What is the proper etiquette of a bluegrass festival?
I guess there
should be a good policy written for this. Being that I don't
know of one already written; here goes:
1. Don't pester the excellent musicians to death or ignore the "not
so accomplished" ones. Ask for help, but be willing to share as
well.
2. Never touch anyone's instrument without their permission.
3. Listen for the soft playing musician and give them a break if they seem
to want one. Share the fun.
4. Show good sportsmanship and support those that try.
5. Never feel that you are too good; someone will show you that you are
not.
6. Don't blast the others with volume. The person right in front can
hear it better that the player can. Playing too loud causes
competition for sound and then everyone gets too loud. It turns into
a framming match.
7. Don't bump your instrument into other people or their instruments while
moving around. Their instrument is their baby.
8. Never belittle another person's instrument even if it is junk. If
they love it, it's as good as gold.
9. If someone is playing a song wrong, don't insist that it be played in a
particular way. Just go with the flow until it is over. You
can workout the details at home with your own group.
10. Be proud of other people's accomplishments as you want other
people to be proud of you.
Mandolin
| Dan says; Warren, I was wondering if you could send me
the mandolin opening run for "Angel Band", as done on `O
Brother, Where Art Thou'?
Warren says; this section is done in the key of "C" but
seems to be a little below standard pitch. The notes are
marked and arrows for slides. Use a straight pick and notice
that some of the notes are picked more than once to fill out the
song.
Tip! If you will turn your pick to an angle just a little,
the radius of the pick will help to bump over the strings to get
that fast action that you hear. Staying completely parallel to
the strings makes it hard to get in and out accurately.
Listen to the intro Here.
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This song comes from the sound track to the movie
'O
Brother, Where Art Thou?'. The song is sung by Ralph
Stanley.
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Music
Tools
Chord
note pads.
Use
these prints to make notes on your music.
Full
Guitar Neck
Guitar
Neck Ends
Piano
88 Keys
Piano
Large Keys
Banjo
Neck
Fiddle
Neck
Mandolin
Neck
Bass
Guitar / Bass Fiddle
Guitar
How
to play "The Dance" by Garth Brooks.
How
to play "Three Rusty Nails" by Ronnie Bowman.
How
to play "One More Day" by Diamond Rio.
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