Tatoosh
Nov-08-2005, 4:40pm
I've search the site and others with no success. I'm trying to find some basic information on mandolin terminology and the most accepted method of fingering scales. Here are my questions.
1. Is "Position" defined the same as with guitar? If your first finger is on the third fret, are you in 3rd position, and when in that (or any) position, do you just play the four frets under your fingers?
2. Stretch or shift. What is the best way to reach a note that doesn't fall under the four fingers? Unlike with the guitar, one can easily skip a fret or more to reach a note. Should one stay in position and stretch to reach a note, or is it better to shift to a higher position and then shift back?
3. What is the fingering to play a major scale in closed position, e.g., starting with an A on the G string?
4. Is mandolin fingering accomplished just like violin fingering?
5. Do you have any recommendations for books, videos, etc. that cover the mechanics of playing the mandolin.
I think some of these questions are the same, just phrased differently, but hopefully you get the jist of what I am asking.
Perhaps my searching skills need sharpening, but I haven't been able to get a good answer to these questions online.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Paul
1. Is "Position" defined the same as with guitar? If your first finger is on the third fret, are you in 3rd position, and when in that (or any) position, do you just play the four frets under your fingers?
2. Stretch or shift. What is the best way to reach a note that doesn't fall under the four fingers? Unlike with the guitar, one can easily skip a fret or more to reach a note. Should one stay in position and stretch to reach a note, or is it better to shift to a higher position and then shift back?
3. What is the fingering to play a major scale in closed position, e.g., starting with an A on the G string?
4. Is mandolin fingering accomplished just like violin fingering?
5. Do you have any recommendations for books, videos, etc. that cover the mechanics of playing the mandolin.
I think some of these questions are the same, just phrased differently, but hopefully you get the jist of what I am asking.
Perhaps my searching skills need sharpening, but I haven't been able to get a good answer to these questions online.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Paul