Mandolin 0/1 What will I learn?

Whether you’re completely new to the mandolin or already have some experience, the aim of this class is to have fun making music and to help to give you a solid foundation on the mandolin. 

The class will focus on playing music together, learning tunes, chords and techniques. 

Learning by ear will be encouraged but music and mandolin tab will also be available. 

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome

    2. Registration Form

    3. Information Document

    4. Registration Completed

    1. Leaving Lismore with simple chords

    2. Chord Shapes for Leaving Lismore

    3. How to Read Chord Shape Diagrams

    4. Recording Leaving Lismore - Up to Speed

    5. Recording - Leaving Lismore - Slow

    6. Bass Notes for Leaving Lismore with Fretboard Diagram

    7. Chord Chart for Leaving Lismore

    8. ABC Notation for Leaving Lismore

    9. Leaving Lismore - showing second set of chords

    10. Tuning Your Mandolin

    1. Gairsay - video

    2. Music and Tabs for Gairsay including Chords

    3. Gairsay - audio recording

    4. ABC Notation for Gairsay

    1. Music, Tabs and Chords for Oliver Jack

    2. Video - Scale of D

    3. How to Use ABC Notation

    4. Notes on Equipment

    5. Video - Scale of G, two octaves

    6. Oliver Jack - recording

    7. ABC for Oliver Jack

    8. Oliver Jack - chord shapes

    1. YouTube link to - Oot Be Est Da Vong

    2. Music, Tabs and Chords for Oot Be Est Da Vong

    3. ABC Notation for Oot Be Est Da Vong

    4. Recording - oot be est da vong

    1. Farewell to Govan

    2. Swallowtail Jig-Calliope

    3. harmony (long notes) with note names and fiddle fingering

    4. with note names and fiddle fingering

    5. harmony (long notes)

    6. Bowed

    7. harmony (long notes) with note names

    8. with chords

    9. with note names

About this course

  • £132.00

Mandolin 0/1

Cathy Simpson

Cathy has played mandolin and tenor banjo in the Dark Island Ceilidh Band and folk band Marless for a number of years, performing at weddings, ceilidhs and community events across the North East of Scotland. Originally from Shetland she enjoys playing a wide variety of traditional and modern tunes from Scotland and beyond.