Mandolin Lessons: 2 Soloing Ideas & Kickoffs

Learn how to play the mandolin. Get practice exercises to stay motivated, increase your speed and dexterity, and build your repertoire of solo and kickoff material.

Introduction

• Welcome

1. Gear and Setup

• Introduction to intermediate mandolin
• Adjusting your action
• Changing your strings, part 1
• Changing your strings, part 2
• Tuning up

2. More Fun with Theory

• 1-6-2-5 progression
• Fun with theory
• Moveable chords introduction
• Three moveable chords

3. Intermediate Mandolin Tunes

• "Cookoo's Nest"
• "Red Haired Boy"
• "Salt Creek"
• Positions
• "Fisher's Hornpipe", part 1
• "Fisher's Hornpipe", part 2

4. Practicing

• How to practice
• Using target notes: "Golden Slippers"
• Using target notes: "Liberty"
• Speed and relaxation

5. The Blues

• Turnaround licks 1-5-1
• Blues scale, part 1
• Blues scale, part 2
• "June Apple"
• "Worried Man Blues", part 1
• "Worried Man Blues", part 2
• Ear training
• Stretching exercises and finger busters
• Kickoffs, part 1
• Kickoffs, part 2

Conclusion

• ArtistWorks and Next Steps