Lessons
“Turkey In The Straw” for Mandolin varying the Note Articulation
In this video, Jordan Riehm of Tunefox teaches you how to vary your note articulation (note duration – letting some notes ring while cutting off others) using “Turkey In The Straw” as the demonstration tune. Jordan and Tunefox were featured in the March 2023 issue of Bluegrass Unlimited. After Jordan teaches his lesson he takes…
Improvising Over the Dominant III7 Chord
In this video, Tim May discusses what he calls the “Bluegrass Harmonic Minor” scale and how it can be used to improvise over the dominant III7 chord. He uses a progression similar to that found in the bluegrass tune “The Old Home Place” as an example.
Improvising Over the Flat 7 Chord
In this video Tim May teaches the scale options available to you when improvising over the flat 7 chord. He uses the song “Salt Creek” to demonstrate.
Improvising The Blues
In this video Tim May describes what scale choices are available to you if you are improvising over a I-IV-V chord progression and interested in giving your solo a bluesy flavor. He demonstrates on the guitar, but the theory would apply to any instrument.
“Rain Please Go Away” Fiddle Lesson
In this video Mike Mitchell teaches a fiddle solo, transcribed from Alison Krauss, for the song “Rain Please Go Away”In this video Mike Mitchell teaches a fiddle solo, transcribed from Alison Krauss, for the song “Rain Please Go Away”
Soloing Over Circle of Fifths Progression
In this video Tim May talks about the best note choices to use when improvising a solo over a Circle of Fifths (Cycle of Fourths) chord progression. He uses the A part to “Alabama Jubilee” and the bluegrass standard “Salty Dog Blues” as examples.