Mandolin Secrets Podcast

In this week’s episode, Magnus and Hayes discuss:  

•   What are the most essential components of your practice space? 

•   Some favorite cleaning/maintenance products for your instrument.

•   We are listening to Hayes new sophisticated arrangement of Angeline The Baker.

Here are the web links mentioned in the show.

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Learn more about the upcoming crosspicking webinar on January 29th, 2022:
https://mandolinsecrets.com/webinar

Learn more about our Mandolin Crosspicking Video Course:
https://mandolinsecrets.com/crosspicking

In this week’s episode, Magnus and Hayes catch up after the New Year, discussing:

• Do you have any New Year's resolutions for music?
• Do you have any tips for fingerboard mapping (memorizing the notes on the fingerboard)?
• Magnus new cross picking arrangement of Auld Lang Syne

Here are weblinks mentioned in the show.

Your Best Year Ever (book by Michael Hyatt):
https://yourbestyeareverbook.com/

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In this week’s episode, Magnus and Hayes discuss:

• Any gear or other music-related stuff on your holiday wishlist this year?
• What guitar/mandolin case are you using?
• The new Jingle Bells Mandolin Lesson
• The Guitar Club is Officially launched

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In this week’s episode, Hayes chats with special guest Lama Adam Berner about mindfulness, music, and playing through your mistakes:

Here are weblinks mentioned in the show.

Support Lama Adam:
https://www.lamaadam.com/

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Learn more about the Mandolin Secrets Guitar Club:
https://mandolinsecrets.com/guitar

In this week’s  episode, Magnus and Hayes discuss:

• What does it mean to be a mindful music maker?
• The importance of mindfulness, breathing, Alexander technique and yoga
• Tips about posture

Here are weblinks mentioned in the show.

Book by Ellen J.Langer
The Power of Mindful Learning

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In this week’s episode, Magnus and Hayes discuss: 

• Have you ever played an instrument with torrefied wood? What did you think? 
• Do you prefer sitting or standing while you play? Why? 
• Do you want to improvise more freely?  Then join us in the upcoming Mandolin Fretboard Webinar 

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Learn more about the webinar: https://mandolinsecrets.com/webinar 

In this week’s episode, Magnus and Hayes discuss:

Do you have any tips for recording sessions?
What microphone/s do you prefer for live shows?
Do you use a pickup on your acoustic mandolin?
Magnus’ new music video and lessons for Waltz of the Dreams
Microphones for recording sessions

Here are weblinks mentioned in the show.
Listen to Waltz of the Dreams: https://www.mandolinsecrets.com/waltzofthedreams

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In this week’s episode, Magnus and Hayes discuss:

Our Question of the Week:

•   Do you do any mandolin maintenance/repair yourself or take it to a luthier?

•   Where do you find the songs that inspire you?

•   Hayes’ new chord lesson for “It Don’t Mean a Thing”

•   Chromatic Embellishment of Static Harmony (CESH)

•   Listen to Magnus Nordic Folk Guitar

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It Don’t Mean a Thing - Youtube Lesson
https://youtu.be/oAjd9I1ARsM

Related musicians:
Duke Ellington

In this week’s episode, Magnus and Hayes discuss:

• Do you have a successful practice routine you'd like to share?
• Do you play any non-mandolin family instruments? If so, which ones?
• Do you ever use alternate tunings for mandolin? If so, which ones?
• Hayes’ new lesson for “It Don’t Mean a Thing”
• Do you notate music? Any software you recommend?

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It Don’t Mean a Thing - Yotube Lesson
https://youtu.be/6X37UgDPZbQ

Ipad Apps,
Forscore, Symphony Pro, Musescore

Highlighted musicians:
Duke Ellington, Jethro Burns

In this week’s episode, Magnus and Hayes discuss:

• What is the best practice advice or helpful tip you have gotten?
• What is your favorite accessory for your mandolin?
• We have a listen to Magnus new release: Mandolife
• Magnus shares the first sneak peaks of his 100 years old Levin Parlour Guitars.

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Mandolife
https://www.mandolinsecrets.com/mandolife