Know your Mandolin Fretboard - Essential Lesson for all players
In this mandolin video lesson I’m showing you how you learn to name the notes all over the fretboard.
This will improve your way to build:
- scales
- chords
- arpeggios
- and improve your communication with other musicians
This is important aspects for your musical freedom and your improvisation ability.
Mandolin Jazz Lesson - Swing Lick
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".
Mandolin Lesson - Right Hand Exercise
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.
Bluegrass Mandolin Lesson - Bill Monroe Double Stops
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.
The line comes from the bluegrass tune Tombstone Junction.
Mandolin Secrets Academy - Guided Tour Video
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3 Powerful Tips for the Progressing Mandolin Player (Boost Your Playing Today!)
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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New Podcast Every Mandolin Player Should Listen To - Mandolins And Beer
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.
Mandolin Arpeggios for Soloing - Minor Swing Lesson
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.
Jazz Chords Turnaround - Mandolin Swing Lesson
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
Jazz Blues Mandolin Lesson - Dominant Bebop Scale
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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