1. I've been working on trebles (Irish triplets) and slip jigs. Hard to play on the mandolin!
2. To learn the Bach Partitas for solo violin on the mandolin.
3. I'd emphasize the need to...
1. I've been working on trebles (Irish triplets) and slip jigs. Hard to play on the mandolin!
2. To learn the Bach Partitas for solo violin on the mandolin.
3. I'd emphasize the need to...
The playability is what astounded me initially. The neck is substantially smaller than 'cellos I've played before, and certainly Irish bouzoukis and octave mandolins...it's quite playable.
The...
I too am very much interested in Balkan/Gypsy/Middle Eastern music. I've been reading, researching and studying what I can find online. There doesn't seem to be much concensus as to what are the...
I've been collecting various resources for mandolin orchestras. I'll post the ones I'm aware of below. Please contribute your links also. Let's make this an ongoing thread!
Topics should...
Scales!
Practice your scales - two octaves at least.
I recommend learning to shift into 3rd position at the same place every time (I teach my students to shift after playing the C on the A...
A few years ago, I found this guy at a music trade show that had invented this foam guitar fretboard for practicing scales. He called it the "Little Fretty". I think there's a market for something...
I have gone away for more than a week without my mandolin. But I always travel with an instrument! For example, on a recent camping trip I brought a pennywhistle and learned several tunes on it!
Thanks, August. It's been a long time in the works...this year was the first year it made sense to start up. I'm happy for your advice and counsel over the years. I hope we can collaborate in...
First of all, the Epiphones and Morgan Monroes are made in the same factory in China. It's a Korean-owned/managed company and the quality is very high (I've been there several times on business). ...
Mandolins are hard to tune. It takes practice.
Scales. Practice scales with your 4th finger.