Lessons
“Bye Bye Blues” on the Mandolin – Part 2
This is the second part of a two part lesson where Austin Scelzo teaches the song “Bye Bye Blues” on the mandolin. In the last part he taught how to find the chord progression by ear. In this lesson he teaches how to find the melody by ear and then talks about some ways to…
“Bye Bye Blues” on the Mandolin – Part 1
In this first of a two-part lesson Austin Scelzo is going to show you how to listen to a recording of the song “Bye Bye Blues” and analyze what you hear to first find the melody’s contour and then identify the bass line, which will help identify the chord changes, all by ear. In part…
Blue Ridge Mountain Trot
In this video lesson Mike Mitchell teaches “Blue Ridge Mountain Trot” in order to help fiddle players learn to use their fourth finger (pinky). To access the sheet music and mp3 file for this tune, navigate to the Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine website’s lessons page.
Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar Lesson – The Flourish
In this lesson Austin Scelzo teaches a very useful rhythm guitar technique called “the flourish.” This technique can be used very effectively when inserted when the singer takes a pause between vocal lines. Check out this video and learn how to add some flourish to your guitar rhythm.
Learning a Fiddle Tune on Mandolin – Part 2
In this two-part lesson on learning a fiddle tune on a mandolin by ear. In the last lesson, Austin Scelzo demonstrated how to listen to multiple recorded sources of a tune and pick out the basic melody, song structure and chord changes from the recording – he demonstrates using the song “Panhandle Country”. In this…
Learning a Fiddle Tune on Mandolin by Ear – Part 1
In this two-part lesson on learning a fiddle tune on a mandolin by ear, Austin Scelzo demonstrates how to listen to multiple recorded sources of a tune and pick out the basic melody, song structure and chord changes. In the Part 2 of this lesson, he will teach you how to then find the melody…