Mandolin 1/2: What will I learn?

In these Level 1/2 classes, we will work through 1 to 2 tunes per week, focussing on those which enable the development of playing techniques (including pick techniques, chord shapes in tune playing and how to emphasise rhythms in playing). 

We will work towards linking several tunes in sets suitable for playing at sessions.

Donald McPhee

Donald played mandolin with Aberdeen-based Cannach in the 1990/2000s, performing sets of traditional and original music in venues throughout Scotland and beyond in various festivals and in studio sessions for radio and TV. They released ‘The Moons of Glenloy’ (KRL Lochshore) in 1997. Donald has since continued to compose (examples on Time to Dance - Dance to Time | Donald Macphee (bandcamp.com)) and perform occasionally with other musicians, e.g. ‘Nelson’s Mandola’.

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome

    2. Registration Form

    3. Information Document

    4. Registration Completed

    1. Step by Step

    2. Mandolin Chords

    3. Step by Step - video

    1. Step by Step (Harmony)

    2. Step by Step (Harmony) - video

    3. Step by Step (Chords) - video

    4. Step by Step (Tune + Harmony) - video

    1. The Point Road

    2. Triplets exercise

    3. The Point Road (almost!)

    1. Tarbert Hornpipe

    2. Tarbert Hornpipe - video

    3. D minor scales

    1. The Rabbit

    2. Donald Willie and his Dog

    3. The Rabbit - video

    4. Donald Willie and his Dog - the movie

About this course

  • £105.00
  • 34 lessons
  • 0 hours of video content