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  1. Re: Bluegrass Lessons in Northwest Arkansas--Especially Fiddle

    Actually, not too far! I just google mapped it; about an hour and 15 minutes. For some reason, it hasn't come across our radar yet! Maybe we'll be that way someday.
  2. Re: Bluegrass Lessons in Northwest Arkansas--Especially Fiddle

    Wow, you're close by! I've used some of Janet Davis's materials; too bad we missed her and her shop. Thanks for the info.
  3. Re: Bluegrass Lessons in Northwest Arkansas--Especially Fiddle

    That looks like a great shop! Maybe a bit of a haul, but maybe I can get up there sometime. Thanks!

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    That looks like a great shop! Maybe a bit of a haul, but maybe I can...
  4. Bluegrass Lessons in Northwest Arkansas--Especially Fiddle

    We've just moved from St. Louis to Bella Vista in Northwest Arkansas. We're a family of 10 and enjoy learning bluegrass together and playing out as a family band in nursing homes and such (at least...
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    Re: E-mandolin set book

    Just wanted to join in the gratitude for Rob Meldrum's generosity. He graciously sent me a copy of his set-up book a couple of months ago. It looks great! I had actually intended to use it to help...
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    Re: Chords for Christmas Time's A-Comin'?

    Thanks, Simon! The chart's just what we were looking for, and the site is a good resource.
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    Chords for Christmas Time's A-Comin'?

    Does anyone know where I can find the chord progression or a chord chart for "Christmas Time's A-Comin'"? (Assuming, of course, that there's no copyright issue with doing so).

    Thanks!
  8. Re: Help! I can't hear the beat when I play a break

    Exactly! Where does my foot go?!

    By the way, I bought your book on twin mandolin, and I find it fascinating, though, of course, most of it is still beyond me. But as I said, I can play breaks...
  9. Re: Help! I can't hear the beat when I play a break

    This is so spot on. Foot tapping has always seemed like one more thing to do that I have to focus on to make happen. I also find that when I do tap my foot along, I'm always tapping on the off beat...
  10. Re: Help! I can't hear the beat when I play a break

    This is just it. In the education world, we sometimes call it cognitive overload. I think some of the suggestions here will help reduce the overload.

    For example, today I worked with just my...
  11. Re: Help! I can't hear the beat when I play a break

    Now there's the kind of really practical advice I need! Though maybe 'Yeahhhhh. . ." is a little too jazzy; what would a bluegrasser say?
  12. Re: Help! I can't hear the beat when I play a break

    That's encouraging. I've been curious about that Band in the Box program. Maybe I'll give it a look.
  13. Re: Help! I can't hear the beat when I play a break

    I'm sorry I've not been quick to respond to y'all this week; it's been an especially full one for us, but I really appreciate all your thoughts.

    Several of y'all mentioned metronomes. I have...
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    Thanks, Speacock. I like this idea. I don't think I've really tried it, but my son would do with it me, and he could give me good feedback as I went. And then I could try positioning near him, as...
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    It all happened kind of accidentally. Nobody who knew me ever would have predicted it, but it’s been a lot of fun and a real blessing for our family—like the unexpected things often are.
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    When it comes to music, self-suspicion is always my first instinct.
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    Yes, I’m afraid my band mates have more traditional tastes than that!
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    Thanks! I'll take a look at it.
  19. Re: Help! I can't hear the beat when I play a break

    Thanks for asking. Yes, our family band is me on mandolin, my wife on bass (amplified acoustic bass, due to some recent surgery), a son on banjo, a daughter on fiddle, and another son on guitar. ...
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    I do sometimes look at my son's right hand on guitar to orient me. My banjo-playing son sometimes has two feet going--it's on beat but a bit much to follow [insert family-friendly banjo player joke...
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    Thanks for this distinction; I hadn't articulated it for myself so clearly. Timing is definitely also a problem for me, and this will help me disentangle the challenges.
  22. Re: Help! I can't hear the beat when I play a break

    I'm going to have to get a notebook to get all these ideas down! I like it. Thanks!
  23. Re: Help! I can't hear the beat when I play a break

    Yes, it's often a little overwhelming, but I'll keep in mind the counting--especially when trying to come in--and maybe my lazy brain will finally do its part one of these days.
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    That's a nice thought! But I'm afraid I've got too much external evidence that my wife and kids are solid--and one son in particular is a rhythm machine. So I'm afraid I'm going have to take the...
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    Wow! Such a lot of help, so fast! Thanks to everybody for your suggestions and for taking me seriously, even when I have little claim on musical seriousness.



    MikeZito, this makes a lot of...
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