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I use TablEdit. Works well for me and I find it very intuitive.

Thanks for posting this. Sitting at the bar waiting for him to go on.

I'll do my best!

Hello all,

Looks like I'll be headed to Rio de Janeiro and Manus, Brazil at the end of June (World Cup tickets), and was wondering if there were any special Mandolin oriented stops I should be...

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Hello all,

Looks like I'll be headed to Rio de Janeiro and Manus, Brazil at the end of June (World Cup tickets), and was wondering if there were any special Mandolin oriented stops I should be...

Robert Fripp, one of the cleanest, fastest guitars I've ever heard often says "to play fast, first you have to play slow."

Or Dave Hum from somewhere in the UK? As good as any bluegrass banjo player I've heard, and he's British.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoaItE17D1w

At a minimum 1/2 an hour a day - right before I go to bed. Turning off the tv and the computer for a half an hour really helps me go to sleep. Then on top of that 1/2 an hour to an hour 5 - 6 days a...

Two online tools have been VERY helpful for me in learning to site read. The first is Guitar Game Fretboard Tester. (http://www.guitargames.net/games/fretTester/game.php) allows you to set it to...

For me it was lifting my fingers too far away on my left hand after I fret a note. If I have used my pinky, then switch to my pointing finger, for some reason, my pinky feels the need to get as afar...

Perry and mandocrucian, both of these seem like exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!

Belbein,

You may give me more credit then I deserve, but thanks for the suggestion.

AMB

JeffD,

Thanks for the recommendation. Looking for that, I found (http://violinsheetmusic.org/collections/) which not only has the Ryan book you referenced, but also several "beginner" collections...

Sid,

I actually have that too, and have taken a couple of pages from it, but I've got to say, it get's into a lot of crazy rests and rhythms pretty quick, so I've saved the pages for practice when...

Thanks Sincere Corgi!

What's IMSLP?

AMB

Hello all,

I’ve been scouring the internet and thought you all may be able to help me.

I’m in the process of trying to learn to read standard notation but I have a problem with “learning the...

I'll add my 2 cents, which is a snip from a message I posted in a different forum...

I started playing mandolin just over a year ago. At that time I was lucky enough to pick up a used Eastman 805...

I started playing mandolin just over a year ago. At that time I was lucky enough to pick up a used Eastman 805 cheap. It's been lovely to play. Last weekend, I went to Mandolin Brothers and spent...

Exactly. And you can continue it up the neck. The same "A" on the notation is open 2nd string, 7th fret 3rd string and 14th fret 4th string (I think high to low).

Also, you can break up the cards...

I'm trying to learn notation, so I carry a bunch of home made flash cards with me. Trditional notation on one side, tab and letter name on the other. When ever I have some down time on my commute, I...

Nigel, this is great, thanks so much for posting all these.

Thanks to everyone for the great suggestions. I now have many excellent leads.

AMB

Hello,

Not sure if this or the Builder's forum is the right place to ask this, but I have to start somewhere. I tried searching the forums and couldn't come up with anything, so here goes.

I...

Adam,

I had much the same dilema you did when trying to pick an instructional book, and finally ended up with the Bickford Mandolin Method. Originally published in 1920, it focuses very much on...