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Mandolin Lessons: 2 Soloing Ideas & Kickoffs

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Learn how to play the mandolin. Get practice exercises to stay motivated, increase your speed and dexterity, and build your repertoire of solo and kickoff material.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
1. Gear and Setup
  • Introduction to intermediate mandolin
  • Adjusting your action
  • Changing your strings, part 1
  • Changing your strings, part 2
  • Tuning up
2. More Fun with Theory
  • 1-6-2-5 progression
  • Fun with theory
  • Moveable chords introduction
  • Three moveable chords
3. Intermediate Mandolin Tunes
  • "Cookoo's Nest"
  • "Red Haired Boy"
  • "Salt Creek"
  • Positions
  • "Fisher's Hornpipe", part 1
  • "Fisher's Hornpipe", part 2
4. Practicing
  • How to practice
  • Using target notes: "Golden Slippers"
  • Using target notes: "Liberty"
  • Speed and relaxation
5. The Blues
  • Turnaround licks 1-5-1
  • Blues scale, part 1
  • Blues scale, part 2
  • "June Apple"
  • "Worried Man Blues", part 1
  • "Worried Man Blues", part 2
  • Ear training
  • Stretching exercises and finger busters
  • Kickoffs, part 1
  • Kickoffs, part 2
Conclusion
  • ArtistWorks and Next Steps

Taught by

Mike Marshall

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