Essential Techniques for Mandolin
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Author: Chris Thile, Happy TraumBrand: Homespun
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 85 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-06-01
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: 641545
Studio: Hal Leonard
Product features:
- Learn:"Ode to a Butterfly""Hop the Fence""Red Haired Boy""Swallowtail Jig" Chris also plays:"When the Mandolins Dream""Raining at Sunset"
DVD Reviews of Essential Techniques for Mandolin
DVD Review: Not for the absolute beginner/improver more for the Intermediate player
Summary: 3 Stars
Good for Improvers (2 years+) & Intermediate wishing to stepup their technique.
Covers both Left & Right hand focus and exercises. Pick-up Notes and Excellent Arpeggio exercises through the keys.
A bit of Pull-Offs and Hammer-Ons.
However a bit scatty and distracting at times, nor did I like the dark backdrop and dark finger board on the mandolin.
The menu access to exercises could be better organised, more granular and greatly improved. I did like the addition of the sheet music.
A good resource to the mandolin player and one for the collection.
However, if you are a complete beginner/improver I would recommend you get 'How to Play the Irish Mandolin' by Anthony Warde [Waltons Music - CW Productions Ireland].
In addition to scales, tuning, left & right hand focus and exercises also covers the following-(clearly explained)
Triplets, Arpeggios, Hammer ons, Pull-Offs, minor keys, using tone, Tremolo, Cross Picking, Damping, Pinkie (Luidin)-little finger exercises, split strings etc.
However note that it does NOT include sheet music of the tunes.
For Intemediate to Advanced players I would recommend 'New Celtic Mandolin' DVD by Simon Mayor [Acoustics Masterclass] with a number of tunes with 'Top of the Class' breakdown of how they are played. One of my favourites a slow air 'Buachaill Chaol Dubh'(in Gaelic 'the dark slender boy')and associated booklet ISBN:095227762X [Acoustics].
After learning the melodic skeleton of your tunes go for melodic fragments and variations as described in 'Developing Melodic Variations' by John McGann[MelBay]0786650990.
A solid referene is also ''Blue Grass Mandolin' by Jack Tottle [Oak Pub] ISBN: 0825601541 & 0711903204 (UK) & ''110 Scottish Tunes' [Waltons] ISBN: 9781871
For Irish session music sheets and accompanying CD recording use 'The Foinn Seisiun Book' ASIN:B000PSR3FW from 'Comhaltas', Monkstown, South County Dublin, Ireland. This is now becoming the standard for all Irish Sessions or O' Neills book of Tunes (1,850+ 'port/foinn'- i.e. tunes) [Waltons]ISBN:1857200276 or [Mel Bay]0786624981 or the series of 'Irish Traditional Music Session Tunes' by A. Sullivan [Halshaw Music UK].
See also 'Teach yourself Mandolin by Ear' 07866 07149.
For Irish Tin Whistle Tunes [Waltons] in Spanish 185720-1345, in Italian -1353, in French -1337, in German - 1329 and in Japanese -1329.
For a guide to 'SessEtte' ('Sessiun' Etiquette) see 'Field Guide to Irish Sessions' by Barry Fox[Rinehart]ISBN:1568331940. Good luck and enjoy.
Description of Essential Techniques for Mandolin
Chris Thile, mandolin virtuoso for the hit band Nickel Creek, shares his own successful formula for developing right- and left-hand dexterity, improving speed and accuracy, and playing with heightened musicality. Includes numerous tunes and exercises that will make a big difference in your playing. As a bonus, you'll hear astonishing performances of Chris' original tunes "When Mandolins Dream" and "Raining at Sunset." Includes music and tab. 85 minutes....Bestsellers in DVD
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