Beginner Mandolin Practice Tips from Mike Marshall

Sdílet
Vložit
  • čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
  • Get FREE lessons here: tfir.es/AWFree...
    Use promo code TRIAL to get started on ArtistWorks for just $10: tfir.es/AWAllC...
    SUBSCRIBE to ArtistWorks on CZcams for more videos: tfir.es/AWCZcams
    Learn mandolin online with Mike Marshall at bit.ly/mandomike

Komentáře • 41

  • @ninaappasamy4155
    @ninaappasamy4155 Před 3 lety +5

    This is really helpful. Thank you. Since I already know how to read music, learning the notes to songs isn't so hard, but that's really only half of the game. I didn't realize how much my playing was hindered by the fact that I was constantly trying to hold my mandolin in place.

  • @paulruppa4160
    @paulruppa4160 Před 8 lety +6

    Mike, this is a great lesson. I'll be sending this link to all my current and former mandolin students. Part of my reasoning is that in this video you reinforce the direction that I've been giving for years. I could never come close to your playing, but my emphasis on fundamental tone production tone production technique syncs up with what I've learned and taught over the years. Students who follow your lead will be very happy with their success. Good luck with your school and Thanks!

  • @mrswhitesscienceclasses8463

    Thank you for taking time to make these videos. I look forward to working on these fundamental exercises- as soon as I get my fingers toughened up a bit more!

  • @iamsem2
    @iamsem2 Před 4 lety +3

    Thank you so much for these lessons! I just got a mandolin for Christmas and I love it.

    • @bkdexter79
      @bkdexter79 Před rokem +1

      The world is a better place with more Mandolin players!

  • @namelesswanderer9315
    @namelesswanderer9315 Před 2 měsíci

    Thanks for these videos. I wish I could afford your class on ArtistWorks, but it's beyond my budget by a lot.

  • @stephtraveler7378
    @stephtraveler7378 Před 5 lety +7

    Love it. Just like hitting a baseball or swinging a golfclub... Loose grip generates the power...

  • @jean-lucbersou758
    @jean-lucbersou758 Před 6 lety +6

    this mandolin has such a wonderful tone .....ready for Music .

  • @joesneon
    @joesneon Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you Mike,I am a guitar player and a little banjo. I am lookin forward to the mandolin!!!!

  • @radharcanna
    @radharcanna Před 3 lety +1

    Great tips. Thank you.

  • @MichaelDavis-dj7xc
    @MichaelDavis-dj7xc Před 2 lety

    Thanks Mike your a great teacher

  • @stephenreiss10
    @stephenreiss10 Před 3 lety +1

    What a great lesson. Thank you very much.👍

  • @howgoodcanyouget1943
    @howgoodcanyouget1943 Před 5 lety +2

    very useful tips to keep in mind. has helped me in the songs I post on my channel of beginner progress :)

  • @MrAuell
    @MrAuell Před 4 lety +1

    Hey Mike, you are one cool cat!!! I am getting a Northfield Big Mon ( Englemann) partly on having heard you rave about them. The raves of Adam Steffey and Emory Lester meant nothing to me.... just kidding. They meant a lot. I have the Northfield F5S here in trial and I will choose whichever I like best between it and the Big Mon. We’ll see! I do like the F5 pretty well. Thanks for all you do!

  • @jamescarroll6954
    @jamescarroll6954 Před 2 lety

    Take it from a self-“taught” player of stringed instruments who has arthritis and overuse injuries that could have been prevented-this guy knows what he’s talking about.

  • @RavenMadd9
    @RavenMadd9 Před 6 lety +2

    Thank you MM

  • @cbearw1
    @cbearw1 Před 5 lety +2

    Thankyou!

  • @mikewilliams258
    @mikewilliams258 Před 4 lety +9

    "Good to see you all?" How does he do it?

    • @peterdanner2336
      @peterdanner2336 Před 4 lety +2

      Mike Williams - One option, Euwall is a Scandinavian dude managing the camera 🧐

  • @TheSyngapur
    @TheSyngapur Před 5 lety +3

    Thanks Mike amazing videos, please could you recommend me some good and soft set strings? I'm using Daddario Nickel plated steel EJ67 and I found them really hard on my fingers. Maybe you know something more soft materials? Brand? Thanks in advance and I'm your fan number 1! Cheers

    • @TheSyngapur
      @TheSyngapur Před 4 lety

      @Gypsy Mandola a big star on the sky have your name, thanks a lot! Coated of course, maybe some specific brand? Again thanks in advance! ☺️

  • @jasperZoeChloe
    @jasperZoeChloe Před 5 lety +2

    5 min of pick tutorial is not what I expected

  • @vini4cordaseph6cordas44
    @vini4cordaseph6cordas44 Před 6 lety +2

    Esse cara toca pra caralho

  • @carloaiazzi6341
    @carloaiazzi6341 Před 3 lety

    Very good

  • @claudiaking3012
    @claudiaking3012 Před 5 lety +2

    Do you have some tips for how to toughen up your fingers when you are just a beginner?

    • @GoA7250
      @GoA7250 Před 5 lety

      Practice.... by doing is the only real way.

    • @kylemcdermott2728
      @kylemcdermott2728 Před 4 lety

      Play play play !!!

    • @LearnerChess
      @LearnerChess Před 4 lety +1

      Play until your fingers begin to hurt, being careful not to press down too hard on the strings. Then just repeat and soon your fingers won't bother you. (At least that's the way it worked for me. No need to torture yourself.)

    • @heatherwatterson590
      @heatherwatterson590 Před 3 lety

      Also make sure the action isn't too high on your instrument. If your mandolin is a student-style mandolin that's budget friendly, it's very likely to have the action too high (strings high off the fretboard), typical of economy brands, making you press harder thn you should have to. To solve this, take it to a music or guitar shop where they offer the service of "setting up" your instrument. This is part of it. It will help you not need to press down so hard. Not as expensive as you might think. ~$50. More if other stuff needs done. If it's more than $100, you're getting ripped off. God bless.

  • @carldelia2386
    @carldelia2386 Před 3 lety

    I just bought a Loar LM310. I’m not sure what gauge the strings are but they hurt my fingers. I’ve been playing for months now, I have calluses but I can’t seem to be able to play very long. Is there a gauge string you would recommend?

  • @ukewig
    @ukewig Před 2 lety

    Thanks beginner muchly!

  • @JustFiddler
    @JustFiddler Před 7 lety +2

    thank you

  • @MsCellobass
    @MsCellobass Před 4 lety +1

    Do u recommend thumb pick?

  • @MrMit-ng3dz
    @MrMit-ng3dz Před 4 lety +7

    i always did love to play the mandolin learned it in music class one day
    i never played any strings instrument before(had an electric guitar but i couldn't play it)
    but i was very good
    played lessons ahead of my class
    played songs i'd didn't know
    basically the teacher's favorite
    couple of months later the class stopped because one teacher said the it was the devil's instrument
    mfw i was called a satanist

    • @uPick-iLick
      @uPick-iLick Před 4 lety +1

      Dont consider it an insult, modern satanists (aside from the cult variety) are basically just an organized group of people whose main rule is "dont be an asshole"

    • @herbertwells8757
      @herbertwells8757 Před 4 lety +1

      @@uPick-iLick As my high school friend Chuck used to say, “Everybody’s gotta have something.”

  • @Bazerkly
    @Bazerkly Před 3 lety

    KOOL

  • @TomasAntmarkDagobert
    @TomasAntmarkDagobert Před 5 lety +3

    I thought i had big hands :D