Learn foundations of bluegrass, classical, and Brazilian mandolin. Learn basics like holding and tuning a mandolin, positioning your hands and fingers, and playing simple chords.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
- Welcome
- Introduction to beginner mandolin
- About the mandolin
- Sitting position
- Sitting vs. standing
- Tuning
- The right hand, part 1
- The right hand, part 2
- The left hand, part 1
- The left hand, part 2
- Open chords, part 1
- Open chords, part 2
- Open chords, part 3
- "Old Joe Clark", part 1
- "Old Joe Clark", part 2
- "Liberty", part 1
- "Liberty", part 2
- "Boil Them Cabbage Down"
- "Hand Me Down My Walking Cane", basic rhythm, key of G
- Build your own exercise
- Fun with theory, part 1
- Fun with theory, part 2
- "Hand Me Down My Walking Cane", basic rhythm, key of D
- "I Am a Pilgrim"
- Finding minor chords
- Minor chord progression exercise
- Finding moveable chords
- The 7th or dominant chords
- 7th chords as dominants
- Playing 1-4-5 in minor
- Bluegrass chop chords, part 1
- Bluegrass chop chords, part 2
- Down and up picking basics
- "This Little Light of Mine"
- "Wabash Cannonball"
- Fiddle tune, "Devil's Dream" in A
- Banjo tune, "Cripple Creek" in G
- ArtistWorks and Next Steps
Taught by
Mike Marshall
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