Summer Intensive 201 Curriculum

This course has concluded. To view the current list of courses offered, visit the Winter Online Course page.

The 201 level course is intended for students at an intermediate to advanced level, and will use swing and jazz-related material as examples and exercises. Some material may be more easy or more challenging for individual students. Students are encouraged to prioritize certain exercises according to their ability level, and are given the option of adding to many of the exercises in order to further challenge themselves if they wish to. Part of the intent of the course is to challenge students at a variety of levels, and to help students advance their playing, learn new musical ideas and have more fun playing the mandolin regardless of their ability level.

Here is the 201 Curriculum:

WEEK 1

Picking Exercise: 2-string exercises across the strings

Fingering Exercise: finger combinations on one string, full range of the string

Scale Exercise: Closed position scales in D

Arpeggio Exercise: Major 7 Arpeggios, 3 inversions

Double Stop Exercise: Double stops in E

Chord Exercise: 3 note major chords

Lick: Two arpeggio licks on one string

Tune: Herman’s Rag

WEEK 2

Picking Exercise: 3-string picking exercise

Fingering Exercise: finger combinations on two strings

Scale Exercise: Mixolydian scales and patterns

Arpeggio Exercise: Dominant 7th Arpeggios, 2 octaves

Double Stop Exercise: Double Stops in A—various inversions on I-IV-V

Chord Exercise: Inversions of 7th chords

Lick: Mixolydian lick around the circle of 5ths

Tune: Right or Wrong

WEEK 3

Picking Exercise: 3 string picking/chord exercise

Fingering Exercise: Chromatic fingering exercise

Scale Exercise: Playing Dorian scales and patterns

Arpeggio Exercise: Minor 7 Arpeggios, 2 octaves

Double Stop Exercise: creating smooth ii-V-I double stops

Chord Exercise: ii7-V7-I progressions in 6 keys

Lick: “‘Round Midnight” lick in 6 keys

Tune: Lady Be Good

WEEK 4

Picking Exercise: Triplets

Fingering Exercise: Chromatic fingering exercise II

Scale Exercise: F Major scale and pattern in thirds

Arpeggio Exercise: Minor, Dominant and Major Arpeggios in a key

Double Stop Exercise: Double Stops in F

Chord Exercise: Diatonic 3 note chords

Lick: V-I triplet lick

Tune: Straight, No Chaser

The fee for the course is $120.

Students can resister for both the 101 and 201 courses at a discounted rate of $200. You can go ahead and sign up for both and we’ll apply the discount afterwards, or email Matt at [email protected] if you want to make other payment arrangements or have questions.

You can register for the 201 course here.

To view the 101 level curriculum, click here.

To return to the Summer Mandolin Intensive 101 and 201 page, click here.