Arpeggios

[doublestop]

Okay, I'm new to practicing apeggios, but have come to the realization that it will open many doors for me. I have been practicing Tim O'Brien's arpeggios from the Co-Mando site. In stead of practicing them straight (as written). I start on the second note, go back 1 to the first note, forward again to the second note, then to the third note and so on in this pattern. I'm not sure if there is a name for this but it makes them sound much more musical. Does anyone else have any other cool ways of practicing arpeggios to make them seem less arduous and more fun?

[Billy Mack]

Yeah - Arpeggios can be a little boring since there are so few notes. Take some chord progressions in different keys and try jamming using only the arpeggio notes. Always be sure to hit each chord change

[Pete Martin]

Learning hornpipes (fiddle tunes)is a way to find how to use arpeggios. Most hornpipes use apreggios in interesting, creative ways. Great for practicing, then adapt those ideas to your improvising, arpeggio practice, other keys, etc.

A good book for hornpipes is Ryans Mamouth Collection from Mel Bay. I have a lot of them in my books as well.

[AlanN]

Pete's books are terrific for this, many of the tunes offer countless variations on the theme. Sometimes the difference between versions is just one or two notes, played on a fretted vs. open string. His books will keep you busy for decades!

[katje]

This is interesting as I too have been practicing with Tim O'Brien's arpeggios and trying to mix it up a bit. Hey, what is/is there a difference between a fiddle tune and a hornpipe? I always thought (always being relative as I'm still pretty new to all this!) that a hornpipe was a "subgroup" of a fiddle tune but I didn't know what made it so.

[Mandolin Guy]

How do you read arpeggios. I have tried. I don't know if i'm doing it right.

[Mandovt]

would someone be kind enough to post a link to Tim O'Brien's arpeggios from the Co-Mando site
thanks

[duuuude]

here ya go:

http://www.co-mando.com/techniques/arpeggios.php

[Mandovt]

thanks duuuude

[Mandolin Guy]

Thank You that helped alot. I'll start working on them.

[Pete Martin]

Hornpipes are fiddle tunes, just one branch of the fiddle tune tree. Other branches are rags, waltzes, reels, breakdowns, etc.

[chirorehab]

Speaking of Rags, Pete I really like your arrangement of Red Apple Rag from the mandolin magazine a couple of issues ago. I am only a beginner, but I learned that tune really quick! And, it's fun to play!

Thanks,

Eric