This week's skipping-thirds exercise combines the forward and retrograde patterns into a four-note pattern: forward retrograde.
The Mixolydian Mode |
The Mixolydian Mode, Week Four |
In this month’s final workout, you’ll learn a classic A Mixolydian fiddle tune. Ethan learned “Shaking Down the Acorns” — sometimes called “Shaking Off the Acorns” — from old-time fiddler Bruce Molsky, who in turn learned it from a 1947 recording of the great West Virginia fiddler Edden Hammons.