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Right Hand Technique for Mandolin

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Uploaded by on Oct 22, 2010

Learn how to hold the pick, the proper motion for the right hand, & how to play rest strokes.

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  • hey hard rock girl! I can tell you listen to some good stuff...love Armandinho's version of Samba do Aviao among your background tracks...have you checked Hamilton de Holanda?? Probably yes, but if not, please do so - he definitely takes the mandolin to the next level : )

  • @cezarsantana Actually that *is* Hamilton's version of Samba do Avião that you hear in the background :-)

  • Does the rest stroke apply on an upstroke as well? What about when playing very fast?

  • @fiddlinmike You usually only play rest strokes on the downstroke. And yes, above a certain tempo it becomes impossible to alternate pick with rest strokes. The idea is that by practicing it at slower tempos, besides getting more power out of your downstrokes, you are training your hand to play more cleanly at the faster tempos, even if you're not actually doing rest strokes.

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  • Your picking instructions have been a revelation for me. Thank you!

  • @hrdrockgrrl Wow...it sounded like Armandinho's cut i have on a live cd with the chorinho group " Época de Ouro"...can send u a mp3 of it thru email if u wish...i'm a guitar player but am back into mandolin - just got myself a 10 str lil "cutie" in Rio so here i go!!!

  • Thanks a bunch for the video and advice on rest strokes. I'm going to get to work on the tremelo practice today!

  • What a great, informative video. Thanks.

  • You are absolutely right about the importance of technique. I taught myself mandolin and thought I was doing great, but ended up reaching a point where I could make no further progress until I broke some terrible habits I had fallen into. One of them was an improper pick grip. I am now using the grip you describe here. Thanks for the lessons.

  • Great lesson. What mandolin do you use. I'm interested in learning how to play.

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