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thanks a lot!

Hello, This is my first upload. learning frm this site for 14 months on and off. got the opportunity to jam with a friend.
La Noyee by Yann Tiersann
https://youtu.be/MDMJO7R7czw

To everyone recommending the best possible acoustic mandolin I can buy and add a pickup to it, I feel you. It is just that I only had a week, 10 days max to get the final product for a friend to...

continuing to report some of my progress on this thread and 3 questions that have come:
1. how fast should I be able to play a tune before I can shift to another from jethro's book ?

the speed...

sounds really cool way to practise! just to confirm that I got it right - I should try to sing to the tunes I am playing...lyrics can be my own..but matching the tune..and as I sing, I might wander...

Ok this is good advice and in parts what I have been doing so far. but here are some observations regarding that.
Part 3 is the easiest and the most fun - we are playing and integrating tunes that...

hello everyone, I hope all are safe.
I started playing last year and learned to play some basic tunes. this march I started with FFcP and ingrained the initial 4 positions on my left hands. I have...

Thanks JeffD! I see where you are coming from exactly. I have in the past suffered much from perfectionism and ambition, which ultimately takes the joy out of things and kept me constantly...

thanks for this. most of these bullet points are long term targets which can help me set short term tangible targets. scales and arpeggios are something I am on already, and this forum is allowing me...

this seems like great advice. this is something that I can do right away, nudges me to think about what is happening musically to be able to add chord/ double stop, and yet does not overwhelm me!...

beautifully played Toomas!
I have learned some basic tune on mandolin in the last 3 months, and getting into double stops, any tips on how to get good enough to be able to play the tunes you have...