funny you should say that: I had my ipod on alphabetical order today and listened to 4 versions of 'you can't be satisfied that way'. First up was a version with exactly one of those arpeggioed solos on the mando, and then Monroe and Doc Watson. Guess which one caused the thunderclouds to open and the Gods to cry, and which one reminded me of a piece of bread soaked in milk...
On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 7:10 PM, <sec...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > I'm more than willing to elaborate on this one. > > I was at a jam recently with a local musician that has some...local > gravitas...and he took a moment to note that I play pretty good, but I need > more "meat on the bone". I love clear advice of this kind. He tells me I > need to learn some scales and arpeggios, you see. The idea of improvising > from chord shapes, ala Bill Monroe, must indeed be insane. > > I did take the criticism, and actually went home, broke out some books and > spent a few days wondering what in the hell I was doing. It took me totally > off the rails, and needlessly. The method I had been using was working--and > working pretty well. "Big Indian Blues" is a tough one to use as as example > since it is almost a thing in itself, but I think I've actually developed at > least an even hand at improvising in the Monroe style...or maybe a > Steve-Monroe style. > > I'm more than willing to take criticism and learn from it---but what it > came down to was a stylistic difference. I don't particularly care for the > modern mandolin style that seems to be on most bluegrass recordings. I don't > want to play endless scales. Still though, the little scene sort of knocked > my confidence in what I was doing off-kilter. I wonder if anyone else has > had this experience? > > I'm not the only one that's ever gotten an airing-out from this guy---he > does it so well. Oh, if only we all could be so good that we were able to > help others like this. Incidentally, after I bought my first mandolin (a > warp-necked Johnson whose binding exploded off the neck the first time I > strung it with medium gauge strings) I took a couple of lessons from this > guy...and didn't go back for anymore. > > I guess it didn't kill me so much that I didn't buy a new mandolin > yesterday.... > > -------------- Original message from mistertaterbug < > taterbugmu...@gmail.com>: -------------- > > > > > > Steve, > > How can you play a song without scales or arpeggios? The nerve of some > > guys. Where's the beef? Sorry everybody, private joke. Get Steve to > > elaborate. > > Tbug > > > > On Feb 21, 5:41 pm, sec...@bellsouth.net wrote: > > > Here's one from me-- > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuChxF3v4j4&feature=channel_page > > > > Sorry for the low light and bad sound, but my webcam has seen better > days. Not > > a scale or arpeggio to be found, Mike. > -------------- Original message > from sgarrity : > > -------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for the kind words everybody. EPB is such a cool tune. One > > > > day I'll be able to play it like Tater!! > > > > I don't have tab for what I played. I just kinda stole ideas from > > > > different recordings. There is some tab for it over at > mandozine.com > > > > though. That'll get you started. > > > > > > > I also recorded Farewell to Longhollow last night. Took me three > > > > takes to get it how I wanted. Then I played it back and there was > > > > this loud crunching, cracking sound in the background. My dog had > > > > been chewing his new bone behind me and I didn't even notice! LOL > > > > He's goin' outside next time I decide to make a video! And now it'll > > > > > take me another 3-4 trys to get it right again. ;-) > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugmando@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
