Session 2 Q&A

from: Improvising for Mandolin and Fiddle with Joe K. Walsh

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Learn to improvise on fiddle tunes, create new melodies over chord changes, practice the arpeggios and scales you need to play jazz tunes, and more. Joe lays out his approach to improvising and practicing improvising, with exercises and solos that illustrate his unique, widely acclaimed, freewheeling style.

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SESSION 2: Playing Song Melodies and Solos in Closed Position

In this video, Joe shows you Dan Tyminski’s mandolin solo on “I Can’t Get You Off of My MInd” and talks about playing song melodies and solos in closed position with different songs.

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SESSION 2: Playing Song Melodies and Solos in Closed Position

Using Arpeggios and Closed Position to Play Song Melodies and Solos, Part 1

Using Arpeggios and Closed Position to Play Song Melodies and Solos, Part 2

Session 2 Q&A

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