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Wow! Thank you all for the very thoughtful responses you've given. Based upon what I've read, I've made a resolution to do the following:

1) Get instruction but be choosy.
2) Ensure that the...

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I've been playing for nearly a year, and I'm trying to decide if I want to pay for professional instruction. I've had previous instruction, and I think (and have been told) that I...

Thanks for all the great responses! I'm planning on finding a different instructor--one that is an actual mandolinist. Thankfully, we had just started with the clarinet books, so I don't feel too...

Yes, I have asked. In fact, he gave a similar response--that the clarinet method was used to train guitarists on the Tonight Show. I've had my supsicions, though, because I get the feeling that he...

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I've only been playing the mandolin for a few months, and my instructor is teaching me from the H. Lazarus Method for Clarinet books. Besides, the low E and F notes that I can't play on the...