Re: New to Mandolin...What next?
I'm a novice who started from scratch with the mandolin. I've explored MandoLessons.com, bought a stack of books, signed up for Mike M on Artistworks, and taken a group online course with Matt Flinner. All have been good in their own way, especially Matt's class. The thing about ArtistWorks is after your subscription ends, you lose access to everything. Matt lets you download everything and you have it to work on later. Just recently I decided to invest in Brad Laird's " Mandolin Treasure Chest". Just over $100 with a coupon code, and there's a ton of videos and ebooks you download to your hard drive that start and the beginning and go pretty far. I'd listened to quite a few of his "Grass Talk Radio" podcasts, and exchanged a few emails with him. Really nice guy, smart and practical. I like the way he explains things and tells stories. He's not a superstar, but he is an accomplished working musician. His website is a bit of a maze.
Here at the Cafe, there's a dormant social group, "The Woodshed Study Group", for working on his Mandolin Master Class, a book that is included in the package.
I am also impressed with some of the things I have seen Matt Bruno post here and on his website.
Last edited by Sue Rieter; Jul-26-2022 at 7:59am.
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