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Thanks Rob!

I bought a 2017 Collings MT Wide Nut off the MC Classifieds a year and a half ago, and now I've accepted that I'm just not playing it enough and someone should be. I'm reaching out to the hive mind...

Hi David,

You weren't too tough at all! I've been a high school biology teacher for 15 years, so I understand how frustrating it is to try to change student perceptions (or muscle memory in the...

Hi David,

I'm the guy in the video with the bad technique- but the good news is that I'm currently a month into lessons with Don Julin and he is methodically showing me the many errors in my...

Can't argue with you there, Brucho. :-)

Scott

Hi Ron,

We're lucky to have Scott Tichenor here, along with countless other phenomenal musicians. Lawrence is a wonderful town for music and a whole host of other reasons!

Best wishes,

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Hi Peter,

Thanks for all of your feedback on the Cafe and FB! If you let me know which parts you'd like to absorb, I'll be sure to make some videos in that direction and see if I can't help. ...

Hello fellow Theory-Heads,

I just finished creating a new free Circle of Fifths Interactive E-Book that I'm excited for folks to check out! I started with trying to figure out, "why does the...

Hi John,

I took to heart your suggestions, and the others in this thread, and I ended up creating an all new series of books aimed at music theory beginners that I call "Essential Editions". ...

Hi Jerry,

I wanted to learn the same thing, so I made a page for Standard Notation for each of the instruments in my books. You can download my Standard Notation Jig for Mandolin for free here. ...

Hi John,

Thanks for sharing all of your advice! Here's my thoughts on your thoughts:

I definitely agree that I need to work on clarifying, and perhaps narrowing the scope of what each lesson...

Steve,

Thanks for taking the time to give such a thoughtful analysis! I like the part where you said,

“In watching the presentation, and I know not only the song, but the theory, there is...

I think that the Major II chord is also called a 5 of V (five of five) chord, and that chord is also used a whole bunch in old country tunes. It's called a 5 of V because, like Chip said, an A note...

Hello everyone,

This summer, I'm planning on working with some outstanding local mandolin players to create a series of lick & song books, where they'll show cool ideas and I'll analyze & explain...

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Hello Everyone,

I made this sheet to help me pick out melodies from sheet music I have lying around the house, and I am planning on making something like this available on my website for...

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Hello everyone,

If you're a fan of the blues and bluegrass, and you know a bit about theory (like mixing Major and minor pentatonic scales in blues and lots of bluegrass soloing), I...

I've been working on the same thing by learning the C Major pentatonic notes all up and down the fretboard. (Those notes are C, D, E, G, and A). The cool part about getting those notes down pat is...

Chip brings up a lot of great points, and I greatly appreciate the time he took to give such detailed feedback. The kind of teaching technique he is talking about is called "scaffolding", which is...

Thank you all for the feedback. Alex's comment, "I'm just wondering what's wrong with learning the scales, roman numbers and the corresponding chords?" is exactly what Fretboard Toolboxes are...

Mike,

I think I've got what you're saying, but the Chord Jig shows two keys simultaneously, since one is G Major and the other is E minor, the relative minor of G Major. The bold set of Roman...

Phil,

The Roman numerals show each chord's number in the Major (in bold-face), and then relative minor key (in italics), respectively. So, a G Major chord is the I chord in the key of G Major,...

Thanks for your feedback! I've changed a few of the progressions, and added the ii V I (thanks, Andy--I'm planning on making a Jazz Edition at a later date). Here's the redesign based on your...

Barry,

I changed the file to a PDF, so hopefully it can be read easier. Thanks for letting me know!

Scott

Thanks to Phil, Andy, and Pete for their suggestions on chord progressions! I created a new design for my book, and I wanted to see if any of you have any comments/suggestions for improving the...

Hello to all,

I'm working on the latest edition of my Fretboard Toolbox books, and I want to include a section on each key's page that gives some cool chord progressions, in both Major and minor...