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    Re: Sierra Hull 5-String Electric ID

    Thank you!!
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    Sierra Hull 5-String Electric ID

    Does anyone know what Sierra Hull is playing in this video?

    Thanks!

    190053
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    Re: Why Mandolin?

    In the decade-plus I spent learning the cello, I hated performing twelve-minute-long technical solos, hauling my giant instrument around, working on bow technique, and getting yelled at by...
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    Re: Violinist- New to Mandolin- Any Advice?

    Hey fellow newbie! I came at mandolin from cello. Definitely get a teacher to help you out with pick skills as you start out. But you might be pleasantly surprised that you have a bit of a leg up on...
  5. Re: Where to hold right wrist/arm when playing tremolo?

    Oh, P.S.: the other thing that helps me a lot with tremolo control-- pick control! I use a pick with a sharp, narrow tip, I use only the very tip of it, and it's the edge of the pick that makes...
  6. Re: Where to hold right wrist/arm when playing tremolo?

    I'll throw my hat in- here's how I was taught. For reference, I have a flat-top.

    My forearm rests on the edge of the instrument, and my wrist is arched and doesn't touch the mandolin at all. (For...
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    Home Recording Setup for Total Beginner?

    I want to record some mandolin tunes at home. However, I'm a total beginner with music recording, and I'm not sure where to start. What is some good equipment to look into, and what audio software...
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    Re: Can you teach musicality?

    A discussion with violinist Hilary Hahn on musicality. Some highlights (emphasis mine):
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    Re: Can you teach musicality?

    Whoops! I just meant that music is a bit of a special case, considering that musicians can play pieces that they don't themselves compose. So in a way, "musicality" can be shared between a composer...
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    Re: Can you teach musicality?

    Well, I figured out where my art-to-music metaphor was falling apart! Of course creating visual art has more similarities to composition, since you're building 'from scratch'. We have dictionaries of...
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    Re: Can you teach musicality?

    Thanks Nate, for the welcome and the reading list... and congrats on the baby!

    Should also probably clarify that the mandolin is my second instrument-- started very young on the cello and kept...
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    Re: Can you teach musicality?

    My dad veers off key when singing more than two notes into any given tune, and in over 10 years of hearing me practice the cello has maintained the distracting habit of slapping his leg "to the beat"...
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    Re: Can you teach musicality?

    I've been thinking about this too! Here are some of the things visual artists do to improve their visual communication skills…

    To improve creativity: Iterate on a single idea in several...
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    Can you teach musicality?

    The other day, my mandolin teacher told me that he could teach technique, but musicality was the “one thing he couldn’t teach.”

    This idea really stuck with me! I teach visual art to kids, and in...
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