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 what they're doing with my Fretboard Toolbox books. So before I start spending lots of time writing and making videos with them, I wanted to pick your brains about what key traits the video lessons that have truly made the greatest impact on your playing have in common. e.g. content, pacing, camera angles, methods of explanation, etc. (Including lots of TAB and backing tracks is already in the plan).
I haven't ever taught any songs on my YouTube channel, so I experimented with creating a "Picking Wildwood Flower" lesson, which is a song I've been working on recently. I'd really appreciate any feedback/suggestions regarding whether I'm on the right track with this format, or what I can do differently in my videos to make them the kind of lessons that really make a difference for people.
I'm still a beginning mandolin player, so if your only suggestion are that I need a lot more practice, I completely agree! I'm definitely working on it! For what it's worth, I highly recommend becoming an expert player first, and then writing your book. Somehow I'm going about it the other way around, which can make for a pretty rough road at times.
Thanks for any insights you're willing to provide!
Scott
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