Song brought me down a notch...

[Boomslang]

I really love to learn and play the things that I love to hear...Doing superfluously well as I'm told as a relative newbie to mando...Then came along "Brian Boru's March". Most beautiful, and profound. Had the thing hardwired and memorized in a day, which is a record for me. The tremolo cut-me-off-at-the-knees, plain and simple. Never thought I'd move on and quit on a tune I liked so well, but it appears "this Brian" is gonna walk away for another day. Please share your thoughts- been here before?
Boomslang

[Gerry Hastie]

I don't know how long you've played mandolin for or previous experiences with tremolo. I don't even know the tune or the part you're talking about. What I will say is don't give up! Learning a tune and hard-wiring it to memory in a day is pretty impressive no matter how good you are! Give yourself a break: there's tons of advice about tremolo out there on YouTube/elsewhere on the net/homespun DVDs etc. To start with think of tremolo as trying to create one long note rather than lots of simultaneous notes (even though that's what you're doing), relax, don't grip hard on the pick and make sure your forearm is relaxed too. This technique takes a lot of practice with single strings, double-stops etc. Also try to emphasise something of the timing particularly towards the end of phrases.

DON'T GIVE UP. Tremolo is hard to get right and takes a lot a practice. Been there.

[pickloser]

For excellent practice advice on improving your tremolo, see post #7 here: http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/sh...emelo-question

[Boomslang]

Gerry, I wanted to hear "don't give up..." You and pickloser will have this fomer Marine continuing the quest...I'm thinkin' quit now and you tend to set a precedence for a longer run of challanges, on this wonderful soundbox... Sure like the way Barb nailed it in her '10 video.
Boomslang-