how to get to carnegie hall

[billkilpatrick]

got this from a learned gent' on the "fretted friends" group on yahoo. in terms of mastering your instrument, i think he just about covers it ( ... see you all in about 6 months ... 8? ... a year? ... hello? ... ) :

Use the most common or standard tuning for the instrument;

Learn triads in all string sets, and garden variety scales (major and minor);

Learn the traditional techniques for the instrument (picking, strumming, etc.);

Learn the rudiments of reading music for the instrument;

Learn to play 4 note chords and modes of the major scale on it;

Play melodies, comping and if possible experiment with improvisation;

Experiment with advanced and altered chords and exotic scales;

Then experiment with other tunings.

[Dena Haselwander]

Aw, gee--is that all you need to do? http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[twaaang]

You gotta suffer! -- Paul

[mandolooter]

Im takin a taxi!

[John Ritchhart]

Luxury...We used to have to practice in a shoebox at the bottom of a lake. And if you told that to the kids of today.. they wouldn't believe it.

[James P]

You had a shoebox???

Mastering an instrument, maybe yes.
But playing Carnegie Hall would only take mastering "two 45 minute sets."

[Tatoosh]

James P said: "But playing Carnegie Hall would only take mastering "two 45 minute sets."

Even that isn't necessary. All you need is to have the money to rent the place for a night. That's what a long time NY City street violinist did. He attracted a good crowd but I don't know if he made a profit. However he does sell a CD of his Carnegie performance at his street act usually performed in the subway and various locations around NYC.