Newgrass Mandolin with Matt Flinner 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 Newgrass Mandolin with Matt Flinner online course, which runs from January 6-March 5. The course is intended for intermediate-advanced players. Classes take place Wednesday evenings at 9 pm eastern time, and review sessions take place on Saturday mornings at 12:15 pm eastern time (note: the week of January 27th is off, due to Matt’s tour schedule). The registration fee is $200.

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NEWGRASS MANDOLIN WITH MATT FLINNER CURRICULUM:

Week 1 (1/6)

Bluegrass just outside the box
Double stops
A few licks in G
Whisper My Name
Bonus tune: Love, Come Home

Week 2 (1/13)

Adding some more advanced chords
Some position playing, some scale-style playing
Playing over minor chords
More licks in G, and transposing
Friend of the Devil
Bonus tune: Midnight Moonlight

Week 3 (1/20)

Rock & Roll grooves
The Rock & Roll chop feel
Adding ornaments in backup playing
A few rock & roll-friendly licks
Not Fade Away
Bonus tune: Jack Straw

Week 4 (2/3)

Advanced Fiddle Tunes
Shifting Positions I
More chord movement
Crazy Creek
Brilliancy

Week 5 (2/10)

The Blues
Blues grooves and backup
Blues licks in various keys
Moving chord inversions
The Thrill Is Gone
Bonus tune: Trouble in Mind

Week 6 (2/17)

Minor keys
Playing over minor progressions
Using chord tones in solos
With a Vamp in the Middle
Bonus tune: Me and My Uncle

Week 7 (2/22)

A Bit of Reggae
The Reggae Chop
Triplet Exercises
Three Little Birds
Bonus tune: One Love

Week 8 (3/2)

Tying it all together
Varying grooves on the same tune
Approaches to improv: double stops, positions, scales and arpeggios
Cold on the Shoulder
Bonus tune: Panama Red

See the curriculum for Bluegrass Mandolin 101 with Matt Flinner.

See the curriculum for Bluegrass Mandolin 102 with Matt Flinner.

Go back to the Bluegrass Mandolin 101 online program info page.