This course has concluded. To view the current list of courses offered, visit the Winter Online Course page.
Here is the Curriculum for Bluegrass Mandolin 101, which will run from April 1 to May 31, 2014. Class sessions take place online every Tuesday evening from 8-9 pm CST, and practice/review sessions take place online every Saturday morning from 10-10:45 am CST. For more info about the course, visit the Bluegrass Mandolin 101 and 102 page. To go to the registration page, click here.
Week 1 (4/1/14):
Three Warmup Exercises
Intro to Double Stops
Intro to Position Playing
Double Stop Exercise in G
Hard Times
Bonus tune: Down to the River to Pray
Week 2 (4/8):
Moving to the Key of A
Some tag licks to add to your solos
Double Stop Exercise in A
Backup playing and fills
I Saw the Light
Bonus tune: Long Black Veil
Week 3 (4/15):
Some small position shifts
Adding some licks to your solos
“Blue” notes
Keep on the Sunny Side of Life
Bonus tune: Ain’t Nobody Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone
Week 4 (4/22):
Position II
Three different kickoffs
Evening Prayer Blues
Bonus tune: Great High Mountain
Week 5 (4/29):
Shifting from one position to another
Transposing to other keys
Bury Me Beneath the Willow
Bonus tune: Oh Susanna
Week 6 (5/6):
More position shifts
Turnarounds I-V-I
Double Stop Exercise in C
More Pretty Girls Than One
Bonus tune: Way Downtown
Week 7 (5/13):
Using “Open” Style Double Stops
Some open style licks
Home Sweet Home
Bonus tune: New River Train
Week 8 (5/27):
Other keys: B, E, F and Bb
Mixing double stops, licks and tags
My Home’s Across the Blue Ridge Mountains
Bonus tune: Foggy Mountain Top
The View From Here
Walking on the Moon
Latitude
Music du jour
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