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    Hi,
    in November i started playing William Leavitt's Modern Method for Guitar on the Mandocello. I have decided to record the entire Book (Vol.1) on Video.
    (Corona Holidays). It was more difficult than I thought, but I'll have it finished by Christmas.
    What do you think about that project? Does it make sense?
    Here are the links to the YT vids.

    Section one:
    https://kunokunokuno.wordpress.com/mandocello-2/

    Section two:
    https://kunokunokuno.wordpress.com/section-two/

    Have fun and felix navidad

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    I have seen some of the videos ( though not all) and I must say that is quite an accomplishment.
    Do you think playing the Leavitt's Method has helped with your technical skills on the Mandocello?
    I have been away from guitar for a long time, but still refer to some of those basic concepts ( picking, strumming, baring chords) on the Mandocello.
    I have been playing my mandolas a lot lately and find that concepts from mandola usually transfer to mandocello without too much trouble
    not there is a lot of mandola instructional material out there either.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kuno Wagner View Post
    Hi,
    in November i started playing William Leavitt's Modern Method for Guitar on the Mandocello. I have decided to record the entire Book (Vol.1) on Video.
    (Corona Holidays). It was more difficult than I thought, but I'll have it finished by Christmas.
    What do you think about that project? Does it make sense?
    Here are the links to the YT vids.

    Section one:
    https://kunokunokuno.wordpress.com/mandocello-2/

    Section two:
    https://kunokunokuno.wordpress.com/section-two/

    Have fun and felix navidad

    Kuno
    Can you give a description of what the ideas/essentials of this method are?

    Is it transferable to the mandola or mandolin?
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    Quote Originally Posted by tmsweeney View Post
    Do you think playing the Leavitt's Method has helped with your technical skills on the Mandocello?
    One thing is certain, I have improved my sight reading skills. Until November i only used the F-Clef (Bickford Method). As you say, it's hard to find Scores for the Mandocello (especially if you not looking for Irish Folk, Bluegrass or Bach). I keep rethinking the role of the Mandocello, Leavitt helped me, to see it from a more or less (jazz) guitaristic point of view.

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    Quote Originally Posted by poul hansen View Post
    Is it transferable to the mandola or mandolin?
    Yes, I have played the method on the mandolin and I can say that it is much easier to play it on the mandolin than on the mandocello. you have limitations in the lower pitch range and in the more complex chords. (you have to thin them out).

    For the Mandola (C-G-d-a) it is very interesting because you can play in the Original Key or in the Universal Notation ("you pretend it is a mandolin").

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    Very nice recordings on youtube.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kuno Wagner View Post
    As you say, it's hard to fOne thing is certain, I have improved my sight reading skills. Until November i only used the F-Clef (Bickford Method). ind Scores for the Mandocello (especially if you not looking for Irish Folk, Bluegrass or Bach). I keep rethinking the role of the Mandocello, Leavitt helped me, to see it from a more or less (jazz) guitaristic point of view.
    I'll post this one more time in one more thread: I have mandocello scores and sources for music composed for plucked mandocello, not Irish, bluegrass or Bach but light classical. Feel free to message me.
    But yeah, you videos are very nice and. interesting to transfer from guitar.

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