it's really the kind of exercise I need. Thank you Magnus. I regret not having had a teacher like you, who knows what exercise to give for each type of skill to acquire.
From Nepal. You are my best mandolin trainer. I am learning mandolin systematically watching your lession in youtube. Thank you so much sir. Best regards!
Hello Magnus, I have been away from my mandolin for about 5 monrhs due to a left hand injury. Nothing too major, but the callouses and muscules were pretty much gone. I have been watching your older vids to try to get motivated back to playing. I played a couple tunes I knew well over a phone call to my cousin in different city. She was very impressed, but I was sure it was not my best performance. I know these exercises will help me get back to my "normal" abilities. Thanks, my friend, Bob in Montana
Hey There! It's wonderful and greetings from Sri Lanka, I love to ask your advise for selecting a good mandolin, what are the brands? Also can you give hints on quality of Pick
Hi, I have been a violin player for many years. Just started the mandolin. The right hand sync with the left has been difficult. Thanks for this exercise. I have also been trying to find the sheet music for the Loggins and Messina song " Be Free" Do you know it? It is a great mandolin song. Cheers! Jake Fish
Sir,your videos are boon for learners indeed. Sir, I want to know one thing that really confuses me. Suppose a song contains both the major and minor 3rd note of the scale, then how to determine the scale of the song? Will that be in major or minor scale? I try to find it through chord progression but i fail to do that sometimes. Please let me know in such a case what the scale would be. And Sir one more thing, I have read somewhere that Dminor is the parallel minor of Dmaj. Is this correct?
Hi! A scale with both minor and major 3rd will give a very bluesy sound. For a song in major, try add the minor 3rd as a grace note to the major third. Sounds bluesy! Dminor is the parallell minor of FMajor.
Hi Pete, I do believe that the motion come from both the wrist and the elbow. AND yes, playing fast and slow feels different I would say. Maybe the bootcamp will interest you.www.mandolinsecrets.com/bootcamp
Hi magnus, love your generosity and bright clear lessons. Over here in England you are much appreciated.
Came here via Reddit. Loved this lesson! Thanks
Thanks Blue Gnome!
One month ago started to learn Mandolin! Thanks for good advise. Greetings from Germany!
You are so generous with your lessons, many thanks.
Thanks! I'm glad to hear that. :-)
Greetings from Russia. Your lessons are helping me so much. Many thanks. Dave.
Many thanks from Paris (France). Your lessons are very clear and pedagogical, I appreciate them a lot !
Thanks IG! I´m glad to hear that.
it's really the kind of exercise I need. Thank you Magnus. I regret not having had a teacher like you, who knows what exercise to give for each type of skill to acquire.
Thanks Christian! I´m glad to hear that. No time for regret, we´re working on it in the exact right time. ;-)
From Nepal. You are my best mandolin trainer. I am learning mandolin systematically watching your lession in youtube. Thank you so much sir. Best regards!
Many Thanks from Spain Magnus. Useful lesson indeed!!!
Thanks Pep! Greetings from Sweden!
Jeff Cassinelli - Roseville CA- thank u great exercise- teaching right hand only to an injured student while left is recovering
I will be glad to purchase or subscribe, either way. I have confidence in you and look forward to being a student.
Hello Magnus, I have been away from my mandolin for about 5 monrhs due to a left hand injury. Nothing too major, but the callouses and muscules were pretty much gone. I have been watching your older vids to try to get motivated back to playing. I played a couple tunes I knew well over a phone call to my cousin in different city. She was very impressed, but I was sure it was not my best performance. I know these exercises will help me get back to my "normal" abilities. Thanks, my friend, Bob in Montana
I've been playing for 50 years but can always learn something new--I'm in Red Bank, NJ USA
Eileen, so true! Sometimes I do have the feeling, -the more I develop the more I realize there is to learn. :-) Keep up!
Mel from Bensalem Pennsylvania USA. Very useful info. Playing mando less than a year but years of guitar experience.
Thanks Mel! I also started playing mando with a guitar background.
Another gem tks
this is great. I will subscribe. thank you
Thanks for the sub!
Roy from Louisiana lurking mandolin
Never been big on speed in anything but, i'm giving it a go.
Cool! And there´s lot of other things to improve doing exercises like this as well. Tone!
I had always wondered how to play fast without going into tremolo and this video has just given me a breakthrough, I guess!
Thanks Dr.Sandesh! Glad if this can help you.
Hi Magnus - I’m Jo from Nova Scotia, Canada.
Lou from iNorth Carolina
Lots of great ideas! Certainly lifting the finger is slower..never considered that. I feel my left hand is a big challenge. I don't feel anchored.
Thanks Michael! Keep up the good work!
Great tutorials, great videos. Have reached out via email.
Thanks!
I would like to be part of the learning community you mentioned.
Hi Magnus my name is Pam I live in USA New Jersey
Hey There! It's wonderful and greetings from Sri Lanka, I love to ask your advise for selecting a good mandolin, what are the brands? Also can you give hints on quality of Pick
Hi, I have been a violin player for many years. Just started the mandolin. The right hand sync with the left has been difficult. Thanks for this exercise.
I have also been trying to find the sheet music for the Loggins and Messina song " Be Free" Do you know it? It is a great mandolin song.
Cheers!
Jake Fish
Cool Jake! No, I don´t know that song.
Sir,your videos are boon for learners indeed. Sir, I want to know one thing that really confuses me. Suppose a song contains both the major and minor 3rd note of the scale, then how to determine the scale of the song? Will that be in major or minor scale? I try to find it through chord progression but i fail to do that sometimes. Please let me know in such a case what the scale would be.
And Sir one more thing, I have read somewhere that Dminor is the parallel minor of Dmaj. Is this correct?
Hi! A scale with both minor and major 3rd will give a very bluesy sound. For a song in major, try add the minor 3rd as a grace note to the major third. Sounds bluesy!
Dminor is the parallell minor of FMajor.
When you play the exercise slower you use the wrist only but when you play fast, you mainly use your elbow. This confuses me.
Hi Pete, I do believe that the motion come from both the wrist and the elbow. AND yes, playing fast and slow feels different I would say. Maybe the bootcamp will interest you.www.mandolinsecrets.com/bootcamp
Speed comes from the picking hand, not the fretting hand.
So true!
Could you also post your videos on Bitchute? Thanks!
Hi Lisa, I´m not sure what Bitchute is...
This is not a mandolin. This is the Gibson SG, and your name is not Magnus. Your name is Angus, and you are playing in the AC/DC.
Haha! :-) It has never struck me, but there´s only an M differing the names... Rock on N Tatic!