a new tune, technique, learning a new instrument or piece of recording equipment, increasing your chord vocab????
like many on here i play a few instruments and so i always have a running list of things i'm "working on"...usually technique type stuff and keeping my meager chops somewhat up.
my new project is learning some traditional fiddle tunes on mando. Mere Mortals (the bluegrass band i play w) has recently acquired a very fine fiddler. i do believe she knows and can capably play EVERY fiddle tune and bluegrass song known to man.
so, it's pretty much been her playing the correct melody and then it's me soloing over the changes ...which is ok but let's face it, that's NOT the same as "knowing the tune" if you can't actually play the melody.
i've been working w this very excellent book "Fiddle Tunes For Flatpickers: Mandolin" and right now i'm working on a medley of a cpl tunes (hmmm. d'ya need three to make a medley?). i pretty much have Old Joe Clark and Sailor's Hornpipe under my fingers and committed to my feeble memory. i'm looking forward to springing the "medley" on the gang.
so, what are you knuckleheads working on?

like many on here i play a few instruments and so i always have a running list of things i'm "working on"...usually technique type stuff and keeping my meager chops somewhat up.
my new project is learning some traditional fiddle tunes on mando. Mere Mortals (the bluegrass band i play w) has recently acquired a very fine fiddler. i do believe she knows and can capably play EVERY fiddle tune and bluegrass song known to man.
so, it's pretty much been her playing the correct melody and then it's me soloing over the changes ...which is ok but let's face it, that's NOT the same as "knowing the tune" if you can't actually play the melody.
i've been working w this very excellent book "Fiddle Tunes For Flatpickers: Mandolin" and right now i'm working on a medley of a cpl tunes (hmmm. d'ya need three to make a medley?). i pretty much have Old Joe Clark and Sailor's Hornpipe under my fingers and committed to my feeble memory. i'm looking forward to springing the "medley" on the gang.
so, what are you knuckleheads working on?

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