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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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...
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...
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...
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...
Attempting Evening Prayer Blues, inspired by Mike Compton
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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 :(....
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
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...
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...
Jacob Reuven
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpn-t-KPYNs
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Norwegian artist Marit Larsen
http://www.emando.com/images/players/Marit_Larsen.jpg
http://oslopuls.aftenposten.no/multimedia/archive/00031/161520j839_OLD005267_31170d.jpg
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...
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
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