Matt Flinner

Advanced Bluegrass Mandolin Soloing with Matt Flinner Curriculum (3/24-5/23)

 

 

 

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Join Grammy-nominated mandolinist Matt Flinner for a look into the mandolin styles of many of the bluegrass masters: Bill Monroe, Jesse McReynolds, Tim O’Brien, Adam Steffey and many others. Each week, students will look at two transcribed solos by one of the greats, along with some related exercises to help both improve technique and find ways of using melodic ideas in other solos.

Class sessions take place on Tuesdays at 2 pm and 9 pm eastern time (they’re the same—we’ve added the 2 pm time for the convenience of students in the UK and Europe, but anyone who finds the time convenient is welcome to join!  And students can attend both sessions if they want to).  Practice/review sessions will take place on Saturdays at 12:30 pm eastern time.  The weeks of February 25 and March 4 will be off.  There will be a total of eight weeks of classes in 10 weeks’ time.  

The course is recommended for intermediate to advanced players.

 

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Week 1 (3/24)

Bill Monroe 

Melodic Exercise I

Rhythms using down-strokes

Picking Exercise I

Rocky Road Blues

Columbus Stockade Blues

 

Week 2 (3/31)

Roland White

Expanding on Monroe Style

Some bluesy licks

Double Stop Exercise I

If You’re Ever Gonna Love Me

Can’t  You Hear Me Calling

 

Week 3 (4/7)

John Duffey

Playing rock and roll licks on the mandolin

Various positions on the neck

Moving between positions

Structuring solos using double stops and licks

Rider

Sunrise

 

Week 4 (4/14)

Tim O’Brien  

Picking Exercise II

A few jazz-influenced licks

Some more position shifts

High on a Mountain

Life’ Too Short

 

Week 5 (4/21)

Ronnie McCoury

Expanding further on Monroe Style

Picking Exercise III

Double stops up the neck in various keys

Southbound

I Feel the Blues Movin’ In

 

Week 6 (4/28)

Sam Bush 

Picking Exercise IV

Melodic Exercise II 

A few up the neck licks

I’ll Be on that Good Road Someday

Howlin’ at the Moon (Peter Rowan)

 

Week 7 (5/5)

Adam Steffey 

Picking Exercise V

Playing in B

A few bluesy chromatic runs

More position shifts

Another Day, Another Dollar

Cluck Old Hen

 

Week 8 (5/19)

David Grisman

Picking Exercise VI

Melodic Exercise III

Minor key melodic ideas

A few more up the neck licks

Knockin’ on Your Door

EMD

 

The course fee is $225.  Register by 2/15 for just $150!

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