Mandolin master Mike Marshall is an engaging instructor with a unique (and fun) teaching perspective. He provides a personal back-up band throughout this DVD so you can play along as you work out your licks, solos and improvisations. Along the way, he teaches music fundamentals, improves your fingerboard technique and helps you develop the tools to improvise on-the-spot solos. Arpeggios are the building blocks of music. Mike breaks each chord shape into its separate notes, starting with basic first position 1-3-5 triads and then moving through every position on the fingerboard. In his hands, these arpeggios turn quickly from simple exercises into demonstrations of musical creativity. Major, minor, 7th, 6th, diminished and other forms follow, and before long you ll be using them to solo in a variety of rhythmic and musical styles and genres, from bluegrass to samba. Illustrating his musical points on an oversize pad, Mike brings clarity to basic music theory, showing you how the chords, notes and progressions work together in building improvisations. He passes along essential fretboard knowledge and the playing skills necessary to hold your own in any band or jam session.
B**S
This will take your fretboard knowledge and improving skills to ...
This will take your fretboard knowledge and improving skills to new vistas. Mike even has a couple of buds that help make the live backtracks!Definitely check out his chord video in addition.This is as close to playing with Mike Marshall that we mortals are allowed unless we're Lucky enough to take lessons with him.
T**E
Excellent video but moves fast
This seems to be good program but I find it hard to keep up. Plan on working with it in short segments, then practice those until you can do them well before moving on.
S**O
for mandolin players
You must have it ! A great Dvd to study , as the otehr Mike's Dvd and books, really good. Mike is the best mandolin teacher I know and he is the best mandolin player I know, too
M**Y
this dvd was obviously used
Arrived with many scratchs in spite of the shrink wrap.
S**D
GREAT DVD
Of all the DVD's out there about learning to play the mandolin, Mike Marshall's are the BEST by far. He doesn't teach you to play individual songs as much as he teaches you how to play the mandolin.
B**N
A waste of money
Mike moves too fast for this beginner! For me this was a huge waste of money.
C**T
Great for beginners
Great instruction!
K**A
Wonderful Workout for Mandolin by Mike Marshall
Mike Marshall's workout is a must for every mandolin player. He always gives you tips and tricks that really help you out. Great fun.
L**N
Five Stars
Excellent
S**Y
Feel like you've missed something? This DVD is for you!
Mike Marshall is one of my favourite musicians and I love his ability to work seamlessly in many different genres. I had no idea his abilities as a teacher would help me out so much either. I came across this DVD recently whilst looking for musical inspiration and new things to learn on my Octave Mandolin. As a predominately folk player I realised that there where a lot of fundamental musical tools I was missing in order to step across the folk world boundary and start experimenting with playing other types of music. This DVD has helped me by simply and un-patronisingly laying out the building blocks of tonality in a straight forward way. Mike quickly covers ground and introduces concepts in a very understandable and down to earth manner. I'm still working through the DVD and I can see there is a lot for a beginner contained in it. You learn all your arpeggios and how they work in their keys. You'll learn the nature of music and chords by covering not only major and minor (IV-V -I) but also circle of fifths, maj7, 7, 6 and m7 chords. progressing eventually to jazz minor and major II-V7-I's.I can't stress this enough - if you are feeling overwhelmed with theory this DVD will clearly and concisely guide you through everything you need to know to play songs and tunes with confidence and great tonality.Thanks Mike for a great, great DVD.
A**R
Three Stars
Disc need a wipe clean,apart from that condition good
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