Thanks for the suggestions. I am not planning to start giving lessons during this time, just taking the time to get things in my studio set up as there is a lot to be done and it’s an activity I do...
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Thanks for the suggestions. I am not planning to start giving lessons during this time, just taking the time to get things in my studio set up as there is a lot to be done and it’s an activity I do...
Hello all,
This is not a mandolin-specific post, but will include some mandolin-related questions.
I am a college student majoring in music who has decided to take the year off due to classes...
I've flown with many mandolins many different times. I am usually that person that waits in line before they've called my boarding number to ensure that I get on before the overhead compartments are...
August-
Thank you for your response. It will be interesting to find out my options for a grad program when the time comes. I hate to speak foul of Berklee, and I will admit that I myself was not...
John-
Thank you for this information, much appreciated. I hope you are right that this will open more doors for classical mandolinists in the future. We sure need more opportunities here in the US.
UPDATE:
Thank you to all who replied to this thread. I was not aware of the CMSA or the legacy of Alison Stephens. I am very excited to be able to say that Chapman University's guitar program has...
Hi Scott,
I'd like mine changed to Emily Weerheim. Thank you!
Has anyone tabbed the mandolin part to this song? Or Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters?
The Weber River is offered as a custom instrument. I could be mistaken but I believe you have the option of having the pegged say The Weber or The River.
Ah, yes. I have seen those. I agree with most that the shoelace seems to be the easiest and most appropriate way to achieve this. The James tailpiece is an interesting thought, but I am honestly a...
I have always liked the shoelace/leather better than the grommets myself, I just wasn't sure if there was a specific benefit to one or the other. I have not heard of the chunks of wood (I own a Weber...
My old mandolin teacher used to use a shoelace that he would weave in-between my strings below the bridge (right above the tailpiece). Since I've gotten my new mandolin I have not put anything down...
My old private teacher would call the intro you're referring to in the video as "vamping" on the opening chord before jumping into the melody.
I started out with a mandolin chord chart and using ultimateguitar.com either singing or playing along with recordings. Have fun!
https://musescore.com/user/11338796/scores/5832645
This should help (:
I have been told to tell my students they should name their instrument in order to connect/bond with it and not neglect on practicing. For those of us who practice because we can't help not to, I get...
Did you transcribe the transposed horn solo?
I remember trying a mandolin capo made by G7th. I didn't like it for myself but might work for you. I think it was this one:
https://www.g7th.com/newport-capo
Its a Weber River!
Another piece I did as a duet in high school, and one of my favorite pieces I've ever played. I forgot that this video existed until this evening. Mountain Moor by Stephen Funk Pearson.
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Bach's Sonata No. 2 in A minor, Andante
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z4TeQJRnIM
Very well said. The good news is that Chapman University's program chair is allowing me to audition for their classical guitar program. I am optimistic that this will be a good program for me as I...
The year I attended the 5 week summer program, there were 3 other mandolinists, all bluegrass players. They decided to put me in the lower tier classes because my improvisation was not up to speed...
I hope to be involved in classical ensembles and orchestras in the future. I teach private lessons right now and love doing it. Classical mandolin is definitely what I'm going for which is why school...
Hello everyone!
I have a college audition coming up for the classical guitar program at Chapman University. I need two pieces from different eras (Baroque, Classical, Romantic, etc.) and I have...