New Feature: Quiz Your Bluegrass Guitar Knowledge
Fri, 06/02/2017 - 4:23pm
Good News: We just launched a new feature around here, Quizzes! These are going to test your knowledge about what's in the bluegrass guitar lessons, so if you've been spending a lot of time in the Learn channel you already have a huge advantage. You'll find multiple choice, True/False, questions with images and some audio questions too. So grab your guitar and get started!
There are two ways to access the self-assessment Quizzes
1. From the lesson lists for each section in the Learn channel, if there's a Quiz you'll see it appear at the bottom of the list. Basic Guitar, as an example:
4 Essential Bluegrass Guitar Scales: Beginner Lesson
Tue, 05/30/2017 - 11:55am
If you love bluegrass guitar you owe it to yourself to check out Bryan Sutton's lessons at ArtistWorks. Click here for free sample lessons!
You must learn to walk before you learn to run. When it comes to flatpicking, you must first learn your scales before learning to shred.
Learning some of the commonly used scales is a critical step towards advancing your skills as a bluegrass guitarist. As with any instrument, it's very important to make sure that you're taking your time with the basics before moving onto more complicated techniques and theories. Let’s go over some essential guitar scales you will want to learn early on before moving on to the more advanced concepts.
With some of these basic bluegrass guitar scales under your belt, you'll have a great foundation to build on when it comes to playing leads and improvising.
10 Mandolin Exercises
Fri, 05/26/2017 - 3:58pm
Regardless of how long you've been playing mandolin, developing and maintaining a regular practice routine is a critical component to your progression as a musician. As tempting as it can be to just grab the instrument and start playing, the key to continued progress with the mandolin is a disciplined practice routine of good habits. Here's a list of 10 important exercises to make sure to include whenever you practice. If you're already doing these, you'll be well-equipped while climbing Mt. Mandolin.
Interview with Mike Marshall on Grass Talk Radio
Fri, 05/19/2017 - 3:22pm
Check out this great interview Mike Marshall did recently on the Bradley Laird Grass Talk Radio podcast. They talk about how he got started in Florida to later getting involved playing with David Grisman, teaching mandolin and a whole lot more. You can listen here on the player or click here to learn more about the show.
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