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If by "dots" you mean standard notation, then I'm in a similar place with the mandolin. I find the notation to be easier to sight read and to gain a broader understanding of the piece of music. The...

This seems like an ad in the wrong section of the forum.

That's a very interesting comment about Art, given that everything that's made is a form of human expression. The hierarchy of 'utility' versus 'ART' seems challenged by better machines. And many...

You mean 'le fil'?

I attend the session in question on a regular basis. It's a great, welcoming session. Please do not speculate about the character of the session. I have contacted the OP privately, and I'm happy...

Amanda -

Did you attend the Montpelier Rabble Rouser session? I'm a regular there, although I did not attend yesterday. Happy to fill you in on the scene. You'll be fine. You just need to...

In most languages it is feminine.

In Spanish it's feminine - la mandolina
In French it's feminine - la mandoline
in German it's feminine - die mandoline
in Dutch it's feminine
In Russian it's...

nope, nope, nope....

no genders or names, please!

(well, I guess Jeff Mando is OK...:cool:)

Agree with all other points made here. Interesting. My first thought was that its just like boats. A quick Google search says, "By referring to boats as 'she', sailors expressed their reliance on...

Two things about this have always seemed fairly evident. First is that men frequently express affection for, dote on, and even caress objects that they possess such as instruments and vehicles, and...

I have that book, "The Scottish Violinist" which is in fact a book of selected JSS compositions from several of his collections, and some of his variations on tunes like "East Neuk of Fife".
It's a...

Yep. Indeed, the list of signatories to that letter struck me as somewhat interesting given the fact that many of those newer artists owe at least some of their success to an algorithm that promoted...

I agree that AI will start with pop music, which is already quite formulaic. Û Can AI create improvisational music ?

The post I responded to said "And yet every town has a "Classic Rock" station burning you out to the tunes you burned out to all those yers ago." My only point is that "every [American] town"...

Hear it played here by Dave Swarbrick at around 2:26/


https://youtu.be/1upYyh4J7R4?si=zkVEnhC9xYmmSCIL

I wouldn't play both at the same time. I would likely use the higher notes for beginning verses and end the last verse with the lower notes.

I think there have been many editions between the original and the 2013 re-publication. I bought a brand new copy, just like Frank's, in the early 1970's. There was no publication date or...

This Scottish site says that The Scottish Violinist was published in 1900. I'm surprised that I can't find more sites with the original publication date, as Scott Skinner was popular internationally...

Ha! Yeah it is from this collection: https://www.cranfordpub.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=CPOS&Product_Code=SV-b&Category_Code=S

There is no information about the original...

It couldn't be done on fiddle either. Skinner (1843-1927) often gave alternate ways of playing a tune, which is what he did here. He was a highly skilled, trained musician and a stage performer, who...

I can’t see how I would play both ascending and descending lines at the same time. Am I supposed to?
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Sure Simon, look here:

https://www.uv.es/perezgil/K_INTERPRETACION.htm

When I first started getting into the mandolin, I saw a lot of videos with F-style mandos and was at first enamored with the scroll. "Wow, fancy." But then I realized that I like the sound of oval...

This is the theme of the film Balalaika (1939), an American musical romance film based on the 1936 London stage musical of the same name. Directed by Reinhold Schunzel, it starred Nelson Eddy and...

Yes I know some cobblers. They've resoled my old boots a few times.

Not everyone who enjoys real, live, handmade by humans organic music is a grumpy old hipster. I see lots of folks of all ages...