. They have the sheets so I put them onto Strum. I am not great at making chords from melodies. If you know a place please let me know. I had some theory and harmony.
Another idea is to use rests in the full form and use metronome.
That series was first published around 1906, so definitely would not have chords in it.
I also play guitar. I can hear what chord works for a particular melody line. I didn’t come up with these, though, I found someone on YouTube that was accompanying the same exercise. I could tell what chords were used and transferred them to Strum Machine.
How does that work? Chords, or no chords? I was looking for something more than just a metronome.
This whole exercise reminds me of an earlier request that Notes or References are included with each tune on SM when copied to someone else. In today’s version, neither of those items are included.
No chords. I have my own melody or get one from Canada and want to practice before finding the chords. To can do it with all measures of rest. You have to pick the key of course.
Then when IO get the chords I add them. But at least I am not stopped by not having any chords.