In this mandolin video lesson I’m showing you a cool and characteristic jazz lick in the style of horn players like Louis Armstrong. I demonstrate it over the classic Django Reinhardt tune "Swing 42".
In this mandolin video lesson I’m showing you how to improve your right hand technique by doing a nice sounding string skipping exercise. We’re working with the A-major Scale.
In this video lesson I’m showing you how to play some simple and powerful double stops in the style of Mr Bill Monroe himself.
Learning these two note chords is a good way to improve your ability to visualize and see the patterns and shapes of the mandolin fretboard.
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In this video I’m giving you 3 Simple but Powerful tips that can help you get to next level in your mandolin playing.
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In this video I’m here to recommend the new Mandolins & Beer Podcast. I also want to share some specific things that really inspired me listening to the first episode.
In this video lesson I’m showing you how to use arpeggios to solo on the Gypsy Swing classic Minor Swing by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli.
In this video lesson I’m showing you an easy and good sounding turnaround in the key of C. We cover some essential jazz mandolin chords. C - Am7 - Dm7 - G7
In this video lesson I’m showing you how to improve your improvisation and soloing with the use of the Dominant Bebob Scale for your 12 bar blues in A. The chords are A7, D7, E7. The scale is derived from the Mixolydian mode and has a chromatic passing tone between the 7th and the root.
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In this video lesson I’m showing you the mandolin chords for Minor Swing by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli. Am6, Dm6, Bb7 and E7.
In this Live Mandolin Workshop I’m talking about the 3 important keys for improvement of your mandolin playing.
In this video lesson I’m showing you a cool ending lick to use for swing tunes. I play it in the key of C-major and demonstrate it playing the jazz standard All Of Me.
