Ear training

- Okay, we're going to talk a little bit about…ear training, and just making that connection…between what you're hearing, either on a record,…or in your own mind whistling a tune.…And how to find that on your instrument, you know.…This is a really important part…because it ties into what you might do when you're soloing,…and also is a way of building vocabulary,…by learning these tunes and connecting it to the instrument.…It's just a wonderful way to increase your musicality.…

So, I'm going to recommend that you try…and pick out tunes on demand,…simple little folk songs, you know, Mary had a little lamb.…Anything, you know, like that,…that's just gonna get you sort of humming,…and then trying to find those notes, you know?…On your mandolin, because this is how I learned, really.…Of course, its one thing to learn a tune from somebody,…and you're watching them play the tune.…And, that's a great resource,…but you're really watching their fingers,…and so you're doing this kind of visualization…of how the song goes.…