Bluegrass Mandolin 102 Curriculum

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

Here is the curriculum for the Bluegrass Mandolin 102 online course, which runs from January 5-March 5. The course is intended for intermediate to advanced players. Classes take place Tuesday evenings at 9 pm eastern time, and review sessions take place on Saturday mornings at 11 am eastern time (note: the week of February 23rd is off, due to Matt’s tour schedule). The registration fee is $200.

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BLUEGRASS MANDOLIN 102 WITH MATT FLINNER CURRICULUM:

Week 1 (1/5)

Re-introduction to double stops
Picking Exercises I
Playing some fills
Keys of G, A, and D
Little Cabin Home on the Hill
Bonus tune: Little Joe

Week 2 (1/12)

Shifting positions
Double stop exercises in C and F
Adding some V-I licks
East Virginia Blues
Bonus Material: I Ain’t Gonna Work Tomorrow

Week 3 (1/19)

Minor Keys
Minor double stop exercises
Wayfaring Stranger
Bonus tune: Blue Diamond Mine

Week 4 (1/26)

The Blues in Bluegrass
Finding blue notes
Blues licks you can throw into a tune or backup
Lonesome Road Blues
Bonus tune: Freight Train Boogie

Week 5 (2/2)

Waltz Time
Tremolo exercises
Double stops in E and B
Tag licks in 3/4 time
Down in the Willow Garden
Bonus tune: Blue Moon of Kentucky

Week 6 (2/9)

Crosspicking with double stops
Picking Exercises II
A few licks to throw in at the end of solos
Little Darlin’ Pal of Mine
Bonus tune: Motherless Children

Week 7 (2/16)

Using diatonic double stops in creating melody
Diatonic double stop exercise
A few scales
Eight More Miles to Louisville
Bonus tune: John Hardy

Week 8 (3/1)

Tying it all together
Adding some licks and improvising
Combining double stops and licks
Dark Hollow
Bonus tune: John Henry

See the curriculum for Bluegrass Mandolin 101 with Matt Flinner.

See the curriculum for Newgrass Mandolin with Matt Flinner.

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