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Register for Advanced Bluegrass Mandolin Soloing with Matt Flinner
See the Bluegrass Mandolin Backup and Fills with Matt Flinner curriculum (1/4-3/6)
Join Grammy-nominated mandolinist Matt Flinner for a look into the mandolin styles of many of the bluegrass masters: Bill Monroe, Jesse McReynolds, David Grisman, Mike Compton 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 1 pm and 9 pm eastern time (they’re the same—we’ve added the 1 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 1 pm eastern time. The week of February 2 will be off. There will be a total of eight weeks of classes in nine weeks’ time.
The course is recommended for intermediate to advanced players.
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WEEK 1 (1/5)
Bill Monroe
Playing out of the chop chord position
A few Bill Monroe Licks
Picking Exercise I
Roll On, Buddy Roll On
White House Blues
WEEK 2 (1/12)
Frank Wakefield:
A mix of double stops
A few Wakefield licks
Staggered arpeggio exercise
Picking Exercise II
Little Maggie
Bluegrass Stomp
WEEK 3 (1/19)
Tim O’Brien
Getting around in the key of B
Arpeggio Pattern II
A couple of Tim O’Brien licks
Blue Night
Back Up and Push
WEEK 4 (1/26)
Jesse McReynolds
Crosspicking Patterns I & II
Crosspicking and double stops
Double Stop Exercise II
Is It True
Tears of Regret
WEEK 5 (2/9)
Mike Compton
Some Monroe-style sliding licks
Position shifts
Picking Exercise III
Wood Butcher’s Walkabout
Every Humble Knee Must Bow
WEEK 6 (2/16)
Sam Bush
Double Stops in A
Some bluesy A licks
Last Train (Peter Rowan)
Cripple Creek (Butch Robins)
WEEK 7 (2/23)
Alan Bibey
Playing in open position in B
A few Alan Bibey licks
More double stops
Worried Man Blues
Cry Baby Cry
WEEK 8 (3/2)
David Grisman
A few Dawg licks
Different ways of playing chords in backup and solos
Crusher and Hoss
Dawg Patch
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