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    Re: seeking modern bluegrass suggestions

    I'm a big fan of the hard driving tight modern sound. To me it has a lot to do with the push/pull dynamics of the backing,
    particularly in terms of the whole band coming in strong on the first beat...
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    Re: Adiaha's Bluegrass Camp

    I attended a 4 day wokshop with Radim Zenkl in 2013 and he is a wonderful teacher and nice guy. He is very systematic and was well prepared. The level of the class was ranging from beginner to...
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    Re: How Good of a Player

    If you study Monroe’s playing and learn songs by ear you will have a great foundation for improvising within this framework (arpeggios with staggered 16ths and doublestops being central elements). In...
  4. Re: How to use more right wrist and minimal right arm?

    Second ampyjo

    I tried to play with wrist only for 14 years, and although I would not say my playing was bad, there were several shortcomings looking back. One particular thing was playing...
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    Re: post a video of yourself

    Attempting Evening Prayer Blues, inspired by Mike Compton

    XySbuKRsFrk
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    Re: post a video of yourself

    Old Mountaineer and Patty on the Turnpike played on my Capek Old Era F5 which is about 6 months old.

    Not claiming to be a super picker, but every time I attempt to film something I tense up :(....
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    Re: post a video of yourself

    Bluegrass Stomp with my band. I think we hit a good pace, but I did some wrong notes here and there ;)


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfjYc2ETFzY&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
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    Re: Ever Change The Way You Pick?

    Interesting topic.

    I started on the mandolin without knowing any other stringed instrument. I've never had lessons. The changes in my playing over the years can be summarized like this.

    Planted...
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    Re: music theory for the total beginner

    I'd recommend this book:

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Music-Theory-Dummies-Michael-Pilhofer/dp/0764578383/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1255187938&sr=8-1

    It definitely helped my general...
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    Re: Mandolin Hero

    Jacob Reuven

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpn-t-KPYNs
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    Re: Left Hand Positioning

    Haha, now I had to double check, and it turns out that word is not in the english dictionary. English is my second language :)

    What I ment is that he gives the impression of that "this is the...
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    Re: Left Hand Positioning

    I've always held the mandolin like a violin with my left hand, like this:

    http://www.twofold.com.au/images/1603_a.jpg

    The top of my thumb is usually level with the fretboard, or slightly...
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    Re: "planting"

    When I started out on the mandolin 4.5 years ago (my first stringed instrument ever), planting felt like the natural thing to do. With an anchor point, it got easier to hit the right strings with the...
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    Re: post a video of yourself

    Wheel Hoss with my band: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jusxWRrnvc

    Messed up some in the end. Got distracted by all the hollerin' :)

    There are som other clips in my profile as well, but I...
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    Re: Holding pick - closed fist or open hand?

    Youda:

    I'm a former planter who decided to go the free hand route. Just to give you a time perspective, it took me like 5-6 months to get comfortable with the technique. I'm resting my lower arm...
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    Re: Women with Mandolins

    Norwegian artist Marit Larsen

    http://www.emando.com/images/players/Marit_Larsen.jpg

    http://oslopuls.aftenposten.no/multimedia/archive/00031/161520j839_OLD005267_31170d.jpg
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    Re: Self-Teaching

    I've played the mandolin for exactly 4 years this christmas, and I'm completely self taught. I also play drums (self taught), and used to play the cornet in a school orchestra like 10 years ago. But...
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    Re: post a video of yourself

    First video with my new mandolin and a "free floating right hand". The mando is a Michael Kelly Legacy Deluxe

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4clokR0Tls
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    Re: Post A Picture Of Yourself

    I couldn't log in again with my old user, so I made a new account. And here's a picture from a practice couple days ago.

    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/kjholde/Bilde004-2.jpg
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