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Practise Club Tonight Postponed!
Turns out the internet here isn’t going to allow me to give a good lesson. (I’m actually at the Garlic Farm on the Isle of Wight which some of you may know or be about to get to know). I’m going to do tonight lesson on Thursday night 6pm UK time instead. Hope that will work for you! That’s Thursday 14th 6pm UK Time. Anyone in Premium who wants to come and join us, just let me know! Changed it all in the calendar for you too. Matt
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Thursday fine by me Matt. Enjoy IOW
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What are you working on this weekend?
I’m on the Isle of Wight this weekend for a family holiday. (I’m away a lot this month, family calls!) But I’d love to know what everyone in this great community is up to. Maybe you’re hard at in the practise room, maybe you are just working on making better sour dough bread? Matt
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Trying out that last lick of the week in 12 keys. I don't think I've ever really learned anything of substance in all keys, so thought this might be a good start as it's not over-complicated. Still , it's going to take a while. I'll post if and when I get anywhere with it.
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Member Spotlight:Michael Cormican
@Michael Cormican has been a member of here from the beginning, we met in Spain at a Django style workshop. It's been great to see Michael making progress with everything since we first met, lots of changes in his sound as well as his ability to improvise over jazz sequences. Michael often takes advantage of the discussion board to post his progress and take part in the weekly lick challenges too. Here is a little repost of his version on last weeks "Lick Of The Week"
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Well thank you both so much, although the attention is slightly embarrassing. I started putting serious time and effort into jazz violin at the beginning of pandemic lockdown in 2020. I’ve spent different amounts of time with various online tutors, but still felt that progress was slow and somewhat directionless. That changed big- time on meeting Matt last November. Although learning jazz violin for me is a marathon rather than a sprint, I know I’ve improved more in the past five months than in the previous five years. Thanks again.
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Lick of the week 3
So here's my version in an adventurous C major😂. I've tagged on a bit of augmented triad stuff. Hope it works!
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Don’t know about big leaps Matt but I certainly feel more confident. Much of that is down to your teaching. Thank you
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Cheers Viktor
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What you working on this weekend?
What is everyone practising right now? For some people, the weekend is the best time to get some practise in (not for me, I have a toddler at home so if I'm not gigging, I’m out at the play park!) If you are using the weekend to get some practise in, what are you up to? Tell us in the comments!
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Business accounts. Yugh🙄
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Lovely playing Viktor. Congrats on new violin.
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@michael-cormican-3099
Hi. I'm Irish but have lived and worked in Mallorca for 34 years. II work as a musician in other genres, but really love trying to play jazz.
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Joined Nov 25, 2025
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