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Mandolin Lessons: 3 Simplifying Difficult Tunes

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Overview

Learn how to break down popular but challenging songs like "Ride the Wild Turkey" and build your speed, dexterity, and ability to improvise, in these intermediate mandolin lessons.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
1. Advanced Mandolin Concepts
  • Introduction to advanced mandolin
  • What makes an advanced player, part 1
  • What makes an advanced player, part 2
  • Grooving
  • Practicing for speed, part 1
  • Practicing for speed, part 2
  • Advanced arpeggios, part 1
  • Advanced arpeggios, part 2
2. Chord Changes and Fingerbusters
  • Playing out of closed position
  • Making the chord changes—"Old Home Place"
  • "Chief Sitting in the Rain"
  • "Ride the Wild Turkey"
  • Final finger buster
3. Making Simple Tunes Difficult
  • Making simple tunes difficult, part 1
  • Making simple tunes difficult, part 2
  • Making simple tunes difficult, part 3
  • Scales with four fingers, part 1
  • Scales with four fingers, part 2
  • Reharmonizing traditional melodies
Conclusion
  • ArtistWorks and Next Steps

Taught by

Mike Marshall

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