New Mandolin Lessons on the Circle of 5ths
Fri, 01/17/2014 - 11:08am
Topics: mandolin, mike marshall
Here's a new 7-part mandolin lesson on using the Circle of 5ths. Mike breaks down the logic of how to use the circle of 5ths for mandolin and how to find common patterns to use and gives you some new ways to work out relationships between keys. He's also put together 2-5-1 patterns for every key around the circle, giving you an expansive way to practice and familiarize these concepts. There are useful diagrams attached to the lesson page for you to print out and use in your own practice spaces.
This is also a new VE category, so feel free to submit your 2-5-1 and Circle of 5th related questions and performances directly to the topic now. Find it in the Additional Lessons & More sections of the lessons!
New Section - Mandolin and Banjo Concepts
Mon, 01/13/2014 - 6:54pm
Good news, we just uploaded a whole new section to the Mandolin school. This was footage we recorded when Tony was here filming new banjo lessons for his students, Mike came by to join in on the fun too. It's a mix of jamming and discussion and there's lots of new stuff to check out. The new section is located in Music+ / Special Guests / Mike Talks with Tony Trischka.
New tunes / topics include:
- Paddy on the Turnpike
- Ditzy & Zesty
- Mandolin and Banjo Concepts
- Soldiers Joy
- Soldiers Joy (performance in Key of E)
- Billy in the Lowground (performance and analysis)
- Brazilian Choro (2 parts)
- Groundspeed
- Blackberry Blossom
- John Henry
Good news, we just uploaded a whole new section to the Mandolin school. This was footage we recorded when Tony was here filming new banjo lessons for his students, Mike came by to join in on the fun too. It's a mix of jamming and discussion and there's lots of new stuff to check out. The new section is located in Music+ / Special Guests / Mike Talks with Tony Trischka.
New tunes / topics include:
- Paddy on the Turnpike
- Ditzy & Zesty
- Mandolin and Banjo Concepts
- Soldiers Joy
- Soldiers Joy (performance in Key of E)
- Billy in the Lowground (performance and analysis)
- Brazilian Choro (2 parts)
- Groundspeed
- Blackberry Blossom
- John Henry
New Performances & Mandolin Lessons
Thu, 12/12/2013 - 2:29pm
Great news, we've got some more mandolin lessons up in the Additional Tunes & More area: "Big Man From Syracuse", and "Soldier's Joy". As a bonus, we also have Mike performing these tunes with Caterina Lichtenberg from their recent performance at the Freight & Salvage. These are also both new VE categories, so you can submit your own versions of these tunes directly through the lesson pages now for Mike's feedback. To get to the new stuff, there's a link the lessons on the left and a link to the performances on the right if you click on the images below.
Great news, we've got some more mandolin lessons up in the Additional Tunes & More area: "Big Man From Syracuse", and "Soldier's Joy". As a bonus, we also have Mike performing these tunes with Caterina Lichtenberg from their recent performance at the Freight & Salvage. These are also both new VE categories, so you can submit your own versions of these tunes directly through the lesson pages now for Mike's feedback. To get to the new stuff, there's a link the lessons on the left and a link to the performances on the right if you click on the images below.
New Mandolin Lessons: Chanukah & Minor Swing
Tue, 12/03/2013 - 4:57pm
Topics: mandolin, mike marshall
Seasons Greetings! We got a couple new mandolin lessons up in the Additional Tunes & More area.
The first one is a Chanukah song called "Oifen Pripitchik" - which translates to "By the Fireplace". The next lesson is the famous Django Reinhardt tune "Minor Swing"… there has been a lot of discussion on here about this one so Mike's recorded a 4-part lesson that goes over some great ideas and variations for the chords, melody, and ways to think about improvising leads over the song.
UPDATE: We just added another one: Silent Night, a new three part lesson that breaks down the holiday classic by chords, melody and variations.
Seasons Greetings! We got a couple new mandolin lessons up in the Additional Tunes & More area.
The first one is a Chanukah song called "Oifen Pripitchik" - which translates to "By the Fireplace". The next lesson is the famous Django Reinhardt tune "Minor Swing"… there has been a lot of discussion on here about this one so Mike's recorded a 4-part lesson that goes over some great ideas and variations for the chords, melody, and ways to think about improvising leads over the song.
UPDATE: We just added another one: Silent Night, a new three part lesson that breaks down the holiday classic by chords, melody and variations.
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