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Mandolin Lessons: 3 Simplifying Difficult Tunes

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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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