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Mandolin - Major Triads: Video Series

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Major triads are easy to play on the mandolin with these tips, get expert advice on musical instruments and music lessons in this free video.

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  1. Understanding major triads and the mandolin is easy with these tips, get expert advice and a music lesson in this free video.

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  2. Playing a major triad in root position on the mandolin is easy with these tips, get expert advice and a music lesson in this free video.

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  3. Playing the 1st inversion of a major triad on the mandolin is easy with these tips, get expert advice and a music lesson in this free video.

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  4. Playing the 2nd inversion of a major triad on the mandolin is easy with these tips, get expert advice and a music lesson in this free video.

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  5. Understanding a major scale played on the mandolin is easy with these tips, get expert advice and a music lesson in this free video.

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  6. Playing major scales on the mandolin is easy with these tips, get expert advice and a music lesson in this free video.

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  7. Chords in the key of g major on the mandolin are easy to play with these tips, get expert advice and a music lesson in this free video.

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  8. 1st position triads on the mandolin's lower strings are easy to play with these tips, get expert advice and a music lesson in this free video.

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  9. 2nd position triads on the mandolin's lower strings are easy to play with these tips, get expert advice and a music lesson in this free video.

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  10. 3rd position triads on the mandolin's lower strings are easy to play with these tips, get expert advice and a music lesson in this free video.

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  11. 1st position triads on the mandolin's higher strings are easy to play with these tips, get expert advice and a music lesson in this free video.

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  12. 2nd position triads on the mandolin's higher strings are easy to play with these tips, get expert advice and a music lesson in this free video.

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  13. 3rd position triads on the mandolin's higher strings are easy to play with these tips, get expert advice and a music lesson in this free video.

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  14. Adding a 4th to a major triad in root position on the mandolin is easy with these tips, get expert advice and a music lesson in this free video.

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  15. Adding a 4th to a major triad's 1st inversion on the mandolin is easy with these tips, get expert advice and a music lesson in this free video.

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  16. Adding a 4th to a major triad's 2nd inversion on the mandolin is easy with these tips, get expert advice and a music lesson in this free video.

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The mandolin belongs to the guitar family of musical instruments. Considerably smaller, the mandolin has eight strings which are paired together in four courses that are strummed or plucked to produce sound. Mandolins are typically tuned the same as a violin, but can be tuned to produce the same fretting patterns as the standard guitar. Believed to have derived from Italian culture, the Mandolin is used in a variety of music genres including Bluegrass, Country and Western, Folk, and Rock and Roll. Even Greek and Indian cultures have incorporated the Mandolin into Kantades and Carnatic music.

In this free video series, our expert Levin Schwartz will teach you everything you need to know about major triads on the mandolin. He will tell you how to play a major triad in root position, 1st inversion, 2nd inversion, and a G major scale. He'll also tell you how to play major triads in 1st position, 2nd position, and 3rd position in both the low and high octaves; he'll even tell you how to add a 4th to the major triads.

 
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Levin Schwartz Levin Schwartz lives in Northampton, MA where he spends his days playing music with his band 'The Amity Front' and teaching private guitar and mandolin lessons at The Fretted Instrument Workshop in Amherst MA. As a private music instructor he has four primary goals: first, lessons will be empowering. He attempts to conduct lessons so that every lesson moves his students through the material with a feeling of empowerment. He believes that everyone has the ability to make music. In fact, there is an abundance of research out there concerning the universality of music. Many features of music are universal, as well as, apparently, innate. All societies have music: all sing lullaby-like songs to their infants, and most produce tonal music. However, even though music is universal, its source is unique in each of us. Therefore, as a teacher Levin approaches each student's needs differently.dkdk

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