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    Re: post a video of yourself

    thanks a lot!
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    Re: post a video of yourself

    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
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    Re: acoustic/electric mandolin in 2021

    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...
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    Re: acoustic/electric mandolin in 2021

    Thanks to all the reply, I was able to lock in on a Godin A-8 from a fellow forum member. Hope it reaches me in time and in beautiful condition!
    Happy playing and thanks to all the well meaning...
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    Re: acoustic/electric mandolin in 2021

    To give perspective, A friend is coming from the US to an asian country where I live in 20 days, and is willing to carry the instrument for me. Ordering directly to where I live will impose around...
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    acoustic/electric mandolin in 2021

    As the title says, I am looking for a decent A/E mandolin to be able to plug in and play but also strum without the electronic setup. I am learning jazz, but also play classical tunes and some...
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    Re: best use of GIJM and Jethro books

    Thanks for the reply Don :)
    I am trying to keep it fun. every once in a while I get excited about a tune I hear somewhere and then learn and play it to my hearts satisfaction!
    changing chords is...
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    Re: best use of GIJM and Jethro books

    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...
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    Re: best use of GIJM and Jethro books

    thanks for the reply lowtone. a lot of your threads and replies on the forum have helped me over time :). honing memorized tunes to performance level is something I am working on, and with ted's...
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    Re: best use of GIJM and Jethro books

    thanks for your reply don! first of all I feel a little overwhelmed getting advice from you, as I was just watching a youtube video of you playing while you were probably replying to this thread.
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    Re: best use of GIJM and Jethro books

    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...
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    Re: best use of GIJM and Jethro books

    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...
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    best use of GIJM and Jethro books

    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...
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    https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B07WQWBJNC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A14CZOWI0VEHLG&psc=1

    this mic is called moano Au-A04 is pretty inexpensive with great reviews.It is available in india and...
  15. Re: recorded tunes for turlough O'carloan music posted on the for

    thanks a lot guys, I think this will open up this great composer to me.
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    I recently came across these arrangements and tried to play a little. I cannot really play by reading sheet music and would be grateful if i can find these arrangements recorded somewhere to be able...
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    quick correction : paperback is available in general, but not available for delivery due to lock down in my area which is expected to continue for atleast 30 more days. I want to use the time to...
  18. Kindle edition of getting into jazz mandolin by Ted Eschliman

    I have developed a regular practice routine of the inrtoductary FfcP exercises which are available for free on jazzmando.com. I plan to buy the book, but live in india and only kindle edition is...
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    Re: Theory for beginners videos

    thanks a lot pete! you and some other content contributors have opened up mandolin playing as a possibility for people from low income nations like me~!
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    thanks! an hour of practice is the higher side of what I devote regularly, chunking practice in 15 minutes, with a warm up is surely great advice! thanks :D
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    This is architectonic. I completely understand (at least intellectually), and am trying to make sure that I pick up the instrument everyday and do some practice deliberately, with purpose. sometimes...
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    This is what my father does, he picked up the violin at the age of 46 and plays indian pop music from memory/listening, and that is all he does wrt the practice. his arguements are exactly the same...
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    perhaps you have something valuable that I cannot grasp at this time. the A in the SMART stands for attainable, and hence if someone sets a goal and fails to get there by following any short term...
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    thanks for both of your replies. yes, setting SMART goals is important, and often it is helpful to have a mentor or a teacher. I am relying on the internet, including this community for now, and my...
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    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...
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