Tony’s first rule here is so close to what I always say is the point of the Autistic Mandolinist – getting past the identity-challenging fear that learning something new and doing things you aren’t yet good at can cause. So forget the end result, strap in, or...
Here is Wayne Benson on David Benedict’s channel, giving all kinds of little gems of advice on approaching, improving, and enjoying playing. The context is mandolin, but so much of what he talks about can apply across...
In this video, Danny Markovitch of Marbin Music makes a case for not tapping your foot when playing with others. I know I’ve had directors and producers both make a similar case (although with the producers it was more about the work required to nix the tapping...
CW: Use of the R word. In this incredibly efficient video from Dani Rabin, we move from note names to Nashville numbering of scale tones and chords through to harmonic analysis and the beginnings of chord substitution. I very much recommend this video if you have ever...
This is such a great lesson. Melvin doesn’t use these words particularly, but in the way I think about things, this is really about incorporating new musical grammar. And his methods of studying them feels very similar to how I study (and learn) a new...
