Well the first step toward solving a "problem" is to recognize there is one. Consider approaching your "problem" like this. First listen to a song until you KNOW it. Second play the rhythm until you...
Well the first step toward solving a "problem" is to recognize there is one. Consider approaching your "problem" like this. First listen to a song until you KNOW it. Second play the rhythm until you...
Because learning to play the mandolin well is a long, dull grind - but buying new instruments is super fun and makes you happy instantly.
Carl23 links to some studies, and Steve makes a point about the usefulness of the Circle of Fifths when you study chords. It is a good thing to learn to play the I-IV-V chords in all twelve keys. But...
I just waded through all of the Parking Lot Picker's Songbook and The Fiddler's Fakebook. I cross checked tunes against various sources for authors, copyright, etc. I now have 83 songs, 55 with...
You would need to concern yourself about anything posted on youtube, facebook, etc.
Private non-commercial CD's should be OK as long as they are not used on the radio, internet, or for public or...
I agree, almost. But my pain is coming from my experience with ITM, where tradition is not preservation. Instead, it's constant innovation, everybody creating their own variations of tunes all the...
If I understand the discussion correctly, the CDs for family and friends should be okay, strangers no. I have no idea about the Facebook thing, but it seems that a lot of people have done it and I...
I guess I think there are really 2 questions here-
If the question is, "Why is there a G chord in Red Haired Boy", I think the proper answer is, "Because it sounds good", at least to the creator...
I agree with CarlM above. It's not a " post-creative intellectual exercise." Understanding that the G is there because the tune is in A Mixolydian may not be important if you're playing only the...
I have a collection of Carolan tunes as PDF dots and abc, here:
http://www.andyhornby.net/thursday.html
It's a shame Carolan didn't play thye mandolin! his tunes fit v well!
Here's a collection of classic hymns in standard notation and mandolin tab. Several are in two keys - the original (hymnal) key and a more mandolin friendly key. 69158